Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airport Consortium Works on Developing Industry Standard for Biometric Access Control

Link to article in Security Technology Executive:

http://www.securityinfowatch.com/Features/getting-back-basic-airport-security

2) Airline Industry Gets Smarter with Bags

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125426756348250917.html

3) Web Site Helps Travelers Avoid Ground Transportation Scams at Airports

Link to article in The Vancouver Sun:

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Website+helps+travellers+avoid+transport+scams/2043350/story.html

Link to site: http://www.ihatetaxis.com/

CAMERAS

4) Maryland Drivers Catch on Fast When a Speed Camera Goes Up

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/29/AR2009092903490.html

OTHER

5) US Senators, Associated Press Want More Government Info Made Public

FAA’s reluctance to release bird strike database cited as example.

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jetRPAlNqHJbp_bx4eFGAJWvy9IAD9B1G52G1

6) School Bus Radio Program Plays Its Last Tune

Link to article in U.S. News & World Report:

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2009/09/29/school-bus-radio-program-plays-its-last-tune.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Distracted Driving ‘a Menace to Society’

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-30-distracted-driving-hearing_N.htm

8) Emergency Preparedness: Improved Planning and Coordination Necessary for Modernization and Integration of Public Alert and Warning System

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09834.pdf

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d091044t.pdf (testimony)

http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/gao-09-880sp/index.html (results of survey)

TRANSIT

9) Massachusetts to Hold Transportation Conference, Developers Challenge

Link to article in Mass High Tech:

http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/09/28/daily18-Mass-to-hold-transportation-conference-dev-challenge.html

10) Edmonton Transit Control Center Monitors Delays, Crime

Link to article in Metro Edmonton:

http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/local/article/324723--ets-draws-up-intergraph-to-monitor-delays-crime

11) Iowa System Offers Paratransit Riders Cell Phones

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/Accessibility-Brief.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Aha Mobile Launches New Version of Traffic and Road Entertainment iPhone App

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/30/aha-mobile-launches-new-version-of-traffic-and-road-entertainment-iphone-app/

VEHICLES

13) An iPhone Gets Zipcar Drivers on Their Way

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-09-29-unlock-iphone-zipcar-tech_N.htm

News Releases

1) Washington State DOT Installs Infrared Traffic Cameras at Snoqualmie Pass for Nighttime Viewing

2) New iPhone Application Promotes Traffic Safety

3) Norfolk Southern's TheFutureNeedsUs.com Focuses on the Benefits of Partnerships and Rail Corridors

4) Halmstad University wins the CVIS Application Innovation Contest

5) Chicago Transit Authority Launches Searchable Vendor Database Via Web Site

6) Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Alliance Presents Recommendations at DOT Distracted Driving Summit

7) EC Takes Action to Make Urban Travel Greener, Better Organized and More User-Friendly

8) Technology Demonstration Participants Sought for 18^th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

Upcoming Events

People Tracking and Location 2009 – December 2-3 – Amsterdam

http://www.thewherebusiness.com/peopletracking/index.shtml

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60^th anniversary** - The Berlin Airlift officially came to an end.

http://www.spiritoffreedom.org/

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Should Airlines Let Passengers Make Calls via Wi-Fi?

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2009-09-28-wi-fi-cellphones-airlines_N.htm

2) Local South Carolina Officials Question 2-Hour Delay in Crash Alert

Link to article in The Sun News:

http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1092193.html

CAMERAS

3) Traffic Camera Ballot Fight Heads to Ohio Supreme Court

Link to article in the Chillicothe Gazette:

http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20090929/UPDATES01/90929010/1002/NEWS01

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Safety, Part 1: Texting, Part 2?

