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1961 **50^th anniversary** Operation 'Looking Glass' began. A US Air Force aircraft was airborne at all times to provide command and control of the US nuclear arsenal in the event of an attack which destroyed the ground-based command center.

http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0900/stories/0901_0124.html

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

GEWI FREE NEWSLETTER read by thousands worldwide.

GEWI’s newsletter provides useful and practical information about global traffic technologies, customer projects and trends, and is full of ideas about real-world solutions using GEWI’s TIC product. In the next edition: how TIC3 can be used to manage parking data, how TIC3 can be used to create randomized traffic data for system testing, and details on TIC’s flexible and scalable pricing solutions for both public and private sector customers to enable progress to be made on transportation projects (even under today’s era of budgetary constraints). Sign up today to receive GEWI’s next newsletter being distributed this Friday, Feb. 4th, and then continue to receive more news six times a year. To subscribe, simply visit, www.GEWI.com and select Newsletter Subscription. For more information contact jim.oneill@gewi.com

AVIATION

1) Airlines Face Obligation in EU Proposal to Give Passenger Data

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-02/airlines-face-obligation-in-eu-proposal-to-give-passenger-data.html

Link to news release from the EU:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/120

2) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Replace Confusing Road Signs this Year

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/02/02/20110202phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport-new-road-signs.html

3) Delta Sends Its 11,000 Agents to Charm School

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704775604576120080627254652.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Social Surveillance Yields Smarter Directions

Link to article in Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/32250/?a=f

OTHER

5) US DOT E-rulemaking Pilot Project Encounters Minor Glitch

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2011/02/02/dot-erulemaking-pilot-project-encounters-minor-glitch.aspx

Link to Regulation Room: http://www.regulationroom.org/

6) Articles from January/February 2011 Edition of Public Roads

- Managing Traffic Operations During Adverse Weather Events

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/11janfeb/01.cfm

- Twisting Roads Still Spell Trouble

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/11janfeb/02.cfm

- Using GPR to Unearth Sensor Malfunctions

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/11janfeb/04.cfm

- Traffic Simulation Runs: How Many Needed?

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/11janfeb/05.cfm

- Pooling Talent and Technologies – University Transportation Centers

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/11janfeb/06.cfm

PARKING

7) San Francisco Parking Meters to Alert Drivers When Spot is Open

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/SF-Parking-Meters-Alert-Drivers.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) TSA Tells Freedom of Information Act Requestor to Define 'Complaint'

Link to blog in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/02/tsa-tells-foia-requestor-define-complaint

TELEMATICS

9) Fleet Management's Magic Box

Link to article in World Trade:

http://www.worldtrademag.com/Articles/Feature_Article/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000988410

TRANSIT

10) Three Toronto Transit Drivers to Lose Jobs for Texting While Driving

Link to article in the Toronto Sun:

http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2011/01/31/17104666.html

11) Metro-North Drives Commuters to Frustration, and Back Again

Some riders say railroad's messages are not reflective of reality.

Link to article on New Canaan Patch:

http://newcanaan.patch.com/articles/metro-north-drives-commuters-to-frustration-and-back-again-4

12) Transit Agency Compliance with Title VI: Limited English Proficiency Requirements

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Transit_Agency_Compliance_with_Title_VI_Limited_En_164762.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Delaware DOT's 'War Room' Technology Helps Save Time, Money Throughout the Year

Link to article in The News Journal:

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110202/NEWS02/102020351/1007/DelDOT-s--war-room--saves-time--money

14) The 'Mega-Storm' Bears Down on the Nation – and Radio Gears Up

Link to article on Radio-Info.com:

http://www.radio-info.com/news/the-mega-storm-bears-down-on-the-nation-and-radio-gears-up

15) Webinar Recording: North American Traffic Technology Tour – Highlights from GEWI's 2010 Tech Demos

Link to recording via ITS America:

http://itsa.na5.acrobat.com/p15318854/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

16) February Edition of Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2011/2011-002-Feb.pdf

VEHICLES

17) New Car Technology Tells Tailgaters to Back Off

Link to story and audio on NPR's All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/31/133374309/new-car-technology-tells-tailgaters-to-back-off

WEATHER

18) Inside Storm Central for the Chicago Area

Link to article and video in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/3607236-417/birk-weather-storm-romeoville-monitors.html

19) Weather.gov Weak Even Without Blizzard, Study Says

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2011/02/02/weather.gov-performance-blizzard.aspx

Link to report from Indeep 76:

http://www.indeep76.com/weather.gov/

News Releases

1) European Council Adopts Regulation on Rights of Bus and Coach Passengers, Including Information Updates

2) Registration Now Open for the 18^th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems

3) FCC Announces Membership of the Emergency Response Interoperability Center Public Safety Advisory Committee

4) Lehigh University Launches Real-Time Bus Tracking Web Site

5) Telmap Introduces Multimodal Routing as Part of the European Commission's In-Time Project

6) Seattle DOT Launches Online Map to Show Potholes' Status

7) Healthy Demand Among Chinese Consumers for Integration of Apps in Cars

8) The iPhone Revolution Reaches Rail in an End to Ticket Office Queues in the UK

9) City of Melbourne, Australia to Examine New Parking Technology

Solicitation

- Call for Abstracts – 2011 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium

http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/events/midcon2011/callforabstracts/

Upcoming Events

ITS Minnesota 17^th Annual Meeting & Information Exchange – March 8 – St. Paul, Minnesota

http://www.itsmn.org

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** Passengers aboard the Portuguese cruise ship Santa Maria were released following a hijacking.

http://www.oceancruisenews.com/bm4.htm

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Discuss Federal Legislative Initiatives at IBTTA Legislative Conference – March 7-8, Washington, DC

The interest in new business approaches from all-electronic tolling to distance-based road charging will require new relationships and collaboration as well as new legislative and regulatory support. Attend IBTTA’s Legislative Conference to better understand and influence federal and state policymaking. Delegates will have the opportunity to visit with members of Congress during a reception at the U.S. Capitol. Visit www.IBTTA.org to view the preliminary agenda, register, and learn about sponsorship opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) Airlines Offer Free In-Flight Facebook

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-02-01-facebook-inflight-wifi_N.htm

2) Companies Visit FAA Tech Center to Explore Role in NextGen Control System

Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_b7375796-2afd-11e0-b265-001cc4c03286.html

BUSES

3) The High-Tech Bus is the Fastest Growing Form of Intercity Transportation

Link to story on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2011/01/31/34737riding-under-the-radar-the-high-tech-intercity-bus/

Link to report from DePaul University:

http://las.depaul.edu/chaddick/docs/Docs/2010_Intercity_Bus_Study_12-29.pdf

CAMERAS

4) Study Puts Spotlight on Red Light Cameras

Link to article and video in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-02-01-redlight01_ST_N.htm

Link to news release from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety:

http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr020111.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Data Shows Disastrous GPS Jamming from FCC-Approved Broadcaster

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/news/data-shows-disastrous-gps-jamming-fcc-approved-broadcaster-11029

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Technology Improving for Wireless Commercial Vehicle Inspections

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=26025

TRANSIT

7) Are Super Bowl Planners Getting the Word Out on Transit Service?

Link to blog in The Dallas Morning News:

http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/01/are-super-bowl-planners-gettin.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Voice of Vietnam Plans to Launch Traffic Channel for National Highway

Link to story on the Voice of Vietnam:

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VOV-plans-to-launch-traffic-channel-for-national-highway/20112/123593.vov

VEHICLES

9) US Proposes Electronic Onboard Recorders for All Interstate Trucks

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=26021

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2011/fmcsa0111.html

10) In-Car Electronics Enter the Space Age, but Most Drivers are Still Cavemen

Link to commentary on BNET:

http://www.bnet.com/blog/auto-business/in-car-electronics-enter-the-space-age-but-most-drivers-are-still-cavemen/2250

11) Blurring the Line Between Luxury and Mainstream

Technology previously seen only on high-end vehicles now being offered in less expensive cars.

Link to blog in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20110201/BLOG06/110139978/1490

News Releases

1) inthinc Awarded Patent on Technology to Reduce Distracted Driving

2) Springfield, Missouri Airing Traffic Cameras on Government Access Channel

3) Wi-Fi Service Available on All Amtrak Cascades Trains

4) New York MTA Debuts BusTime, Providing Real-Time Updates

5) OnStar to Show Smart Energy Management Solutions

6) Toronto Transit Commission Improves E-alert Service to Include Route Filtering

7) First Nationwide GPS Guide to Offbeat US Tourist Attractions from RoadsideAmerica.com

8) Kapsch TrafficCom Names New CEO for Its North American Operations and Renames Mark IV IVHS

Upcoming Events

ITS Minnesota 17^th Annual Meeting & Information Exchange – March 8 – St. Paul, Minnesota

http://www.itsmn.org

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** Explosives aboard the Katherine W exploded while cargo from the ship was being transferred to a freight car by the Central Railroad of New Jersey in Communipaw, New Jersey.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70714FE3F5D16738DDDAA0894DA405B818DF1D3

1911 **100^th anniversary** The battleship HMS Thunderer was launched.

http://www.steelnavy.com/CombrigThunderer.htm

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