Friday, July 18, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 18, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Air-Ambulance Pilots Push for Night Goggles
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-07-17-goggles_N.htm

2) FAA Uses Earned Value Techniques to Help Manage Information Technology Acquisitions, but Needs to Clarify Policy and Strengthen Oversight
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08756.pdf

CAMERAS

3) 100 Speed Cameras Set for Arizona Highways
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2008/07/17/20080717sr-photoenforcement0719-CP.html
Link to news release from Redflex:
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080718005129&newsLang=en

4) Tennessee Extends Traffic Cameras to Better Serve Public
Link to story and video report on WTVF-TV:
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=8694413

CARTOGRAPHY

5) British Columbia Government Provides Google with Map Information
Link to story in The Vancouver Sun:
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=abed0aa7-fcfa-4bb7-b188-06ec96819b55

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS vs. Radar: It’s Not Over Yet
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/System+Design+and+Test+News/GPS-vs-Radar-Its-Not-Over-Yet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530732?contextCategoryId=33831

MARITIME

7) New Traffic Information Web Site to Boost Freight Efficiency at Port of Melbourne
Link to story in Supply Chain Review:
http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/article.cfm?StoryID=35699&SiloID=0
Link to Connect Freight site: http://www.connectfreight.com.au/

OTHER

8) ID Industry Fighting Big Brother Image
Link to story in RFID News:
http://www.rfidnews.org/library/2008/07/14/id-industry-fighting-big-brother-image/

9) RFID to Test Indian Driving Skills
Link to story in RFID News:
http://www.rfidnews.org/news/2008/07/14/rfid-to-test-indian-driving-skills/

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Formal Calls for Probe Into Reporter’s Name on No-Fly List
Link to story and video on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/17/watchlist.chertoff/

TRANSIT

11) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to Offer Easy Card for PATH Riders
Link to story in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1216355868319820.xml&coll=1

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) TV Station Tests Des Moines Area Traffic Systems
Link to story on KCCI-TV:
http://www.kcci.com/news/16917646/detail.html

13) Signage Solves Traffic Jams in Holland
Link to story on AV Interactive:
http://www.avinteractive.co.uk/news/832826/Signage-solves-traffic-jams/


News Releases
1) New Transport Publication for South Africa


Upcoming Events
Automotive Testing Expo North America 2008 – October 22-24 – Novi, Michigan
http://www.testing-expo.com/usa/


Friday Bonus
Seeing double on the New York City subways.
http://improveverywhere.com/2008/07/06/human-mirror/


Today in Transportation History
1853 **155th anniversary** - The first through train ran on the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, the first international railway in North America.
http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail&section=3B6a#sla

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