Friday, January 4, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 4, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Federal Aviation Administration Demands Connectivity Security for Boeing 787 Control and Information Network
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/01/03/220564/faa-demands-connectivity-security-for-boeing-787-control-and-information.html

2) Advance Flier Info System Coming to India in April
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Advance_flier_info_system_from_April_/articleshow/2673126.cms

3) Passenger Jets Get Anti-Missile Devices
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-01-04-anti-missile-jets_N.htm

4) India Civil Aviation Authority Institutes Online Birdstrike Reporting System
Link to Frontier India Defence and Strategic News Service story:
http://frontierindia.net/caa-introduces-online-birdstrike-reporting-system/

MARITIME

5) Maritime Remains Uncharted Waters for Free Information
UK government has decided to remain in the business of producing and selling navigation information for shipping.
Link to story in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/03/freeourdata

6) Judge Tells US Navy to Reduce Sonar Impact
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iqOJWTExfbWsZ4xPBBB0UD4ISTjgD8TUR0AO0

ROADWAYS

7) Milan Introduces Traffic Charge
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7167992.stm
Link to further information from the City of Milan:
http://www.comune.milano.it/portale/wps/portal/CDM?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/contentlibrary/Giornale/Giornale/Tutte+le+notizie/Mobilit+Trasporti+Ambiente/MOBILITA_Ecopass_Vacanzieri (in Italian)

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Emergency Response Plan is Introduced in San Francisco Bay Area
Plan spells out how emergency responders in the region should communicate and work with each other after a disaster.
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/04/BAG4UU9CDI.DTL
Link to news release from the City of San Francisco:
http://sfgov.org/site/mayor_index.asp?id=73069

9) Federal Communications Commission Moves Forward on Mobile Alert System
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32035-1.html

10) Mystery of New Color-Coded Detour Signs Answered in Pennsylvania
Link to story and video report on WCAU-TV:
http://www.nbc10.com/traffic/14974031/detail.html

TRANSIT

11) Cameras to Nab Illegal Parkers in San Francisco Bus Lanes
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/04/MNBCU8CKA.DTL


News Releases
1) Traffic.com Unveils Breakthrough ‘Fastest Drive Now’ Feature
2) Ask.com Mobile Launches Speech-Activated Mobile Driving and Walking Directions
3) Futuristic Traffic Light System for Johannesburg
4) 419 Million NFC Chipsets Will Ship by 2012, Generating $406 Million in Revenue
5) NOAA to Ensure Global Navigation Satellite System Accuracy
6) Douglas Steenland Named Air Transport Association Chairman
7) Ford Showcases Future of In-Car Satellite Communications at International CES 2008


Upcoming Events
Intertraffic 2008 Amsterdam – April 1-4 – Amsterdam
http://www.amsterdam.intertraffic.com/intertraffic2008/


Friday Bonus
Here’s an airline you don’t want to fly, at least in Malawi.
http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=7851


Today in Transportation History
1958 **50th anniversary** - Sputnik I falls to Earth.
http://www.sputnik1.yatb.info/

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