Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA and US Airways Move Closer to ADS-B Trials in Philadelphia
Link to story in Air Transport Intelligence:
2) Israel's 'Code Positive' Pilot Identification System Goes Operational in April
Link to story in Flight International:
3) Jamaica Airport Lifts Employee Cell Phone Ban
Link to story in The Jamaica Observer:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Ecco GPS Clips to Your Keys, Finds Your Car
Link to story in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2338868,00.asp
OTHER
5) Smart Card Functions to be Expanded in Taiwan
Link to story in The China Post:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/b-taiwan/2009/01/14/191881/Smart-card.htm
ROADWAYS
6) Sign of the Times: The Inescapable Presence of a Towering Message Board has Some Frontenac, Missouri Residents Seeing Red
Link to story in the Riverfront Times:
7) Documents Now Available from US DOT
- System Requirement Specification for the I-15 Integrated Corridor Management System (ICMS) in San Diego, California
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS//REPTS_TE/14424.htm
- Traffic Signal Timing Manual
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08024/index.htm
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) The When, Where, Why of Road Accidents
The TRACE project is studying traffic accident causation in Europe.
Link to story on ScienceDaily:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090114141656.htm
9) The Next Generation Electronic Passport
Link to story in SecureIDNews:
http://www.secureidnews.com/2009/01/14/the-next-generation-electronic-passport
TELEMATICS
10) Consumer Telematics is Best of 2009 CES – An Overview
Link to story in Telematics Update:
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/consumer-telematics-best-2009-ces-overview
TRANSIT
11) Tube Emergency Radio Operational in London
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7826988.stm
12) Google Maps Launches Transit Layer for Over 50 Cities
Link to story on WebProNews:
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/01/13/google-maps-launches-transit-layer-for-over-50-cities
Link to announcement from Google:
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-ways-to-get-around-with-transit.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Real-Time System Management Information Program
Link to notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-392.htm
14) Want Road Conditions? Click on New Mexico DOT's Upgraded Web Site
Link to story in the New Mexico Business Weekly:
http://albuquerque.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2009/01/12/story4.html?b=1231736400%5E1758712
Link to site: http://www.nmroads.com/
VEHICLES
15) Cars Now Doing a Lot of Talking – and Safer Driving
Link to story in Investor's Business Daily:
http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=17&issue=20090113
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Transit Association of South Carolina Conference and Trade Show – February 8-11 – North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
http://www.go-tasc.org/Annual%20Conference.htm
Today in Transportation History
1969 **40th anniversary** - An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise killed over 20 crewmembers
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/uss-enterprise-1969-fire/2687653969 .
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