[TCN] Friday, October 31, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Friday, October 31, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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Tickets Going Fast for the 15^th World Congress on ITS "Night in Times Square"  

 

Join fellow 15^th World Congress on ITS participants for a truly special evening on Wednesday, November 19 as the World Congress takes over the ESPN Zone in Times Square.  Tickets are selling quickly and there may be limited availability once you get to World Congress in November. Located in the heart of Times Square, the ESPN Zone is a world where sport is king. You'll enjoy a tasty menu featuring generous portions of expertly prepared American grill food, an arena of interactive games and attractions, and an unparalleled sports viewing experience.  Don't miss this exciting networking opportunity. Tickets are $75.00 and can be purchased at www.itsworldcongress.org.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Officials: EU, US Agree on Air Cargo Screening

Link to AP story:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j50X92W5lDhP-j1lxqjitZe0xCfAD94555JG1

 

2) Airport Security Report Lightweight?

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-10-30-screeners_N.htm

Link to report from the US Department of Homeland Security Inspector General:

http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-90_Sep08.pdf

 

3) Maryland Medevac Crash: Controller Not Required to Know Procedure, FAA Says

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/30/AR2008103004436.html

Link to preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board:

http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20081001X14522&key=1

 

4) Sydney-Bound Qantas Jet 'Flying Blind'

Air New Zealand jet guides 747 with malfunctioning weather radar.

Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/sydneybound-qantas-jet-flying-blind/2008/10/29/1224956143124.html

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Amtrak Signs are Creating False Sense of Security, Some Residents Say

Signs advise parking lot has video surveillance, but resident says cameras don't work and railroad won't verify camera status.

Link to story in the Auburn Journal:

http://www.auburnjournal.com/detail/97476.html

 

OTHER

 

6) Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2008 Update

Link to document from US DOT:

http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS//REPTS_TE/14412.htm

 

RAILROADS

 

7) End to the Mobile Phone Bores: New 'Quiet' Train Carriages to Block Mobile Phone Signals

Link to story in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1080866/End-mobile-phone-bores-New-quiet-train-carriages-block-mobile-phone-signals.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Emergency Detour Signs to Help Battle Traffic Jams in Ontario

Link to story and video in The London Free Press:

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/10/31/7260946-sun.html

 

9) Predicting Traffic Jams

Singapore Land Transport Authority working with IBM to develop algorithm to predict traffic flow.

Link to story from The New Straits Times:

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20081031-97513.html

Link to further information from IBM:

http://domino.watson.ibm.com/comm/research.nsf/pages/r.statistics.innovation.traffic.html

 

TRANSIT

 

10) BART Wi-Fi Plan Hits Funding Skid

Link to story in The Examiner:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/BART_Wi-Fi_plan_hits_funding_skid.html

 

11) Technology Pioneer Finds Its Gravy Train on Public Transit

Advertisers are hopping aboard high-tech system that lights up the dark places.

Link to story in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081031.RADHOCRACY31/TPStory/Business

Link to further information from Sidetrack Technologies:

http://www.sidetrack.ca/system.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Finnra Starts Digitraffic Service

Link to story from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

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

 

VEHICLES

 

13) New Jersey Mechanics Seek the Keys to Servicing All Cars

Proposed law, a first in US, would give motorists the ability to obtain the manufacturer's 'codes' necessary to diagnose, service and repair their vehicles.

Link to story in NJBIZ:

http://tinyurl.com/6eosyk

 

 

News Releases

1) ITS America Announces Finalists for the 2008 Best of ITS Awards

 

 

Upcoming Events

Intertraffic China 2009 – March 18-20 – Shanghai

http://www.china.intertraffic.com/intertrafficchina2009/e

 

 

Friday Bonuses

With today being Halloween, I have a couple of items appropriate for the occasion.

The Haunted Tugboat in Port of Milwaukee

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/33551734.html

Batman Surprises Speeders

http://www.wpbf.com/news/17841174/detail.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1913 **95^th anniversary** - The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the US, is dedicated.

http://lincolnhighway.jameslin.name/papers/examiner/1913-10-31.html

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, October 29, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Dallas/Fort Worth, Shanghai Airports Sign Marketing Agreement

Airports will share information on subjects such as tourism, cargo, environmental issues, airport security, runway safety and operations.

