[TCN] Tuesday, May 20, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Transportation Security Administration to Test ID-Only Check of Pilots

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-05-19-pilots_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

 

2) Controlling Air Traffic's Future: Can Ambitions for Shifting to Satellite-Based ATC be Realized?

Link to story on ATWOnline:

http://www.atwonline.com/channels/indepth/index.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) New Technology Guides First Responders

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2008-05-19-emergencygps_N.htm

 

MARITIME

 

4) Port of Houston Seeks Flexibility in Security Funding

Officials tell congressman they want changes in federal grant program so they can replace worn-out technology quickly to help protect key areas.

Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/5790991.html

Link to news release from the Port of Houston Authority:

http://www.irconnect.com/poha/pages/news_releases.html?d=143096

 

OTHER

 

5) North Carolina DOT Paid for Free Advice

Link to story and video report on WRAL-TV:

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2908923/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) North Carolina Officials Urge Motorists to Move Over

Link to story and video report on News 14 Carolina:

http://news14.com/content/top_stories/595869/officials-urge-motorists-to-move-over/Default.aspx

Link to additional information from Families for Roadside Safety:  http://www.f-o-r-s.com/home/project/

 

TRANSIT

 

7) AVL Systems for Bus Transit: Update

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9051

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

8) Inrix Sees the Future of Traffic Prediction

Link to CNET News story:

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9947788-7.html

Link to news release from Inrix:

http://www.inrix.com/pressrelease.asp?ID=54

 

9) 'SmartWay' System Will Give Interstate Traffic Warning in Memphis Area

Link to story in The Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/may/20/fast-lane-about-to-get-a-bit-smoother/

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Gearing Up for the .car Era

Link to story on Wired:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/05/gearing-up-for.html

 

 

News Releases

1) RFID to Become a $9.7 Billion Industry within Five Years

2) Wind River and Intel to Drive an Open Source Platform for Automotive Industry

3) Wind River Announces Disruptive Infotainment Platform for Automotive Industry

4) Inrix Announces Total Fusion Traffic

5) Inrix Announces World's First 'Third Generation' Routing Engine

6) Navteq Launches Enhanced Traffic Patterns

7) Navteq and MapQuest Expand Business Arrangement

 

 

Upcoming Events

2008 Special Summit on Open Road Tolling – July 13-15 – Plano, Texas

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2885

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1498 **510^th anniversary** - Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gamma, arrived in Calicut, India.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1497degama.html

 

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