Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, June 23, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Pilot Suspended for Slurs, Swearing Over Air Traffic Radio
Link to story and video on KSAT-TV:
http://www.ksat.com/news/28325777/detail.html
2) Info-Sharing Project at FAA Over-Budget, Behind Schedule
Link to article on Fierce Government IT:
BICYCLES
3) ‘Silly’ UK Cycles Lanes Featured on Website
Link to BBC News article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-13891411
CAMERAS
4) Using Hidden Cameras to Catch Car Thieves
Link to article and video in The Baltimore Sun:
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Egypt’s First GIS-Enabled Information Portal
Link to article in Daily News Egypt:
http://thedailynewsegypt.com/it-a-telecom/egypts-first-gis-enabled-information-portal.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) LightSquared, GPS Industry Square Off on Capitol Hill
Link to article in Wireless Week:
http://www.wirelessweek.com/News/2011/06/LightSquared-GPS-Industry-Square-Off-on-Capitol-Hill/
MARITIME
7) Pirates Now Using Blogs, GPS to Hunt Merchant Vessels
Link to article in Time:
http://techland.time.com/2011/06/23/pirates-now-using-blogs-and-gps-to-hunt-merchant-vessels/
RAILROADS
8) New Law Requires South Carolina DOT to List Railroad Crossings on Website
Link to AP article:
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20110623/APN/1106230594
ROADWAYS
9) Quebec Establishes Committee to Coordinate Roadwork
Link to article in The Gazette:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Quebec+establishes+roadwork+committee/4991128/story.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to Develop Policy on Public Photography
Link to article in The Buffalo News:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article465116.ece
TELEMATICS
11) Why Your Vehicles Should Tell You Everything They Do
Link to article on GreenBiz.com:
https://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/06/22/why-your-vehicles-should-tell-you-everything-they-do
TRANSIT
12) BART Riders Try Out New Seat Options at Interactive Lab
Link to article in The Examiner:
News Releases
1) Traffic Jam-Free Future: Opel Presents Status of Telematic Field Test
2) Volkswagen Presents Temporary Auto Pilot
3) TomTom Expands Coverage in Latin America for Industry Partners
4) California Teens Receive $230,000 Grant to Drive Highway Safety
5) Nokia to Integrate Navteq Business with Company’s Social Location Products and Services
6) Pennsylvania DOT’s Motorcycle Safety Campaign Receives Awards
7) Passenger Mobile Services to Benefit Hugely from Increased Airline IT Spending
8) NTSB Unveils New ‘Most Wanted List’
Upcoming Events
Transit ITS Regional Workshop – June 22-23 – Minneapolis
http://www.ntionline.com/sectioninfo.asp?section_number=TRI-26-062211MN1
Today in Transportation History
1611 **400th anniversary** Henry Hudson, his son and seven crew members were sent adrift in what is now Hudson Bay.
http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/2worldsmeet/henryhudson.htm
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