Link to article on TechNewsWorld:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/GPS-Safety-Part-1-Texting-Part-2-68174.html

5) SISTER at the 16^th ITS World Congress

Link to further information:

http://www.sister-project.org/

MILITARY

6) Inside the US Navy’s Command Center of the Future

Link to article and video on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10362933-52.html

OTHER

7) Driver’s Ed Gets 21^st-Century Update

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-28-driver-side_N.htm

8) Illinois DOT Putting More Info About Projects on Web

Link to article in the Journal Star:

http://www.pjstar.com/news_county/x1128385697/IDOT-launches-new-Web-sites

ROADWAYS

9) High-Tech System Keeps Trucks Moving on Virginia’s I-64

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/transportation/article/B-TRUK29_20090928-203405/296079/

10) Sheriff’s Signs Don’t Fly with Tennessee DOT

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090929/NEWS03/909290333/1001/NEWS/Williamson+County+sheriff+s+signs+don+t+fly+with+TDOT

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) US Transportation Secretary Seeks Roadmap to Remedy Distracted Driving

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Travel/transportation-secretary-ray-lahood-kick-off-distracted-driving/story?id=8640239

12) India Transport Ministry to Use Tweeting to Bring Down Accidents

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/transport-ministry-to-use-tweeting-to-bring-down-accidents/371582/

13) Wisconsin Not Told of Stolen Plane’s Intrusion

Link to AP article:

http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BLAG7GRD0F8

TRANSIT

14) Bus CCTV Could Predict Assaults

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8270934.stm

Link to news release from CSIT:

http://www.ecit.qub.ac.uk/News/23092009NEWUKCYBERSECURITYCENTRETOUNVEILBREAKTHROUGHTECHNOLOGYTOCOMBATCRIME/

VEHICLES

15) Electronic Recorder Rule Sent to US DOT

Link to article in Light & Medium Duty Truck:

http://www.lmtruck.com/articles/lmtbase.aspx?storyid=579&utm_source=lmt&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

16) Volvo Ready to Bring Cars to a Full Stop in an Emergency -- Without Any Help from the Driver

Link to column in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2009/09/68499878/1

News Releases

1) Australian Communications and Media Authority to Host Tune-Up on Transport-Related Spectrum Issues

2) GTZ Sourcebook Module on ‘Intelligent Transport Systems’ Updated (scroll down)

3) The World's First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried out in Changchun City, China

4) AT&T and Garmin Announce a New Mobile Navigation Era with nüvifone, The Navigation Phone

5) Distracted Driving a Factor in Railroad Crossing Crashes, Says Rail Safety Group Operation Lifesaver

Upcoming Events

IntelliDrive Working Group Meeting – October 29-30 - Detroit

http://www.itsa.org/intellidriveworkinggroup/c70/News_and_Events.html

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** - Wilbur Wright made the first long over-water flight in America.

http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2009/06/wrights_hudson.php

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 28, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Steps Closer to NextGen Navigation with Naverus Approval

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/naverus_nextgen_faa_navigation_rnp_201222-1.html

Link to news release from Naverus:

http://www.naverus.com/Company/News/2516.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) UAZ Begins Serial Production of Cars Equipped with GLONASS System

Link to article on Autostat:

http://www.autostat.ru/news.asp?t=1&n=3744

3) Taxi GPS Devices Raise Surveillance Concern in Beijing

Link to article on Alibaba:

http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100178251-1-taxi-gps-devices-raise-surveillance.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Poll Finds Broad Support for a Ban on Texting at the Wheel

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/technology/28truckerside.html

5) Truckers Insist on Keeping Computers in the Cab

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/technology/28truckers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

6) Transparency Directives Transform Privacy at US Department of Homeland Security

Link to article in Homeland Security Today:

http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/10383/128/

7) National Communications System Provides Programs for Priority Calling, but Planning for New Initiatives and Performance Measurement Could be Strengthened

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09822.pdf

TRANSIT

7) New York MTA Easing Its Strict Approach to Outside Web Developers

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/nyregion/28mta.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

9) Official Los Angeles Metrolink System Records Contain Errors, Inconsistencies

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-data-metrolink-2009sep27,0,6452604.story

10) Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit Getting Smarter

Link to story on WKZO Radio:

http://new.wkzo.com/news/articles/2009/sep/28/metro-transit-getting-smarter/

11) UC Davis Bus Service Offers Real-Time Information

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/UC-Davis-bus-service-offers-real-time-information.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Abu Dhabi Looks at Tokyo Traffic Management System to Tackle Its Traffic Nightmare

