Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, December 9, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
CAMERAS
1) Valdosta, Georgia Police to Use Traffic Cameras to Fight Crime
Link to story on WCTV-TV:
2) Many Moscow Traffic Cameras Not Able to Record Violations
Link to article from Kommersant:
http://en.ria.ru/papers/20111209/169523974.html (scroll down to story)
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Mobile GIS Vehicle Puts Monroe County, New York on the Map
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/geospatial/Mobile-GIS-Vehicle-Monroe-County-NY.html
OTHER
4) European Commission Updates Rules for License-Free Spectrum
Frequencies can be used by ITS.
Link to article in Telecompaper:
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ec-updates-rules-for-licence-free-spectrum
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Posts Employees' Pay, Other Compensation Online
Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:
http://www.app.com/article/20111208/NJNEWS/312080102/Transit-agency-will-post-salaries
RAILROADS
6) Government Officials, Norfolk Southern Railroad Agree to Improved Communication Following November Derailment in Elmira, New York
Link to article in The Ithaca Journal:
ROADWAYS
7) Number of Roadside Call Boxes Dwindling as Use Declines in San Francisco Bay Area
Link to article in The Examiner:
8) The Road Sign as Design Classic
The Design Museum adds a motorway sign to its collection.
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15990443
Link to further information from the Design Museum:
TELEMATICS
9) Hartford to Enter Pay-as-You-Drive Auto Insurance Arena
Link to article on MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hartford-to-enter-pay-as-you-drive-arena-2011-12-08
VEHICLES
10) Texas Board Approves 'One State Under God' License Plate
Link to article in the Austin American-Statesman:
11) Texas Sons of Confederate Veterans Sues Over License Plates
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
News Releases
1) Nintendo Extends Free Wi-Fi Service for Nintendo 3DS Users to 42 Boingo Airports in North America
2) Polis Statement on Research and Cooperation Needs for Urban and Regional Network Management and ITS
3) First Platform for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems in Europe
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Systems Engineering for Adaptive Signal Control Technology – December 15
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s111215_asct.asp
Friday Bonus
This isn't the train set-up you'll find around the tree on Christmas morning.
http://www.break.com/index/the-worlds-largest-model-train-set-2243606
Today in Transportation History
1956 **55th anniversary** Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia killing all 62 people aboard.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19561209-1
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