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[TCN] Friday, May 16, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 16, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) New Airline Rules on Tarmac Delays

Airlines will now have to provide complete data about flights that are canceled after leaving the gate and flights that are diverted to another airport.

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/washington/16cnd-delays.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Link to news release from the US Department of Transportation:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot7108.htm

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Online Interactive Maps Chart Noise in UK Urban Areas

Link to BBC News story and video report:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7403280.stm

Link to news release from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2008/080516.htm

Link to noise maps: http://www.defra.gov.uk/noisemapping

3) California Governor Pushes for Upgrades to State's Technology Infrastructure

Governor calls for creation of task force to help agencies employ geographic information systems to improve public safety.

Link to story in The San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_9279556?nclick_check=1

Link to news release and video from the California Governor's Office:

http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/9612/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Lockheed Gets the Nod for GPS III

Link to story in GPS World:

http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/Latest+News/Lockheed-Gets-the-Nod-for-GPS-III/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517495?contextCategoryId=1385

Link to news release from Lockheed Martin:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2008/515_ss_gps.html

OTHER

5) Sponsors in a Better Position to Maintain Mumbai Traffic Booths

Government says ads on traffic booths necessary for their proper maintenance.

Link to Express News Service story:

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Sponsors-in-a-better-position-to-maintain-traffic-booths-Govt-tells-HC/310433/

Photo of traffic booth with advertising: http://www.ronakadvertising.com/imgs/booth1.gif

6) Proposal Barring Illinois' Officials' Names from Billboards Heads to State Senate

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-legis-16may16,0,3743585.story

Link to bill: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=000504300K5-20

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Major Aviation Announcements Made at 1^st Ever US DOT Bloggers' Row

Link to blog:

http://fastlane.dot.gov/secretarysblog/2008/05/today-i-welcome.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US DOT to Expand IT Security Services

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152572-1.html

TELEMATICS

9) Time Partitioning Drives Faster Software Integration for Telematics and Infotainment: Part 1 - Time Problem, Constraints, and a Simulation Model

Link to article in Automotive DesignLine:

http://www.automotivedesignline.com/;jsessionid=5JHP2XPO5KUFEQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN

TRANSIT

10) 'God Bless America' Removed from Buses in Beaumont, Texas

Link to story on KFDM-TV:

http://www.kfdm.com/news/america_26055___article.html/bless_buses.html

11) Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recover in the Transit Industry

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9048

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) 511 Service Off to Slow Start in Canada

Link to story on InterGovWorld: