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- Call for Papers – Attracting Talent; Keeping Talent - What works for building and maintaining a skilled workforce in transportation? – Transportation Research Board

http://www.trb.org/utils/CFPDetail.asp?cid=930

- Call for Papers – How to Get People Interested in Transportation – Transportation Research Board

http://www.trb.org/utils/CFPDetail.asp?cid=931

Upcoming Events

2008 American Public Works Association International Public Works Congress & Exhibition – August 17-20 – New Orleans

http://www.apwa.net/meetings/congress/2008/

Friday Bonus

Sure, the price of fuel is sky high, but David Letterman has a few ideas on how to have fun in a car without traveling far.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hSvd4_lwq1s&feature=related

Today in Transportation History

1883 **125^th anniversary** - A stampede, sparked by rumors of an impeding collapse, killed twelve people on newly opened the Brooklyn Bridge.

http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/bbridge/bbridgenews/..%5Cbbicb06081883/bbicb06081883.htm

**Correction** Yesterday's "Today in Transportation" feature had the wrong year. It should have been 1953 for the conquering of Mount Everest.

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Kamis, 29 Mei 2008

[TCN] Thursday, May 29, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 29, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Continental's Pilot Program: Electronic Boarding Pass

Link to story in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1212035842201940.xml&coll=1

2) In-flight Entertainment in Your Hands

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/28/db.ipodplanes/index.html

3) Emerging Use of Wireless Ground Support Equipment

Link to story in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/Emerging-Use-of-Wireless-GSE/1$19783

MARITIME

4) Port Worker ID Program Could Face More Delays

Workers are not getting help when they apply.

Link to AP story:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIamqyZEQR62GMgBUJInyZALOKKwD90UTREG0

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Data Management System Helps Texas DOT Analyze Traffic Accidents

Link to story in Texas Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/tt/articles/298858

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

6) 'Secret Weapon' Will Monitor I-5 Traffic

Wireless cameras will allow Sacramento area officials to monitor traffic, adjust signals.

Link to story and video reports on KCRA-TV:

http://www.kcra.com/survive/16419102/detail.html

News Releases

1) Microsoft Virtual Earth Platform Selected by Leading State and Regional Agencies in the US – Texas and Ohio DOTs Use to Provide Traffic Information

2) Ecall Provider ATX Group Among Organizations Uniting to Improve European Emergency Response

3) Court Dismisses TransCore Lawsuit Against ETC Corporation

Job Posting

- Manager of Toll System Development – MTA Bridges and Tunnels – New York City

http://www.mta.info/bandt/employ/jobp741.htm

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Seminar: Freight Planning - Impacts on Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions – June 18

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=430

Today in Transportation History

1955 **55^th anniversary** - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

http://imagingeverest.rgs.org/Concepts/Imaging_Everest/-75.html

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Rabu, 28 Mei 2008

[TCN] Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

CAMERAS

1) No Red Light Cameras for Some Illinois Towns

Link to story in the Quad-City Times:

http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/05/28/news/illinois/doc483cb61e0c279377310002.txt?sPos=3

2) SANRAL Camera Project Winds Up

Cameras and variable message boards deployed in Johannesburg area.

Link to story on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2008/0805281038.asp?O=FPTOP&S=IT%20in%20Government&A=ITG

3) More Webcams Will View Colorado's Vail Pass

In future drivers will be able to see entire pass online.

Link to story in the Vail Daily:

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080528/NEWS/836345915

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Sacramento's Big Fix: Will GPS Systems be Any Help?

Link to story and video report in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/970330.html

5) Pulsars Could Serve as Extraterrestrial PNT Beacons

Link to story in GPS World:

http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/System+Design+and+Test+News/Pulsars-Could-Serve-as-Extraterrestrial-PNT-Beacon/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/519227?contextCategoryId=33831

OTHER

6) Young Professionals in Transportation Group Started in Washington, DC

Group's mission is to provide career guidance, fellowship, and networking opportunities for young professionals in the transportation field.

Link to further information:

http://ypt.transportation.org/

RAILROADS

7) Local Officials in Louisiana in Dark About Chemicals on Trains

Link to story in the Insurance Journal:

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2008/05/27/90360.htm

Link to story in The Daily Advertiser:

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080528/NEWS01/805280320/-1/NEWSFRONT2

8) High-Speed Rail: Internet Connection on Thalys Trains

Link to story on the Transport Information Group:

http://en.transport-expertise.org/index.php/2008/05/27/high-speed-rail-internet-connection-on-board-thalys-trains/

ROADWAYS

9) Language Not a Barrier for Some Drivers

Knowing English not a requirement for a driver's license in some states.

Link to story in The Republican & Herald:

http://www.republicanherald.com/articles/2008/05/28/news/local_news/pr_republican.20080528.a.pg1.pr28licenses_s1.1708666_top3.txt

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Installation of Radio Frequency Technology at Texas-Mexico Border Will Cause Short-Term Delays at Entry Points

Link to AP story:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-bordertech_27tex.ART.State.Edition1.45fd25c.html

TELEMATICS

11) Not Just Traffic: Inrix Makes a Bold Move

Link to story in Perspectives on LBS:

http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=518985

TRANSIT

12) Small Library Opening at BART Station

Vending-like machine will accept library cards and dispense books.