Link to story in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/1003851.html

 

2) Airports Propose Biometric Framework

Link to story on AviationNews.net:

http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=160806

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Harris Seeks Piece of $1 Billion GPS Job

Link to story in Florida Today:

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20081029/BUSINESS/810290312/1003/business

 

4) Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting for Turn-by-Turn Directions on the iPhone

Link to blog in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/10/dont_hold_your.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Utah Officials Roll Out Public Education Plan to Encourage Alternative Transportation

Link to story in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_10841523

Link to TravelWise Utah:  http://www.travelwise.utah.gov

 

RAILROADS

 

6) India's Central Railway has Its Own Way to Monitor Trains Without GPS

Link to story in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Rlys_has_its_own_way_to_monitor_trains_without_GPS_/articleshow/3649720.cms

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Ontario Cell Phone Ban Hits iPods

Link to story in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/526513

 

8) Emergency Response Official Credentials: Attaining Trust in Credentials Across Multiple Jurisdictions for Disaster Response and Recovery

Link to story in Smart Card Talk:

http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/newsletter-200810-feature?issue=200810

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Transit Smart Cards Targeted for 2010 in Ottawa

Link to story in The Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/bustech/story.html?id=2b52119c-df53-4c58-8ed9-2350ebc2d20e

 

10) Ontario's London Transit Leading High-Tech Transit Revolution

Link to story in The London Free Press:

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/10/29/7235581-sun.html

 

11) South Korea Uses Web Technology to Boost Public Transit Use

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/418675

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Mobile TrafficTV Service Upgraded

Link to story in Mobile Entertainment:

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/31825/Mobile-TrafficTV-service-upgraded

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Ford Hybrids' Gauges Sprout Leaves, Highlight Fuel-Efficient Driving

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/environment/2008-10-28-Ford-hybrid-fuel-efficiency_N.htm

Link to news release from Ford:

http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-announcements/press-releases/press-releases-detail/pr-ford26rsquos-smartgauge-with-29300

 

 

News Releases

1) Raytheon Conducts High-Security Maritime Experiment with US Coast Guard Research and Development Center

2) NTSB Adds Restricted Cell Phone Use, EMS Safety to 2009 Most Wanted List of Safety Improvements

 

 

Job Postings

 - Economists – The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=76871796&AVSDM=10%2F29%2F2008+2%3A53%3A43+PM

 

 

Upcoming Events

Third US–Asia Airport Issues Conference and Exposition – December 9-11 – Tamuning, Guam

http://events.aaae.org/sites/081009/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1998 **10^th anniversary** - STS-95, carrying astronaut John Glenn, launched from the Kennedy Space Center.

http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-95/OVR22.htm

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, October 28, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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GEWI's TIC Provides Complete Solution for US DOT's

 

The new TIC3 architecture will be demonstrated at ITS World Congress in New York by GEWI in booth #1025.  TIC3 is a complete re-engineering of GEWI's internationally acclaimed TIC software platform.  TIC is used in over 70 projects worldwide for many purposes, and in the US, for condition and incident collection and distribution.  TIC is a proven commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution and can be used for traffic management centers and 511 services.  Contact jim.oneill@gewi.com to discuss your requirements.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Germany Rejects Full-Body Scans at Airports

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/10/24/germany-xray.html

 

2) InMotion Offers Music in Airports for the Forgetful Traveler

Free travel podcasts and other audio material also available.

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/10/music-in-airpor.html

Link to news release from EMI Music:

http://www.emigroup.com/Press/2008/press109.htm

 

3) Florida Airports Launch New Redesigned Web Sites

Link to story in The News-Press:

http://www.news-press.com/article/20081028/COLUMNISTS14/810280345/1014/business

Link to Southwest Florida International Airport site:  http://www.flylcpa.com/

 

BICYCLES

 

4) Dots Mark the Spot for Bicyclists to Trigger Traffic Lights

Link to story in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/525643

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Proposal Would Suspend Jefferson Parish Traffic Cameras During Evacuations

Link to story in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/storms_may_shutter_traffic_cam.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) E-ZPass at Rhode Island Bridge Get Federal Funding Boost

Link to story on WJAR-TV:

http://www.turnto10.com/jar/news/local/article/e_z_pass_gets_funding_for_bridge_toll/6728/

 

OTHER

 

7) iPhone 2.2 Map Add-Ons: Public Transit, Location Sharing, Street Views

Link to story on TG Daily:

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39920/145/

 

8) Transport in Tomorrow's Wireless World

Link to story on Public Service:

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=10770

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Welsh Language Road Sign 'Dangerous and Shameful'

Link to story in the Daily Post:

