[TCN] Monday, March 31, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, March 31, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) How IT is Changing Indian Airports

Link to column on IBNLive:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/guest-column-how-it-is-changing-airports/62228-3.html

Link to additional information from SITA on 2007 Passenger Self-Service Survey:

http://www.sita.aero/News_Centre/Industry_surveys_and_trends/Passenger_self-service_survey.htm

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) New Fast Pass Proposal Would Push Cost to $55

Link to story in The Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1308839~New_Fast_Pass_proposal_would_push_cost_to__55.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Google, Garmin Link Up for GPS Trip Info

Link to story on CNET News:

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9906370-7.html?tag=nefd.only

 

4) Drivers Trust GPS -- to a Fault

Link to AP story:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=20080329_5_E4_spanc44056

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Washington State DOT Wants to Automate I-5 Express Lanes In Seattle

Link to story in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004317370_apwaexpresslanes.html

 

6) Digital Registrations May be Used to Track Australian Road Users

Link to story in Australian IT:

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23462471-15306,00.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) EU Abolishes Last Passport Checks at Airports

Link to Deutsche Welle story:

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3227545,00.html

 

8) Transportation Security Administration Tries Soothing Screening Process

Link to story and video in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-03-30-tsa_N.htm

 

9) Responders Test Coordination Skills

Exercise allows agencies to demonstrate and test the interoperability of the communications systems.

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152076-1.html

 

10) Technology Driving Motorists to Distraction

Link to column on MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23812128/

 

11) Are You a Good Driver? Here's How to Find Out

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/automobiles/30TRAIN.html  (may require free registration)

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Tattletale Cars

Link to story in AutoWeek:

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080331/FREE/947773177/1024

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Axing of Online Auckland Transport Forum Riles Passengers

Link to story in the New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10501081

 

14) Metro-North Railroad to Study Its Announcements

Link to story in the Greenwich Time:

http://www.greenwichtime.com/ci_8753487

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Disconnect Calgary Traffic Alert Plan

Newspaper says sending updates to cell phones and BlackBerrys is not safe.

Link to editorial in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=12df4542-5284-4545-8a59-8b923e59478c

 

VEHICLES

 

16) High-Tech Gear Disables Car if Borrower Misses Payment

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-03-30-repo-device-car-loans_N.htm

Link to additional information from Sekurus:  http://www.sekurusontime.com/PRODUCTS/tabid/54/Default.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) Volvo Cars Win International Prize for City Safety

2) Canada's First Web-Based Freight Rate Benchmarking Tool Launched

3) ARINC's New Oi (Onboard Internet)—New, Affordable Connectivity for Laptops in Flight

4) I-95 Corridor Coalition's Quick Clearance Program Recognized by US DOT Secretary

5) 3^rd Dimension Appoints Eric Joseph as President and Chief Operating Officer

6) National Work Zone Awareness Week – April 7-11

7) MapQuest and Garmin Announce a Partnership to Deliver MapQuest Directions and Maps Directly to Garmin GPS Devices

8) New GPS-Based Warning System from PhantomAlert Alerts Drivers to Red-Light Cameras and Speed-Traps

9) New UK R&D Center to Accelerate Next-Generation Transport Technologies

10) TrafficGauge Launches New Traffic Map for BlackBerry

11) Acacia Subsidiary Settles Litigation with Garmin USA, Inc, Magellan Navigation, Inc, and TomTom, Inc

12) Small Back Room Unveils Traffic Act Web Site

13) Enhanced TCS Real-Time Traffic Applications Provide Personalized Up-to-the-Minute Traffic Information

14) United Airlines Customers Stay Connected With Complimentary Wi-Fi Service

 

 

Upcoming Events

2008 AAAE General Aviation Issues Conference – May 7-9 – Los Angeles

http://events.aaae.org/sites/080502/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1933 **75^th anniversary** - Union Terminal in Cincinnati is dedicated.

http://www.cincymuseum.org/explore_our_sites/union_terminal/

 

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[TCN] Friday, March 28, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, March 28, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) National Air Traffic Controllers Association Chief Calls for More Scrutiny of FAA's NextGen

Link to story in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/natca-chief-calls-for-more-scrutiny-of-faas-nextgen/

Link to text of speech:

http://www.natca.org/mediacenter/press-release-detail.aspx?id=493

 

2) Boeing Lays Out Case Against Ex-Worker Accused of Media Leaks

Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/356600_eastman27.html

 

3) Chaos at Heathrow's New Terminal

Link to story in Time:

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726271,00.html

Link to statement from British Airways:

http://bapress.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bapress.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=&p_lva=&p_faqid=7437

 

4) In-Flight Broadband Imminent

Link to column in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/143889/inflight_broadband_imminent.html

Link to news release from Aircell:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-27-2008/0004780974&EDATE

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) TomTom Says Merger Delayed by EU Investigation

Link to story in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143931-c,gpsreceivers/article.html#

 

6) Startup Offers US Speed Trap Data for Garmin PNDs

Link to story in GPS World:

http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Startup-Offers-US-Speed-Trap-Data-for-Garmin-PNDs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506011?contextCategoryId=38444

Link to Speed Trap Mashup from Njection:  http://njection.com/speedtrap/

 

7) GPS Loses Its Way

Slackening consumer confidence and increased competition affecting industry.

