Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
GEWI Completes North American Traffic Technologies Tour – Webinar to Follow in January
GEWI would like to thank everyone involved in hosting and attending our first ever North American Traffic Technologies Tour. Topics included technologies that are used around the world for location referencing and harmonization, data exchange between systems, next generation of real-time data for traffic navigation, and data exchange for connected vehicles/infrastructure projects. We had many requests from locations and attendees we were unable to honor, so please look for a follow-up webinar to be held in January 2011. If you’d like to receive notification of this event, visit www.gewi.com and register for the GEWI newsletter, or contactjim.oneill@gewi.com.
AVIATION
1) Wireless Communication for Runway Lighting Systems
Link to article in Airport Business:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=40136
CAMERAS
2) Not a Single CCTV Camera on Northern Carriageway of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link
Link to NDTV story:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) Honda to Use Suna Traffic Channel for Satellite Navigation Systems
Link to article on iTWire:
http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/mobility/43445-honda-signs-with-suna-for-streamlined-satnav
4) How to Use a Pulsar to Find Starbucks
Cosmic GPS would employ pulsing stars, not satellites, as celestial beacons.
Link to article in Science News:
http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/66442/title/How_to_use_a_pulsar_to_find_Starbucks
OTHER
5) NASA is Among Most Savvy Social Media Users
Link to article from National Journal:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101123_8171.php
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Longtime Spokesman for Maine Turnpike Authority, Dan Paradee, Dies of Cancer
Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20101124-NEWS-101129870
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) US May Replace Color-Coded Terror Alert System, Seeking More Specific Warnings
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/24/AR2010112401239.html
8) New Brunswick Last Province to Propose Ban on Hand-Held Devices While Driving
Link to CP article:
http://www.globalregina.com/last+province+propose+hand+held+devices+while+driving/3877941/story.html
Link to news release:
http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2010.11.1804.html
9) An Inside Look at Logan Airport's Security Operations
Link to article in Security Director News:
http://www.securitydirectornews.com/?p=article&id=sd201011oMqK6f
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) Virginia DOT Utilizes Smart Travel Technology
Link to story and video on WVIR-TV:
http://www.nbc29.com/story/13558334/vdot-utilizes-smart-travel-technology
11) Thanksgiving Travel Tip: Use GPS Apps to Look for Traffic
Link to column and video in The Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/11/thanksgiving_travel_tip_use_gp.html
12) 52-Years Ago Today Chicago Gets Helicopter Traffic Reports
Link to story in Chicago Now:
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/unknown-chicago/2010/11/getting-you-home-faster-11-24-1958.html
VEHICLES
13) ERTICO Talks to FREILOT Partner Peek Traffic
Link to article from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-second-november-interview/
News Releases
1) New Mexico DOT Launches Improved NMRoads Web Site
2) Mobile Communications Combat Traffic Jams and Smog in Chinese Megacities
Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Seminar: Freight and Land Use: Making the Connection – December 15
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=692
Today in Transportation History
1985 **25th anniversary** An EgyptAir flight, hijacked on a flight from Athens to Cairo, was stormed by Egyptian commandos at the airport in Malta. Dozens of people aboard the flight were killed during the raid.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19851124-0
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