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090929/NATIONAL/709289800/1138/MAGAZINE3

News Releases

1) Ericsson CEO Advocates Technology-Driven Climate Agenda at UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change

2) European ‘CVIS’ Project Shows the Cooperative Way to Mobility

3) Viajeo: Towards Efficient Travel and Transport Planning

4) Chapel Hill Transit Joins the Regional Information Center

5) Boeing Advances Security Upgrade for GPS Ground Control System

6) States and US Territories Receive $40 Million in Grants to Improve 911 Services

7) TomTom, AT&T to Deliver LIVE Services on Connected GPS

8) Clemson Researchers Study Energy Savings with Electric Cars and IntelliDrive Technology

9) Xerox to Acquire Affiliated Computer Services

Upcoming Events

Digital Ship USA 2009 – October 7-8 – Stamford, Connecticut

http://www.thedigitalship.com/conferences/usa/usa_about09.shtml

Today in Transportation History

1994 **15^th anniversary** - The MV Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea claiming 852 lives.

http://www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi/estonia/

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Friday, September 25, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 25, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Computers Can’t Replace Pilots – Yet, Say Experts

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/09/24/332716/computers-cant-replace-pilots-yet-say-experts.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Report Lauds Florida I-95 Toll Express Lanes

Link to article in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/486/story/1250690.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Launch of Russian Navigation Satellites Delayed Due to Glitch

Link to AP article:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9AUBPU00.htm

4) iPhone GPS App Market Heating Up

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=F2595D17-1A64-67EA-E4AFA4137F54131D

MARITIME

5) Norway Not Told About Nuclear Cargo

Authorities not notified when Russian vessel with nuclear waste passed Norway on its way from Poland to Murmansk.

Link to article on BarentsObserver:

http://www.barentsobserver.com/norway-not-told-about-nuclear-cargo.4636665-16176.html

OTHER

6) Insurer to Track Drivers by iPhone and BlackBerry

Link to Bloomberg News article:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/09/25/insurer_to_track_drivers_by_iphone/

7) Mark IV Gets Court OK to Emerge from Bankruptcy

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/807028.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Lawmakers Weigh Next Move on Public Safety Spectrum

Link to article on CongressDaily:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090924_2932.php

9) Advocates Target Texting-While-Driving at Safety Summit

Link to article in the Dayton Daily News:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/09/25/advocates_target_textingwhiled.html

10) Strict Rules from Parents Lead to Safer-Driving Teens

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-09-24-safer-driving-teens_N.htm

SPACE

11) Missile-Tracking Satellites Launched on Demo Flight

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-10361665-239.html

TELEMATICS

12) eCall Creates New Possibilities for Telematics

Link to article in Integrated Solutions:

http://www.isminfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1555&Itemid=110

VEHICLES

13) Crash Me if You Can

Link to column in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/drive/motor-news/crash-me-if-you-can-20090924-g3v3.html

News Releases

1) Volvo Cars on the Move Towards a Future Without Traffic Accidents

2) New Web Site for Amtrak Travelers in Virginia – AmtrakVirginia.com

3) Safety Advocates File Petition to Initiate US Action to Curb Use of Electronic Devices by Truck and Bus Drivers

4) Innovative Crop of Companies Plus Several New Programs and Awards Round Out DEMOfall 09

Upcoming Events

Clean Diesel Technology Showcase – September 29 – Washington, DC

http://www.dieselforum.org/news-center/press-releases/clean-diesel-power-ready-for-tomorrow-working-today

Friday Bonus

Alarm or no alarm, how comfortable would you be taking a nap on the subway?

http://www.6dsoftware.com/Subsnooze/Subsnooze_.html

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** - The Goodyear blimp, Enterprise, the second Goodyear blimp with that name, made its final flight.

http://www.sandcastlevi.com/sea/enterprise/voych11b.htm

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