Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, March 15, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Even more luminaries are confirmed to speak!
· US Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX) will welcome participants during the ITS America awards ceremony on May 3 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in the 150,000-square-foot expo hall featuring the latest ITS products and technologies.
· Joining NHTSA Administrator Strickland and RITA Administrator Appel on the May 4 USDOT Plenary dais will be Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne Ferro and Deputy Federal Transit Administrator Therese McMillan.
· You won’t want to miss the 18-wheeler lost-load recovery and incident management demo in the George R. Brown Convention Center parking lot on May 3, 1:00-2:00 p.m. and May 4, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
· Remember to save time and register online. Click here for hotel reservations.
· Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are still available.
AVIATION
1) Ready for Takeoff: Southwest’s SWALife Employee Blog
Link to article on SmartBlog on Social Media:
CAMERAS
2) Australian Traffic Camera Operator Says Ex-employees Have Programs to Access System
Link to article in the Herald Sun:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) GPS: ‘The Holy Grail’ for Advertisers
Link to article in the San Francisco Business Times:
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/03/15/story2.html?b=1268625600%5E3019791
OTHER
4) Idaho Legislator’s Plan to Restrict Technology in Driver’s Licenses Clears Committee
Link to article on Idaho Reporter:
5) March Issue of Traffic Technology International Online
Link to magazine:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9009c6af#/9009c6af/1
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Information is Not Truly Public Until It is on the Internet
Link to commentary in The Telegraph:
RAILROADS
7) Web Site Lists Hazardous Train Cargo in Real-Time
Link to article in The Daily News:
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=5364d8794f32f252
ROADWAYS
8) Traffic Drives Up Workload for Minnesota State Patrol as It Turns to Technology
Link to article in the St. Cloud Times:
9) Dhaka, Bangladesh Traffic Worsens as State Agencies Fail to Coordinate
Link to article in The Financial Express:
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=95009
10) Concerns Raised Over Cost of Oregon Highway Renaming
Link to story and video report on KMTR-TV:
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Arizona Department of Public Safety to Make Officers More Visible
Link to article in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/03/14/20100314dps-officers-visible.html
12) US Department of Homeland Security Working on a Chem-Danger-Alert App for Your Smartphone
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/article/20315/dhs_s_t_working_chem_danger_alert_app_your_smartph
13) Israel’s Top 10 Airport Security Technologies
Link to article on Israel21c:
http://www.israel21c.org/201003157781/technology/sraels-top-10-airport-security-technologies
TRANSIT
14) Riding and Surfing the Rails
New York MTA has eye on Wi-Fi for commuters.
Link to article in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mta_has_eye_on_wi_fi_for_commuters_rHG4jFBIxrbF8S0TGVHj2H
15) Mobile Ticketing for the Public Transport Sector
Link to article and video interviews on telecoms:
http://www.telecoms.com/18858/m-ticketing-for-the-public-transport-sector
16) Utilizing Information Technology in Innovative Marketing Approaches for Public Transportration
Link to further information from the University of South Florida:
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/abstracts/abs77810.htm
VEHICLES
17) Turn to Data-Driven Driving
Link to commentary in The News & Observer:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/13/385521/turn-to-data-driven-driving.html
18) Online Survey on Networked Vehicle Global Business Momentum
Link to survey:
http://survey.epenso.com/survey/s?s=NVAMomentum
News Releases
1) Trafficmaster Launches the First Mobile Pay-as-You-Go Satellite Navigation System on the Market
2) Missouri DOT News Now Front and Center with New Online Options
Upcoming Events
Smart Card Alliance 2010 Annual Conference – May 17-20 – Scottsdale, Arizona
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=fdd2f77f-2be9-4a0d-9d52-ec1e156d5519
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** The Lakeview Gusher in California came in.
http://www.sjgs.com/lakeview.html
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