Link to story in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/03/27/gps-layoffs-garmin-tech-ebiz-cx_bc_0328gps.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

8) Traffic Alerts Beamed to Calgary Drivers

City program sends updates to commuters.

Link to story in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=94c198d5-2470-440e-880f-11de874d3a21&k=77901

Link to further information from the City of Calgary:

http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_707_203_0_43/http%3B/content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall/Business+Units/Transportation+Planning/Transportation+Data/Transportation+Data.htm

 

VEHICLES

 

9) Car Software to Spot Green Lights and Cut CO2

Link to story on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/car-software-spot-green-traffic-lights-cut-co2/article-171146

 

10) Intelligent Brake Lights Reveal Deceleration

Link to story in Traffic Technology International:

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=4396

 

 

News Releases

1) FAA, NATCA Announce Agreement on Air Traffic Safety Action Program (ATSAP)

2) Illinois Commerce Commission Issues 5-Year Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Plan

3) Verizon Wireless and Loopt Announce Relationship to Deliver Social Mapping Service to Mobile Phones

 

 

Upcoming Events

New Standards for Sign Retroreflectivity Web Briefing – May 1

http://www.ite.org/education/webinars_sign.asp

 

 

Friday Bonus

Ever wonder about the origination of some of those logos on your car?

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/18/evolution-of-car-logos/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1975 – The American Freedom Train departs as it begins its celebration of the American Bicentennial.

http://www.freedomtrain.org/html/aft_timeline.htm

 

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[TCN] Thursday, March 27, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, March 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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Join IBTTA in Orlando, Florida for the Facilities Management Workshop - April 27-29, 2008

 

Join the industry's leading engineers and technical experts at the Facilities Management Workshop and obtain practical solutions to the daily challenges involved with the operation of a toll facility. Program topics ranging from engineering & design, maintenance, security and law enforcement operations, and technology will be covered. Hosted by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise and Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority this workshop will assist you in better managing your facility, while also gaining insight on how agencies are approaching many environmental issues such as alternative fuels, LEED^®/Green Facilities and air quality. Registration deadline is April 15, 2008.  Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Budget Airlines Seek New Pan-EU Air Traffic Agency

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL2669399420080326

Link to news release from the European Low Fares Airline Association:

http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA_Press_Release_re_Airspace_Manifesto_260308.pdf

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

2) Mom Called and Said, 'Slow Down!'

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120657190798066839.html?mod=todays_us_personal_journal

 

MARITIME

 

3) Yes, You Can Get Internet Access in the Middle of the Gulf of Alaska

Wireless Web service is available on Alaska Marine Highways' ferry.

Link to story on ZD Net:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=966

 

OTHER

 

4) Officials Preach Cooperation at Colorado Transportation Summit

Link to story in The Coloradoan:

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/NEWS01/803270349/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Evaluation of the Flashing Yellow Arrow Permissive-Only Left-Turn Indication Field Implementation

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8835

 

6) Latest Issue of the Integrated Corridor Management Quarterly Newsletter

Link to newsletter from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=422

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Smile for the Speed-Enforcement Camera

Van's technology will catch speeders in Illinois work zones.

Link to story and video in The State Journal-Register:

http://www.sj-r.com/News/stories/27599.asp

 

8) Court Stays FCC's New E-911 Standards

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.news.com/Court-stays-FCCs-new-E911-standards/2100-1039_3-6235653.html

 

9) Lahore Traffic Police and Parks Agency Bicker Over LED Screens on City's Main Roads

Link to story in the Daily Times:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C03%5C26%5Cstory_26-3-2008_pg13_1

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) British Conservative Party Says Re-Phase London Traffic Lights to Prevent Jams

Link to story on New Car Net:

http://www.newcarnet.co.uk/Auto_news.html?id=7797

 

VEHICLES

 

11) Turn Your Car Into a Traveling Wi-Fi Hotspot

Link to story in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207000117

 

 

News Releases

1) Consumer Telematics Hardware and Services Revenue Will Reach $41 Billion by 2013

2) Traffic Video Web Site Upgrades Service in Portland, Oregon Area

3) SpeedInfo Sensors Give Up-to-the-Minute Traffic Information to Commuters North of Seattle

4) Dash Navigation Now Shipping First Two-Way Connected GPS Device Exclusively in Amazon.com's Electronics Store

5) ATX to Introduce Executive Business Theater to SAE World Congress

6) Delphi Data Connectivity Systems Bring New Technologies Into Truck Cabs, Sleeper Boxes

7) UK Highways Agency Business Plan 2008-09: Creating a more sustainable, reliable and safer road network

 

 

Upcoming Events

Effective Public Involvement Web Seminar – April 30

http://www.ite.org/education/webinars_public.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1968 **40^th anniversary** - Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, the first person in space, died in an aircraft training accident.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0309.html

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, March 26, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Federal Aviation Administration Wants Stoplights Added to Runways

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/business/26runway.html?ex=1364184000&en=cf58eb4e863fa288&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Link to FAA fact sheet: 

http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=10166

 

2) FAA Sees Three Air Traffic Control Outages in Two Days

Link to story in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/OUT03258.xml&headline=FAA%20Sees%20Three%20ATC%20Outages%20In%20Two%20Days

 

3) Will 'Deltalina' Get Passengers to Watch Airline Safety Video?

