[TCN] Thursday, April 3, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, April 3, 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) FAA, Military at Odds Over Alerts Made About Unresponsive Jet

Link to AP story:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20080402-1848-wst-sleepingpilots.html

 

2) San Francisco Airport's New Layer of Bio-terrorism Defense

Link to story on KGO-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6047721

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) British Government Funds Sat-Nav Integration Project

Link to story on ZDNet UK:

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39379154,00.htm?r=1

 

4) NAVITIME: Made in Japan and Global Ambitions for Pedestrian Navigation

Link to story in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=748

 

MARITIME

 

5) Satellite-Based Information System to Bolster Maritime Security Along India's Coast

Link to story in livemint:

http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/03012904/By-Nov-govt-to-get-an-eye-in.html

 

OTHER

 

6) Intelligent Systems in All Walks of Life

Mechatronic advances will benefit medicine, sensing, robotics, manufacturing, space technology, and transportation.

Link to story in InTech:

http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?Section=Article_Index1&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=68644

 

RAILROADS

 

7) CSX to Open Dispatching Center in Huntington, West Virginia

Link to story in The State Journal:

http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=36775

Link to news release from CSX Transportation:

http://csx.com/?fuseaction=media.news_detail&i=49622

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Illinois Lawmakers Propose Crosswalk Cell Phone Ban

Link to story in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/875044,CST-NWS-cross03.article

 

9) US Senator Calls for Tighter Northern Border Surveillance

Says country should install more air and ground radar stations along Canadian border.

Link to story in Washington Technology:

http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32558-1.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) High-Tech Signage to Reduce Queensland Crashes and Improve Freight Movement

Link to story in Supply Chain Review:

http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/article.cfm?StoryID=34592&SiloID=0

 

11) Chesapeake, Virginia Traffic Cameras Going Live on City's Web Site

Link to story in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/chesapeake-traffic-cameras-going-live-citys-web-site

Link to Chesapeake Expressway cameras:

http://www.chesapeake.va.us/services/depart/pub-wrks/chesapeake_expressway/webcam.shtml

 

 

News Releases

1) Airports Form Consortium to Work with TSA on Biometrics

2) EuroCheapo.com Launches Search Engine for European Budget Airlines

3) Mobile Location Based Services Revenue to Reach $13.3 Billion Worldwide by 2013

4) Air Canada Launches Travel Assistance Service for Customers Affected by Unexpected Travel Disruptions

5) Global Traffic Network, Inc. Announces Introduction of the Mobile Traffic Network Broadcast Platform

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Operations Research Analyst – Volpe National Transportation Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=70232684  

 

 

Upcoming Events

Location Intelligence Conference – April 28-30 – Santa Clara, California

http://www.locationintelligence.net

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1948 **60^th anniversary** - The first run of the Texas Chief, a Santa Fe passenger train which ran between Chicago and Galveston.

http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/Internet/Consists/15TxChf.htm

 

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