Friday, August 7, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, August 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airspeed Systems Failed on US Planes

Link to AP story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090807/ap_on_go_ot/us_planes_speed_malfunction

2) FAA Going Green with Electronic Airworthiness Directives, Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins

Link to story on AOPA Online:

http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2009/090806electronic.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Odd Tricycle Mapping Paris Streets for Google

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhkQb2j2GX-YJcuJHM9Kd6UcMeyQD99U56S80

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Signals an End to Fights About Driving Directions

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/08/08/gps_signals_an_end_to_fights_about_driving_directions/

OTHER

5) President Obama in ‘Snooping’ Row Over US Car Scrappage Scheme

Link to story in The Times:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6742322.ece

6) Traffic Islands

A BBC documentary explores the stories of people whose lives intersect with traffic islands and streetscapes.

Link to video from the BBC World Service:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2009/08/000000_global_perspective_traffic_islands.shtml

ROADWAYS

7) Illinois Launches Construction Zone Web Site

Link to story in The Times:

http://nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/article_d66d3afd-33b1-515b-a8ff-45b378ad91cd.html

TRANSIT

8) ACLU Questions Removal of Atheists’ Bus Ads in Des Moines

Link to story in The Des Moines Register:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090807/NEWS/908070354/-1/NEWS04

Upcoming Events

China High-Speed Railway Summit – September 23-25 – Beijing

http://www.chinadecisionmakers.com/rail/

Friday Bonus

Capri, Carpi – What’s the difference?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8173308.stm

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** - Explorer 6 was launched.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-004A

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