[TCN] Friday, July 4, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Friday, July 4, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

 

1) GPS Might Help Monitor Fuel Usage

Link to story in The Oklahoman:

http://newsok.com/gps-might-help-monitor-fuel-usage/article/3265877/?tm=1215142583

 

OTHER

 

2) University of Virginia Traffic Operations Class has Students Create Podcasts on Sustainable Transportation

Link to story from U.Va. Engineer:

http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=5625

 

3) Texas Transportation Researcher Online

 -  Innovation Through Research

 -  Integrating Advanced Technology

 -  The Sound of Safety - When Hearing is Seeing

 -  Managed Lanes Research Shows Broad Reach

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=44&issue=1&article=0

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

4) ESC Symposium Calls for Commitment in Promoting Safety Technologies

Link to story from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/esc_symposium_calls_for_commitment_in_promoting_safety_technologies.htm

 

TELEMATICS

 

5) India to Track Fast Growth in Telematics

Link to story on Sify:

http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14708623

 

6) Trick Out Your Fleet with Fuel Consumption Monitors from Networkcar

Link to column on ZDNet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1187

 

 

News Releases

1) New Agreement to Accelerate Deployment of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS)

 

 

Upcoming Events

IBTTA 76^th Annual Meeting & Exhibition – September 20-24 – Baltimore, Maryland

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2886

 

 

Friday Bonus

Many TV stations are combining news, traffic and weather together but this station's approach is unique.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UoME0qdmOS0

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1837 – Construction began on the Grand Junction Railway in England.

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/railways/GJR.htm

 

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