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/28/BABT10ULLU.DTL

Link to news release from the Contra Costa County Library:

http://www.contra-costa.lib.ca.us/press_releases/library-a-go-go.html

News Releases

1) Copenhagen Airports Introduces Unique Wireless Technology

2) Transport-Expertise.org Web Site is Up and Running; Presents Topical News, Studies and Analysis with a French-American Way of Thinking

3) Watch This Space: Video Surveillance Software Revenue to Grow Fourfold by 2013

4) Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2008 at TU Eindhoven

Upcoming Events

2008 Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium – August 14-15 – Madison, Wisconsin

http://www.mrutc.org/midcon/

Today in Transportation History

1987 – Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old West German pilot, landed a small private plane in Moscow's Red Square.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,819972,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=fromtheobserver

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Selasa, 27 Mei 2008

[TCN] Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

One Day Left to Register for the 15th World Congress on ITS Webinar

There's still time left to register for "Welcome to the World Congress," an informative, one hour Webinar on the upcoming 15^th World Congress on ITS featuring ITS America's 2008 Annual Meeting. This Webinar will be held free of charge from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, May 28. Hosted by Michael Freitas of Ygomi LLC, participants will receive an update on the program, exhibits, VII technology demonstrations, networking and ancillary events, technical tours, and registration information. To register, go to www.itsa.org/worldcongress.html.

AVIATION

1) Airlines Come Clean on In-Flight Mobile Phone Calls

Five airlines are testing mobile phone calls in-flight, eight are sitting on the fence, one has banned them.

Link to story in The Times:

http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/news/article4014548.ece

CAMERAS

2) New Cyprus Traffic Cameras Could be Up and Running Within Eight Months

Link to story in the Cyprus Mail:

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=39429&cat_id=1

CARTOGRAPHY

3) California State Automobile Association's Paper Map Unit Nears End of Road

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/27/BUOE10S5V4.DTL

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) One Pass to Rule Them All? Ten Southern States Try to Unify Their Tolls

Link to column in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/community/news/maitland/orl-roadwise2608may26,0,3707128.column

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) New Crusader for Illinois Tollway

Captain Tollway and 'Know Before you Go' campaign unveiled.

Link to story in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=197879&src=109

Link to news release from the Illinois Tollway:

http://www.illinoistollway.com/portal/page?_pageid=54,1927739&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

6) Go Slow, On the Road and Behind the Camera

California Department of Transportation to use slow-motion videos to promote teen driving safety.

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thehomeroom/2008/05/go-slow.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) South Carolina Leads Nation in Texts While Driving

Link to story in The Post and Courier:

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/may/25/state_leads_nation_texts_while_driving42148/

TELEMATICS

8) Get Set to Have Ads on Board

High-tech in cars will be brought to you by sponsors.

Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080525/BUSINESS01/805250536/1014/BUSINESS01

9) Driver Assistance Systems Push Auto Navigation Utility

Link to story in EE Times Asia:

http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800525878_499491_NT_f2c42a76.HTM

TRANSIT

10) Riding the Rails and Surfing the Internet

Link to story in The Examiner:

http://www.examiner.com/a-1405680~Riding_the_rails_and_surfing_the_Internet.html

11) Transforming Buses Into Mobile Sensing Platforms

Link to story on cellular-news:

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/31386.php

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Test to Warn California Motorists About Fog

Link to story in The Fresno Bee:

http://www.fresnobee.com/384/story/627501.html

13) Connecticut Moves Forward with 511 for Travel Updates

Link to story in The News-Times:

http://origin.newstimes.com/ci_9390218

14) New Jersey DOT Sending Traffic Alerts

Link to story in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080525/COMMUNITY/805250474

15) Metro Networks Keeps Traffic Reports Flowing in Jacksonville, Florida Area

Link to story in The Florida Times-Union:

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/052608/bus_282260252.shtml

16) Method Uses 'Bluetooth' to Track Travel Time for Vehicles, Pedestrians

Link to story on AScribe Newswire:

http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20080527.110835&time=11%2025%20PDT&year=2008&public=0

News Releases

1) Arriva Launches Free Wi-Fi Service on Trains Across Denmark

2) HD Radio Manufacturing Infrastructure Now Enables Low-Power, Low-Cost Designs

3) Current Technology Acquires Celevoke

4) Telematics Services from ATX Now Available to Peugeot Owners in Germany

Upcoming Events

North American Travel Monitoring Exposition and Conference – August 6-8 – Washington, DC

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=060e4400-a26c-430e-bdad-9174bc50f9d2

Today in Transportation History

1967 – The US Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is christened by Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy in Newport News, Virginia.

http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cv67.htm

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