[TCN] Wednesday, November 26, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

AVIATION

 

1) FAA Self-Reporting Program Aims to Gauge Controller Errors

Link to story in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1059807.html

Link to Air Traffic Safety Action Program site:  http://www.atsapsafety.com

 

2) Research and Technology Park Set for FAA Tech Center

Link to story on AviationNews.net:

http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=161746

Link to further information from the Federal Aviation Administration:

http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=10340

 

3) High-Tech Travel: Paperless Boarding

Link to story on Fox News Channel:

http://onthescene.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/11/25/high-tech-travel-paperless-boarding/

Link to further information from the Transportation Security Administration:

http://www.tsa.gov/approach/tech/paperless_boarding_pass_expansion.shtm

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Google Maps Novel is a Real Page Turner

German book combines text with an embedded map mash-up from Google Maps.

Link to story in The Inquirer:

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/11/26/google-maps-hack-turns-opens

Link to Senghor on the Rocks:

http://www.senghorontherocks.net/part1.html  (in German)

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) E-ZPass to be in Use by End of Year on Rhode Island Bridge

Link to AP story:

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/local_wpri_ezpass_begin_by_next_year_20081126

 

MARITIME

 

6) US Navy Releases Plan to Integrate Maritime Systems

Blueprint shows how federal, state and municipal agencies can share maritime information that affect transportation and other areas.

Link to story on NextGov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20081125_4760.php?zone=ngtoday

Link to further information from the US Navy:

http://www.doncio.navy.mil/PolicyView.aspx?ID=807

 

OTHER

 

7) God Once Again Welcome on Indiana License Plates

Link to story in The Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20081126/LOCAL/811260386

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Near Collision Cover-Up

TV station says Amtrak and Tri-Rail trains nearly collided.

Link to story and video report on WFOR-TV:

http://cbs4.com/iteam/train.collision.investigation.2.873879.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) San Francisco Considers Congestion Tolls on Cars

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/26/MNS614C8S1.DTL

 

10) Private Billboards to Flash Advisories, Alerts in Georgia

Link to story in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/11/26/signs.html

Link to news release from the Georgia Lieutenant Governor's Office:

http://ltgov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,2199618_2199664_127906671,00.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Interoperable Identity Credentials for the Air Transport Industry

Link to story in Smart Card Talk:

http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/newsletter-200811-feature?issue=200811

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Holiday Travelers Under Watchful Eyes of Maryland Transportation Authority's Operations Center

Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/bal-te.md.travel26nov26,0,5475147.story

 

13) An Unexpected Frequency

Young broadcaster provides traffic updates to Washington, DC drivers.

Link to story in the Springfield Connection:

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=322610&paper=72&cat=104

 

VEHICLES

 

14) The Thinking Car Sees a Clear Road Ahead

Link to story in EE Times Deutschland:

http://eetimes.eu/germany/212200306

 

 

News Releases

1) Enhanced Traveler Information Services Coming to Pennsylvania

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS America Annual Meeting and Exposition – June 1-3 – National Harbor, Maryland

http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting/c396/ITSA_Events/2009_Annual_Meeting_and_Exposition.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1778 **230^th anniversary** - James Cook became the first European to visit the Hawaiian island of Maui.

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95oct/jcook.html

 

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