Thursday, April 3, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 3, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA, Military at Odds Over Alerts Made About Unresponsive Jet
Link to AP story:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20080402-1848-wst-sleepingpilots.html

2) San Francisco Airport’s New Layer of Bio-terrorism Defense
Link to story on KGO-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6047721

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) British Government Funds Sat-Nav Integration Project
Link to story on ZDNet UK:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39379154,00.htm?r=1

4) NAVITIME: Made in Japan and Global Ambitions for Pedestrian Navigation
Link to story in GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=748

MARITIME

5) Satellite-Based Information System to Bolster Maritime Security Along India’s Coast
Link to story in livemint:
http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/03012904/By-Nov-govt-to-get-an-eye-in.html

OTHER

6) Intelligent Systems in All Walks of Life
Mechatronic advances will benefit medicine, sensing, robotics, manufacturing, space technology, and transportation.
Link to story in InTech:
http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?Section=Article_Index1&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=68644

RAILROADS

7) CSX to Open Dispatching Center in Huntington, West Virginia
Link to story in The State Journal:
http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=36775
Link to news release from CSX Transportation:
http://csx.com/?fuseaction=media.news_detail&i=49622

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Illinois Lawmakers Propose Crosswalk Cell Phone Ban
Link to story in the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/875044,CST-NWS-cross03.article

9) US Senator Calls for Tighter Northern Border Surveillance
Says country should install more air and ground radar stations along Canadian border.
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32558-1.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) High-Tech Signage to Reduce Queensland Crashes and Improve Freight Movement
Link to story in Supply Chain Review:
http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/article.cfm?StoryID=34592&SiloID=0

11) Chesapeake, Virginia Traffic Cameras Going Live on City's Web Site
Link to story in The Virginian-Pilot:
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/chesapeake-traffic-cameras-going-live-citys-web-site
Link to Chesapeake Expressway cameras:
http://www.chesapeake.va.us/services/depart/pub-wrks/chesapeake_expressway/webcam.shtml


News Releases
1) Airports Form Consortium to Work with TSA on Biometrics
2) EuroCheapo.com Launches Search Engine for European Budget Airlines
3) Mobile Location Based Services Revenue to Reach $13.3 Billion Worldwide by 2013
4) Air Canada Launches Travel Assistance Service for Customers Affected by Unexpected Travel Disruptions
5) Global Traffic Network, Inc. Announces Introduction of the Mobile Traffic Network Broadcast Platform


Job Postings
- Operations Research Analyst – Volpe National Transportation Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=70232684


Upcoming Events
Location Intelligence Conference – April 28-30 – Santa Clara, California
http://www.locationintelligence.net


Today in Transportation History
1948 **60th anniversary** - The first run of the Texas Chief, a Santa Fe passenger train which ran between Chicago and Galveston.
http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/Internet/Consists/15TxChf.htm

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