Friday, May 21, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 21, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

1) US Air Force Getting New GPS Satellite

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/05/21/US-Air-Force-getting-new-GPS-satellite/UPI-26451274460614/

MARITIME

2) Boater Card Fixes Promised: Transport Canada

Link to CBC News article:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/05/20/boat-operators-card.html

OTHER

3) Hawaii Tracks Vehicle Violations with Online Monitoring System

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/764062?elq=036157da07cc401fbb0ee7cd13c29e59

4) Policy Roadmap for IntelliDrive Safety: Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I)

Link to further information from the Research and Innovative Technology Administration:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2010/policy_roadmap.htm

5) Proceeding from the Trucking IntelliDrive Safety Workshop on April 21

Link to further information from the Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology Coalition:

http://www.freightmobility.com/TruckIntellidriveWorkshop.html

6) Polish and German Organizations Discuss ITS at Large Events

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/its_at_large_events.htm

7) Presentation on VIAJEO Project, 'Integration and Application of Data from Various Sources'

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/dr_yanying_li_gives_lecture_in_china.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Poor Communication Hurt Tennessee Flood Forecasting

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hqEfwNbmQeOwsmVi48tTOeK_oSpgD9FQTEDO0

9) Western Australia Budgets $120 Million for Expanded Mobile Coverage on Regional Highways

Link to article on ZDNet Australia:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/wa-budgets-120m-for-mobile-coverage-339303349.htm

TRANSIT

10) Metra Won't Pay for Wi-Fi, Will Watch New York

Link to article and video on Medill Reports:

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=164918

11) Online, Smart Phone Technology Eliminates Public Transit Guesswork in Twin Cities

Link to blog in the Twin Cities Daily Planet:

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2010/05/20/online-smart-phone-technology-eliminates-public-transit-guesswork

12) Helping Rural Residents Use Google Transit

Link to blog on ReconnectingAmerica.org:

http://reconnectingamerica.org/posts/helping-rural-residents-use-google-transit-expert-blog

13) Unclear Seattle Metro Maps (II)

Link to Seattle Transit Blog:

http://seattletransitblog.com/2010/05/21/unclear-metro-maps-ii/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Intelligent Traffic Management System in Lisbon

Link to article in The Portugal News:

http://www.theportugalnews.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?id=1062-56

VEHICLES

15) Renault Urged to Scrap Car Named Zoe

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10135873.stm

News Releases

1) 511 Mobile Offers Travel Information On-the-Go in the Bay Area

2) Helping GPS Find Its Way to the Stars

3) Audi A8 – Taking the Fast Lane Onto the World Wide Web

Upcoming Events

Telematics Detroit – June 8-9 – Novi, Michigan

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit/

Friday Bonus

A 'Barnes Dance' allows pedestrians to cross an intersection in all directions at the same time.  This group in Washington, DC apparently missed the memo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr-c4deLTzU

Today in Transportation History    

1910 **100^th anniversary** The Brazilian Navy cruiser, Bahia, was commissioned.

http://sixtant.net/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=2

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