Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Lawmaker Pushes for Safer Pilot Licenses

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101019_1302.php

2) ADS-B Deployment Provides a Proving Ground for NextGen

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/ads-b-deployment-provides-a-proving-ground-for-nextgen-26705/

3) Curbs on Phone Use in Plane Relaxed in India

Link to article on New Delhi Chronicle.com:

http://www.ndchronicle.com/news/Curbs_on_phone_use_in_plane_relaxed_in_India_1287493317/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Washington State DOT Releases Tools for Paying Tolls

Link to article in the Bellevue Reporter:

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/105297388.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) School GPS Settles Bus-Stop Disputes in St. Paul, Minnesota

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/105310563.html

MARITIME

6) NTSB Wrong: Coast Guard Crew Not Texting Before Crash

Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/19/ntsb-erred-about-coast-guard-crew-texting-fatal-cr/

7) Libya Buys Vessel Traffic Management System at $28 Million

Link to article in The Tripoli Post:

http://tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=2&i=5000

OTHER

8) Google Ditches All Street View Wi-Fi Scanning

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20020112-281.html?tag=cnetRiver

9) IBEC Newsletter – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.ibec-its.co.uk/files/IBEC Newsletter October 2010.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) TSA Invites Manufacturers to Demonstrate Their Radios' Encryption Capabilities

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/21666

11) California Releases Public Safety Communications Strategic Plan

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/California-Public-Safety-Communications.html

TRANSIT

12) London Agency Plans International Contactless Transit Card

Link to article in American Banker:

http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/175_200/agency-plans-international-contactless-1027294-1.html

13) BlackBerry Users Climb Aboard MBTA Apps

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20101020blackberry_users_climb_aboard_mbta_apps/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Google Dumps Free 411, but Bing Steps In

Service also offers traffic reports.

Link to story on WCPO-TV:

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/money/consumer/dont_waste_your_money/google-dumps-free-411,-but-bing-steps-in

15) Using Facebook to Avoid Traffic

Link to story and video report on KOKI-TV:

http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Using-Facebook-To-Avoid-Traffic/ygj45xrEqEKAFNNw3KCVqQ.cspx

VEHICLES

16) Big Brother in a Buick?

Today, data-gathering devices on buses are tracking the weather. Tomorrow, will they be providing too much information about your driving habits?

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10293/1096515-28.stm

News Releases

1) US Handset-Based Navigation Usage Rose in the Past Year

2) Telvent to Implement Maryland's 511 Travelers Advisory Telephone Service

3) 'One Line, Infinite Possibilities' Characterizes Norfolk Southern Approach to Freight Rail Transportation in New Ad Campaign

Upcoming Events

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http://events.aaae.org/sites/101201/index.cfm

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The RMS Olympic, sister ship of the RMS Titanic, was launched in Belfast.

http://www.atlanticliners.com/olympic_home.htm

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