[TCN] Tuesday, May 6, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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Registration for IBTTA's Organization Management Workshop Now Open -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1-3, 2008

 

Centered on the theme Partnership and Performance – Connecting People and Ideas, IBTTA heads to Philly to explore generational factors as they pertain to internal and external communications. Workplace ethics and performance measurement will be explored along with an array of other timely issues surrounding the management of your organization. This workshop is hosted by The Delaware River and Bay Authority, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and South Jersey Transportation Authority. Registration deadline is May 23, 2008. Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) US Airlines Bump Up Digital Fun

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-05-05-inflight-entertainment_N.htm

 

2) Free Wi-Fi, but Not for All

Airports, other locations offer free access, but sometimes with a catch.

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/technology/06wifi.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

 

3) Lebanon Looking into Alleged Hezbollah Cameras at Airport

Link to AP story:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h1Jc76ksD1dRMUku6hkfGK6PEUywD90FNCVO0

 

4) Art to Jazz Up Phoenix Airport

Podcasts, digital art are said to be good PR tool for airports.

Link to story in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0505airportart0505.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) China to Investigate Google for Illegal Maps: Official Media

Link to AFP story:

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpWeF-qq5-YPApYOoLM1b7yh-Hew

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Site Sends Out Speed-Trap Warnings Based on GPS

Link to story on KXAN-TV:

http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=8274692

 

MARITIME

 

7) EU to Take Poland to Court Over Maritime Traffic Monitoring Legislation

Link to Thomson Financial story:

http://www.hemscott.com/news/latest-news/item.do?newsId=63451699854226

Link to news release from the European Commission:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/706&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Microsoft Signs Software Deal with Hyundai and Kia

Opens door to music players, phones.

Link to AP story:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080506/microsoft_autos.html?.v=3 

Link to news release from Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/may08/05-05InCarInfotainmentPR.mspx

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Gamemaker Sues to Lift Chicago Transit Authority's Ban on Ads for 'Grand Theft Auto IV'

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue-brf1-cta-grand-theft-autmay06,0,5621478.story

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Michigan Makes It Easier to Get Around Delays

Updated Web site provides listing of major construction, traffic updates, highway speeds, views from traffic cameras and other features.

Link to column in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/BLOG13/80506019

Link to site:  http://www.michigan.gov/drive

 

 

News Releases

1) Chicago Transit Authority Bus Tracker Program Expanding with Addition of 18 Bus Routes

2) Operation Lifesaver Kicks Off National Transportation Week

3) NXP and Siemens Develop GPS/GSM-based Toll System for Private Vehicles

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS-NY Fifteenth Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition – June 12-13 – Saratoga Springs, New York

http://www.its-ny.org/pdf/announc2008FIN2-28-08.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1856 – American explorer Robert Edwin Peary was born in Cresson, Pennsylvania.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0406.html#article

 

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