Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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17^th World Congress Call for Papers Deadline Extended to Jan. 31

The 17^th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Oct. 25-29, 2010, Busan, South Korea is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and high-level achievement within the field of ITS in an global setting. The deadline to submit papers has been extended to Jan. 31, 2010. Authors of accepted scientific papers will have the opportunity to publish their papers in the International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research. For a list of topics and further details, please visit the official Web site of the Busan World Congress on ITS at http://www.itsworldcongress.kr.

AVIATION

1) Web Application Gives Air Travelers Chance to Rate Airport Security Procedures

Link to article on NextGov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100104_3443.php

Link to news release from On the Spot Systems:

http://www.onthespotsystems.com/press/

CAMERAS

2) Chattanooga Defends Red-Light Cameras to State Legislators

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/05/city-defends-traffic-cameras/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Slovak Electronic Toll System Working Well, Says Its Operator

Link to article in The Slovak Spectator:

http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/37528/10/electronic_toll_system_working_well_says_its_operator.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Hate Your GPS’s Voice? Garmin Lets You Record Your Own

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/185887/hate_your_gpss_voice_garmin_lets_you_record_your_own.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) ‘Naseeh’ to Guide Qatar Motorists

Link to article in The Peninsula:

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=January2010&file=Local_News2010010531233.xml

6) Iowa DOT Wins Two Public Affairs Awards

Link to article in The Des Moines Register:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100105/BUSINESS/1050347/1029/Iowa-DOT-wins-two-public-affairs-awards

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Obama: Airline Attack was Preventable

Link to AP article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34679532/ns/us_news-airliner_security/

8) TSA Doesn’t Control Airport Security Cameras

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/transportation-security-administration-control-airport-security-cameras/story?id=9475848

9) Latest Issue of Vision Zero Online

Cover story is ‘Driven by Distraction.’

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c264a63#/6c264a63/1

TRANSIT

10) Cell Service May be Coming to Los Angeles Subway

Link to article in The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2009/12/30/cell-service-may-be-coming-to-subway/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Computers Guide Traffic Lights to Reduce Congestion for Commuters, Other Drivers

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/04/AR2010010402807.html

12) Cloud, Crowd, Probe Data Solutions Change Traffic Outlook for 2010

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/auto/?p=33

13) Electronic Road Signs Will Ease Motorists’ Delays, Pennsylvania DOT Says

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_660696.html

14) South African Company Says Mobile Traffic Warning Application Garnering Huge Support

Link to article on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29046:traffic-warnings-flying-high&catid=260:telecoms&Itemid=59

15) January Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-001-Jan.pdf

News Releases

1) Westwood One, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Sigalert

2) Chubb Seeks Reduction in Cargo Theft Through Information Sharing Network

3) 2010 National Work Zone Awareness Week Poster Now Available

Job Postings

- Senior Project Manager (supporting ITS) – SAIC – Oakland, California

https://cp-its-rmprd.saic.com/MAIN/careerportal/Job_Profile.cfm?szOrderID=162678

Upcoming Events

National Business Aviation Association Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference – January 27-29 – San Antonio, Texas

http://www.nbaa.org/events/sdc/2010/

Today in Transportation History

1940 **70^th anniversary** - FM radio is demonstrated for the Federal Communications Commission for the first time.

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/assemble?docno=400520

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