Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Participate in Global Traffic Solutions - GEWI Traffic Technologies Tour
This November, GEWI will be touring the US and Canada for the purpose of exchanging information about advanced traffic technologies being used around the world. The tour demonstrates solutions for a variety of transportation related problems and ideas, including global vehicle/infrastructure projects similar to the US IntelliDrive initiative. Other topics include data collection, harmonization, interoperability and dealing with emerging data types. GEWI also wants to hear your current traffic data or system challenges. This information exchange is just one of the many ways GEWI ensures that the TIC software product continues to be the global leader for the processing of transportation data.
If you're interested in attending or hosting this free event in your area, contact jim.oneill@gewi.com.
AVIATION
1) Continental CEO Urges Air Traffic System Overhaul
Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7148230.html
2) New Guidelines Tell Indian Co-pilots to Speak Up
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/08/11/new-guidelines-say-co-pilots-need-to-speak-up/
3) How Steve Slater is Stifling JetBlue's Social Media Strategy
Link to article in Advertising Age:
http://adage.com/article?article_id=145335
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) US Air Force Announces Civil Navigation Test Vectors for GPS IIF Satellite
Link to article in GPS World:
MARITIME
5) Did Silenced Radio on Tug Lead to Duck Boat Crash?
Link to article in the Philadelphia Daily News:
OTHER
6) Oklahoma Puts Brakes on Plan to Use Highway Traffic Cameras to ID Motorists Without Vehicle Insurance
Link to article in The Oklahoman:
http://newsok.com/highway-camera-plan-hits-roadblock/article/3484208
7) To Use Less Paper, Chicago Transportation Officials Spend Green on GreenPrint
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
8) Government 2.0: In Twitter World, Orange County Transportation Authority Personality Followed by Nearly 27,000
Link to article on PublicCEO.com:
9) Chennai Traffic Police to be on Facebook
Link to article in the Indian Express:
http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/chennai-traffic-police-to-be-on-facebook/197194.html
PARKING
10) An Overview of San Francisco's New High-Tech Parking System, SFPark
Link to article and video:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
11) Fire Prompts Cleveland RTA to Demonstrate Emergency Evacuation Procedures
Link to article in The Plain Dealer:
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/fire_prompts_rta_to_demonstrat.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Quietly, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Texting Ban for Truckers Goes to US DOT
Link to article in The Trucker:
http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2010/8/11/QuietlyNPRMontextingbanfortruckersgoestoDOT.aspx
TELEMATICS
13) Audible.com: 'The Vehicle Will be a First Class Connected Internet Device'
Link to article in Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
14) DC Metro Issues Challenge to App Developers
Link to article on The Transit Wire:
http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/08/11/metro-issues-challenge-to-app-developers/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Hawaii DOT Launches Web Site to Give Latest Info on Traffic
Link to article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
Link to GoAkamai: http://goakamai.org
16) Google Starts Traffic Service for Moscow, St. Petersburg
Link to article in The Moscow Times:
VEHICLES
17) Wireless Car Sensors Vulnerable to Hackers
Link to article in Technology Review:
http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/25962/
18) Early US Tests Find No Toyota Flaw in Electronics
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/business/11auto.html?_r=1
News Releases
1) US DOT's ITS-JPO Announces Three Free IntelliDrive Meetings for Inventors
3) Urban Mapping Introduces Geo Fact Finder: Infoviz, Web Mapping, On Demand
4) New York MTA Unveils Online Dashboard to Track Capital Projects
6) New Visual Brand Identity for the New United Airlines
7) July Marks Record OnStar Navigation Requests
Upcoming Events
Airport Customer Service/Volunteer Ambassador Conference – October 17-19 – Denver
http://events.aaae.org/sites/101005/index.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** Robert Fox was granted a patent in the UK for a system to display moving ads in railway tunnels.
http://fisherscircle.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/32/
1990 **20th anniversary** I-10 was completed nationally with the opening of the Deck Park Tunnel in Phoenix.
http://www.azfamily.com/traffic/ADOT-celebrates-20th-anniversary-of-Deck-Park-tunnel-100438154.html
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