Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, November 20, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Coverage of FAA Computer Problems
- FAA Glitch Impacted Military Air Defense
Link to ABC News story and video:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/faa-glitch-impacted-military-air-defense/story?id=9132323
- FAA Computer Failure Reflects Growing Burden on Systems
Link to article in Federal Computer Week:
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/19/update-faa-software-hackers-delays.aspx
- FAA Glitch Shines Spotlight on Troubled Telco Project
Link to article in Computer World
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141195/FAA_glitch_shines_spotlight_on_troubled_telco_project
- FAA or Your Car: Whose Computer Has More Muscle?
Link to ABC News story and video:
2) FAA: Unmanned and Commercial Aircraft Don’t Mix
Link to article in Network World:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111909-layer8-faa-civilian-unmanned-airspace.html
3) Bill Seeks to Allow Airlines Access to Cockpit Conversations
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125866886792856401.html
4) Air Canada Tests In-flight Internet Service
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSN1918222220091119
Link to news release from Air Canada:
http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1711193027&view=13213-0&Start=0&htm=0
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Bing Maps China Grows with New Features
Link to article on Softpedia:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bing-Maps-China-Grows-with-New-Features-127545.shtml
Link to further information from Microsoft:
http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/archive/2009/11/19/bing-maps-china-expands-reach.aspx
Link to Bing Maps China: http://cn.bing.com/ditu/
6) The Art of Maps
What can artists do with maps? What makes maps such a unique art form?
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=18828
Link to audio recording of Weekday on KUOW Radio:
http://www.kuow.org/podcast/WeekdayA20091119.mp3
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) Seattle DOT Talks Snow on Facebook
Link to article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/transportation/archives/185838.asp
Link to SDOT Winter Weather Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle-WA/SDOT-Winter-Weather/169438402522
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) US Government Wants Speedy Screening at More Airports
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jKiEV7AXabtsUR09J62q4Y4R3iFgD9C2SN483
Link to notice in the Federal Register:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-27774.pdf
9) Tiburon, California to Record Every Car Coming and Going
Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/19/BAP71ANBF4.DTL&tsp=1
Link to further information from the Town of Tiburon:
http://www.ci.tiburon.ca.us/news/images/SECURITY-CAMERA-FACT-SHEET-Nov-09.pdf
TRANSIT
10) Why Weren’t Toronto Transit Riders Alerted to Shutdown?
Link to article in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/ttc/article/728462--why-weren-t-ttc-riders-alerted-to-shutdown
11) Feds Publish New Special Education Transportation FAQs
Link to article in School Transportation News:
Link to questions and answers from the US Department of Education:
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/%2Croot%2Cdynamic%2CQaCorner%2C12%2C
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Bob Marbourgh is Still Driven by His Passion
Veteran DC traffic reporter marks 30-years on-the-air.
Link to article in The Washington Post:
13) Speech by Australian Minister for Transport to Australian ITS Summit
Link to speech on Australia.TO:
http://www.australia.to/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16554
VEHICLES
14) Volt Drive: Great Ride, Interesting Interior and a Friendly Chirp
Electric vehicle is virtually silent so a chirp sound warns pedestrians of the vehicle’s presence.
Link to column on CNBC:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/34062113/
Link to video:
News Releases
1) National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management Celebrates Second Anniversary
2) Bus Users Get Mobile with Arriva M-ticketing Launch
3) North Dakota DOT Provides Wireless Internet at Visitors’ Centers and Rest Areas
5) US and EU Join Forces for Cooperative Systems
6) TNO’s Connected Traveler Workshop
Upcoming Events
Electric Drive Transportation Association Conference & Annual Meeting – January 26-28 – Washington, DC
http://electricdrive.org/index.php?ht=d/sp/i/13273/pid/13273
Friday Bonus
Signs which have lost their original meaning.
http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/16/gallery-amusingly-defaced-street-signs/
Today in Transportation History
1984 **25th anniversary** - The SETI Institute was founded. The institute searches for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals from space.
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