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-03-25-air-routes_N.htm

Link to video:  http://youtube.com/watch?v=MgpzUo_kbFY

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) China Cracks Down on Illegal Online Map Services to Protect State Security

Link to Xinhua story:

http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/userobject1ai3491316.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) Review of the Dash Express

First navigation device that pulls real-time traffic, movie times and locations, map and firmware updates, and even up-to-date gas prices from the Web.

Link to review in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2279344,00.asp

 

MARITIME

 

6) Detecting Nuclear Smuggling

Radiation monitors at US ports cannot reliably detect highly enriched uranium.

Link to story in Scientific American:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=detecting-nuclear-smuggling

 

OTHER

 

7) Pentagon Approves Development of New Radios

Next generation system will provide secure Internet-like capabilities and networking for voice, text, audio and video for aircraft, ships and ground stations.

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWAT00918920080326

 

8) Motorola to Break Into Two Companies

Link to AP story:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j-RCUgjHw2Gtkpzwf6TyZbs_ZBOQD8VLA3AG0

Link to news release from Motorola:

http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=9430_9359_23&pageLocaleId=2026

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Color-Coded Signs Map Out Highway Detours in Pennsylvania

Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_559015.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) US Increases Fingerprint IDs at Airports

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2538685320080325

 

11) States Get Breathing Room on Real ID

Link to story on Stateline:

http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=294831

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Vehicle Systems Warn of Danger Ahead

Link to McClatchy Newspapers story:

http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/811541.html  (may require free registration)

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Texas Changeable Message Signs Send Mixed Messages to Motorists

Link to story and video report on WFAA-TV:

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa080325_jh_electronicsigns.27c2e943.html  (may require free registration)

 

14) 'Smart' Signs May Save Lives in Queensland

Link to story in the Sunshine Coast Daily:

http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/mar/26/smart-signs-may-help-save-lives/

 

15) New York State's 511 to Alert Commuters to Transit Woes

Link to story in The Advocate:

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com//ci_8699135?IADID=Search-www.stamfordadvocate.com-www.stamfordadvocate.com

 

16) Signs of the Times

Profile of the North West regional traffic control center.

Link to story in the Rochdale Observer:

http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1042291_signs_of_the_times

 

17) £1 Million Congestion System Goes Live in Kettering, UK

Link to story in the Evening Telegraph:

http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/1m-congestion-system-goes-live.3914003.jp

 

18) Rock County, Wisconsin May Participate in State's Intelligent Transportation System

Link to story and audio report on WCLO Radio:

http://wclo.com/news/2008/mar/26/rock-county-may-participate-states-intelligent-tra/

 

19) Changes Planned for UK Department for Transport's Database of Traffic Movement Information

Link to story on PublicTechnology.net:

http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=14907&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

 

20) Hey Denver – Stow It on I-70!

Newspaper says more and better traffic information is needed for highway to mountain resort area.

Link to editorial in the Vail Daily:

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080326/EDITS/684336118

 

21) The Collaborative Advantage: Realizing the Tangible Benefits of Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration

Link to manual from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/benefits_guide/index.htm

 

 

News Releases

1) Business Use of Wi-Fi Hotspots Nearly Doubles in 2007 – Airports led usage, growth at train stations and ferries

2) Toyota to Conduct Spring Traffic Safety Campaign

3) XFMedia Traffic Radio Channel Car Owner Club in Guangdong Expands to 80,000

4) Motorola Brings the Power of Touch to Mobile TV Device – Includes Navigation and Real-Time Traffic Information

 

 

Job Postings

-  Procurement Analyst – New York City Transit – New York City, New York

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=2067

 -  Transit Marketing & Customer Service Manager – Madison Metro – Madison, Wisconsin

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=2074

 -  Transportation Specialist – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC

http://jobsearch.dot.gov/jobsearch.asp?jbf574=TD04&q=&jbf522=&fn=4639&salmin=&salmax=&paygrademin=13&paygrademax=14&jbf565=0&FedEmp=N&tm=&sort=rv&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&FedPub=Y&SUBMIT1.x=44&SUBMIT1.y=15

 

 

Upcoming Events

International Bridge Conference – June 2-4 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

http://www.eswp.com/bridge/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1958 **50^th anniversary** - Explorer 3 was launched.  The spacecraft provided data on the Van Allen radiation belt.

http://history.nasa.gov/explorer.html

 

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