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/10/28/welsh-language-road-sign-dangerous-and-shameful-55578-22130152/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) US Navy Encourages Use of Web 2.0 Tools

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154217-1.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Sensys Launches the Fourth Dimension in Traffic Management

2) Harris Touts Continuity of Service for FAA Communications During Hurricane Season

3) Transportation Insight Joins US EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership

4) Tele Atlas Releases Industry's First Global Digital Map Database to Use Community-Provided Data to Identify and Validate Changes

5) Networkcar Becomes Networkfleet; Moves to Expanded Headquarters

6) Information Exchange Between Vehicles for More Safety in Road Traffic

7) Cape Town Invests in Traffic Safety

 

 

Job Postings

 -  IP Video Salesperson – TrafficLand – Fairfax, Virginia

http://corporate.trafficland.com/employment.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1998 **10^th anniversary** - An Air China jet was hijacked by its own pilot and flown to Taiwan.

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9810/28/hijack.china.taiwan.02/index.html

 

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[TCN] Monday, October 27, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Monday, October 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) US Transportation Security Administration Passenger Screening Plan Needs New IT

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154188-1.html

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Regional Officials in Connecticut Delaying Providing Video of I-95 to Emergency Workers

Link to story in The Advocate:

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_10825197

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) In Satellite Photo Resolution Race, Who's Winning?

Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth each tout key deals.

Link to story in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9118079&intsrc=hm_list 

 

4) Tele Atlas Relies Upon End-User Communities to Create Mobile GPS Maps

Link to story on TMCnet:

http://fixed-mobile-convergence.tmcnet.com/topics/mobile-communications/articles/43991-tele-atlas-relies-end-user-communities-create-mobile.htm

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) US-European Meeting Reaffirms GPS/Galileo Cooperation

Link to story in Inside GNSS:

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/894

 

6) Siberian Bridge to be Tracked by 'Russian GPS'

Link to story on Russia Today:

http://www.russiatoday.com/scitech/news/32189

 

7) Pennsylvania GPS Project Aims to Reduce Billboard Clutter

Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_595178.html

 

OTHER

 

8) Google Earth Brings Virtual Tourism to iPhone

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10075543-37.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0

 

9) Secrecy Over $500 Million in Transport Money in Victoria

Link to story in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/secrecy-over-500m-in-transport-money-20081026-5937.html

 

10) Notice to Next of Kin Faster in Ohio

Link to story in the Akron Beacon Journal:

http://www.ohio.com/news/33321589.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) New Signage Aids Bicyclists in California City

Link to story in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/New_road_rules_expand_bike_lanes_in_San_Carlos.html

 

12) Wyoming Finds a Place for Crash-Site Memorials

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/us/26roadside.html

 

13) Speed Trap Warning Site May Have Merit

Link to story in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/1243904,CST-NWS-ride27b.article

Link to the Speed Trap Exchange:  http://www.speedtrap.org

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

14) Twitter the New Tool of Terrorists?

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10075487-83.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

 

15) US Plans $7.6 Billion Super Storm Tracker

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-10-23-satellite_N.htm

 

16) Cellphones Drive Jump in 911 Use

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/25/AR2008102502052.html

 

17) Indonesia Transport Ministry Officials Need Access to Road Accident Data

Link to story in The Jakarta Post:

http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20081027.I04&irec=3

 

TELEMATICS

 

18) For iDrive 4.0, BMW Decides to Bring Back a Few Buttons

Link to story from The New York Times:

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20081026/ZNYT05/810263000/1042/NEWS?Title=For_iDrive_4_0__BMW_Decides_to_Bring_Back_a_Few_Buttons

 

TRANSIT

 

19) Police Deploy Spies on Buses in Uganda

Detectives will watch how buses are driven to check rising number of deadly road accidents.

Link to story in The New Vision:

http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/656555

 

VEHICLES

 

20) Behind the Scenes, Auto Industry Works to Cut Accidents

Link to story on BNET:

http://industry.bnet.com/auto/1000315/behind-the-scenes-auto-industry-works-to-cut-accidents

 

 

News Releases

1) TransitTV Adds V-me to Programming Lineup Presents Original Music Content to 11 Million Weekly Viewers

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Construction Project Control Specialist-Scheduler – KMJ Consulting, Inc. – New York, New York

http://kmjinc.com/?pg=22

 

 

Upcoming Events

IBTTA Fall Technology Workshop – November 2-4 – Avignon, France

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2888

 

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1904 – The first rapid transit subway line in New York City opened.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1027.html#article

 

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