Friday, March 20, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 20, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

CARTOGRAPHY

1) Right Up Your Street (and Everyone Else’s) as Millions of Online Pictures Map the UK
Link to story in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/20/google-street-view

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) TomTom Countersues Microsoft in Patent Dispute
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10200526-75.html

MARITIME

3) Malaysian Maritime Agency to Improve Surveillance
Link to Bernama story:
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=397672

OTHER

4) Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Apologies After PR Blunders
Link to story and video on WCVB-TV:
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/18961463/detail.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) State Senator Calls Some Virginia DOT Videos a Waste of Money
Link to story in The Daily News Record:
http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=36390&CHID=2

TRANSIT

6) SEPTA Delays ‘Smart Card’ Fare System
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090320_SEPTA_delays__smart_card__fare_system.html

7) DC Metro to Post Schedules, Routes on Its Web Site
Third parties, such as Google Transit, can use data to aid riders.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031903620.html
Link to news release from WMATA:
http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2506

8) Dutch Railways Launches Mobile Context-Aware Travel Application
System determines nearest station and offers customized services.
Link to story on cellular-news:
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/36595.php


News Releases
1) Study Finds Consumers Increasingly Relying on Voice-Enabled Navigation and In-Car Systems
2) Research and Markets: Eco-driving-Harnessing the Potential of ITS - Available Now
3) Teamsters Announce Support of NextGen
4) Diesel Owners, Users, Lovers Called on to Share a Story – Diesel Technology Forum Sponsoring Video Contest


Upcoming Events
International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport – May 12-13 – Munich
http://www.vt.bv.tum.de/mobil.TUM2009


Friday Bonus
Introducing the latest secret-identity superhero…Traffic Light Fixer!
http://www.register-herald.com/archivesearch/local_story_070222759.html
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gJQnla16cjBVTWGMKNlsR85ooBdgD96SMLMG3


Today in Transportation History
1964 **45th anniversary** - The European Space Research Organisation officially came into force.
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEM7VFEVL2F_0.html

=============================================================================================
The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.
To subscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-subscribe@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications

Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com.
© 2009 Bernie Wagenblast