[TCN] Thursday, November 6, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Thursday, November 6, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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TIC for RDS-TMC and TPEG Broadcast Services – Reach More Navigation Devices Worldwide

TIC has extended its globally accepted RDS-TMC broadcast solution to TPEG over digital media such as DAB, HD, satellite radio, and mobile telecoms (GPRS, UTMS), reaching even more navigation devices worldwide. TIC supports TPEG applications including Traffic Flow and Prediction (TFP) and Traffic Event Compact (TEC), AROGA-C location referencing, and encryption. Data quality is maintained with a live feedback system. TIC is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution proven in over 100 projects operating worldwide, and can be deployed faster, more affordably, and with less risk than build-your-own solutions.

See TIC at GEWI booth #1025 at the ITS World Congress or contact jim.oneill@gewi.com to discuss your requirements.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Wireless Networking Settles In on Airplanes

Link to story from Live Science:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,447216,00.html

 

2) UK Government Announces ID-Card Trials

Link to story on ZDNet.co.uk:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39541533,00.htm

Link to news release from the UK Home Office:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/id-cards-on-time

 

3) NextGen Economic Stimulus for Industry and Nation

Link to story from Defense & Aerospace Week:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=23858

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Interview with Gregory Collard, International Business Developer at GPS Prevent

Link to interview in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=1154

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Electronic Road Pricing Systems Going Green

Link to story in The Strait Times:

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_298995.html

 

6) Indiana Toll Road Lowers Initial Cost of i-Zoom

Link to AP story:

http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9300842&nav=menu593_2

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) Could Smartphones Kill In-Car GPS Systems?

Link to story in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/153417/could_smartphones_kill_incar_gps_systems.html

 

8) Interview with Corinne Vigreux, TomTom

Link to interview in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=1152

 

LOGISTICS

 

9) European Logistics Sector Seeks Higher Profile

Link to story on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/logistics-sector-seeks-higher-profile/article-176969

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Phoenix Launches Light-Rail Safety Campaign

Link to story and video report on KNXV-TV:

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/story.aspx?content_id=ea5ee6b1-1ef7-443a-add7-9fc72a89e6aa

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) Two Los Angeles Traffic Engineers Admit Hacking

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-engineers6-2008nov06,0,3327448.story

Link to news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office:

http://da.co.la.ca.us/mr/110508a.htm

 

12) Imaging Software Makes Bridges Safer

Link to UPI story:

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/11/05/Imaging_software_makes_bridges_safer/UPI-42891225903135/

 

13) Billboards Brighten Los Angeles Night, to the Anger of Many

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/06billboard.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) BMW Launches Second Generation iDrive

Link to story in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/bmw-launches-second-generation-idrive

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Rankin Bridge Radio Aimed at Commuters

Link to story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08311/925698-56.stm

 

16) Fall Issue of Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Newsletter Online

Link to newsletter from US DOT:

http://www.its.dot.gov/icms/docs/knowledgebase/html/news_fall08.htm

 

 

News Releases

1) Tele Atlas Urban Maps Launches to Deliver Pedestrian-Specific Content on Mobile Devices

2) Navteq Expands Dynamic Content to Flight Status and Fuel Prices

3) Airbiquity and Altea Announce Joint Development of European Telematics Solution

4) Loopt Announces Agreement to Advance Mass Adoption of Location-Based Services

5) Renault Nissan Alliance and Yokohama City to Pursue Zero Emission Mobility – Will include study of route navigation systems to reduce congestion

6) UC Berkeley, Nokia Turn Mobile Phones into Traffic Probes with Launch of Pilot Traffic-Monitoring Software

7) Sweden Exports Highway Safety

 

 

Upcoming Events

Paris Air Show – June 15-21 – Le Bourget, France

http://www.paris-air-show.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1865 – The CSS Shenandoah surrendered.  It was the last Confederate ship to surrender.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-sz/shendoah.htm

 

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