[TCN] Wednesday, March 19, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Controllers Keep Busy at Charlotte, Nation's 10^th-Largest Airport

Link to story from The Charlotte Observer:

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/2598942/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Seeing Double in Quest to Map Boston's Roads

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/19/seeing_double_in_quest_to_map_bostons_roads/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) New Hampshire House OK's Bill Limiting Use of Radio Tracking Devices

bars the state from using the devices in drivers licenses, license plates and E-ZPass transponders.

Link to story in the Union Leader:

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=House+OK's+bill+limiting+use+of+radio+tracking+devices&articleId=382680c5-4cc2-4800-9dac-e33e38e0e98c

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Bryan Mistele, Inrix: "Lifetime Traffic Subscription is Going to be a Standard Way"

Link to interview in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=723  (free registration required)

 

MARITIME

 

5) Port of Pittsburgh Get Patent for SmartLock Navigation Aid

Link to story on MarineLog:

http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMVII/2008mar00185.html

Link to patent:

http://ftp.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week41/OG/geographical/CTRY_Philippines.htm

 

6) Computer Sciences Corp. to Build Out Maritime Surveillance System

Link to story in Washington Technology:

http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32448-1.html

 

OTHER

 

7) I-78 Portable Electronic Sign Hacked

Link to story in the Reading Eagle:

http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=83681

 

PARKING

 

8) Control Centers to Monitor Parking Areas in Abu Dhabi

Link to story in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2008/March/theuae_March630.xml&section=theuae&col=

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Rail Safety Improves, but Still Could be Better

Changes suggested to grade crossing signaling.

Link to commentary on Wired News:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/rail-safety-imp.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Auburn, Maine Officials Tout Traffic Cameras

Link to story in the Sun Journal:

http://www.sunjournal.com/story/257061-3/MaineNews/Auburn_officials_tout_traffic_cameras/

 

11) Federal Communications Commission Closes Spectrum Auction

Fresh strategy needed for public safety network.

Link to story in Washington Technology:

http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32458-1.html  

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Pay-per-Use Telematics Services Coming

Link to story on Edmunds Inside Line:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125238

 

13) Linux Well-Positioned in Booming Telematics Market

Link to story on LinuxDevices:

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3110875142.html

 

TRANSIT

 

14) Transit Gates, Smart Cards Won't Come Fast to British Columbia

Link to BC Local News story:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/16828096.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) New Services Offer Traffic and Weather Data

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/autoshow/2008/03/19/new-services-offer-weather-and-traffic-data/?mod=googlenews_wsj

Link to news release from Inrix:

http://www.inrix.com/pressrelease.asp?ID=42

 

16) Coming to a Gas Station Near You

PumpTop TV provides news and information as you fuel your vehicle.

Link to story in the Daily Press:

http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/gas_5469___article.html/most_pumping.html

 

 

News Releases

1) A Billion GPS Chips Expected to Ship in 2013

2) Adoption of Contactless Payment for Retail and Transit Confirmed at Smart Card Alliance Industry Leaders Summit

3) Cisco Renews ARINC's Certification as Technology Partner for Interoperability

4) Johannesburg has Programs in Place to Get Immediate Information on Potholes and Inform Public

 

 

Job Postings

-  Project Consultant – Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago, Illinois

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1965

 -  Senior Planner – C-TRAN – Vancouver, Washington

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1979

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Assessing the Potential for BRT in Your Region: Lessons Learned from a Los Angeles/New York ITS Peer-to-Peer Exchange – April 14

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s080416_brt.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1918 **90^th anniversary** - The US Congress passed the Standard Time Act, establishing standard time zones in the United States.

http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/timeznp.html

 

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