Friday, September 24, 2010

Friday, September 24, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 24, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) The Future of FAA's NextGen Depends on How It Will Deliver Economically

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100923_9232.php

2) Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research Project Seeks Technological Solutions to Air Traffic

Link to article in the Hürriyet Daily News:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=sesar-seeks-technological-solutions-to-air-traffic-2010-09-23

BICYCLES

3) Better Data Needed to Boost Cycling in Australia

Link to AAP article:

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/better-data-needed-to-boost-cycling-20100924-15ptr.html

CAMERAS

4) Brentwood, Maryland Installs Cameras After Speed Limits Lowered

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Brentwood-installs-cameras-after-speed-limits-lowered-898716-103672039.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) US Air Force Rebuts GAO Questions About GPS

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gY3NyayuanNOrDawPwkKBN40-vngD9IED0HO1

6) Will Satnavs All be Cloud-Based by 2020?

Link to article on TechRadar UK:

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/car-tech/will-sat-navs-all-be-cloud-based-by-2020--719004

OTHER

7) National Transportation Public Affairs Workshop Honors Four State DOTs for Communications Excellence

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/092410ntpaw.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Senator, First Responders Lay Claim to Open Spectrum

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100923_6235.php

9) Talking to Death: Texts, Phones Kill 16,000: Study

Link to Reuters article:

http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE68M53K20100923

10) Warning Labels on Cell Phones Proposed

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/21/AR2010092106209.html

TRANSIT

11) New York City Transit Court Should Have Translators, Group Says

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/nyregion/24translate.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Commuters in India’s National Capital Region Can Access All Travel Info in a Single Click

Link to article in the Indian Express:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Commuters-in-NCR-can-access-all-travel-info-in-a-single-click/687260

13) Queensland Police to Watch Peak Hour Traffic to Reduce Congestion

Link to article in the Brisbane Times:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/police-to-watch-peak-hour-traffic-to-reduce-congestion-20100924-15p4r.html

14) Wirelessly Connected Cars Could Act as Traffic Sensors

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1691017/wirelessly-connected-cars-could-act-as-traffic-sensors

News Releases

1) Auburn University Team Receives FAA Research Grant to Study Unmanned Aerial Systems

2) WebTech Wireless' NextBus Wins Los Angeles Metro Contract

Upcoming Events

Euro Bus Expo – November 2-4 – Birmingham, UK

http://www.eurobusexpo.com/

Friday Bonus

The bus company said what on their Twitter site?????

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8020168/Fake-Twitter-bus-account-confuses-passengers.html

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50th anniversary** The USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched.

http://www.enterprise.navy.mil/

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