Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) A Vote to Replace Radar
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/us/23brfs-AVOTETOREPLA_BRF.html
2) Airport Device Follows Fliers' Phones
TSA could use technology to track time spent in security lines.
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2010-03-23-cellphones_N.htm
3) Air-Traffic Controllers Earn Praise for a Calm Assist
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/22/AR2010032203512.html
4) e-Media: A Look at Web-Based Customer Service and Marketing Solutions
Link to article in Airport Business:
5) In-Air Advertising Soars with Branded Snack Bags on Delta
In-airport advertising also growing.
Link to article on MediaBuyerPlanner:
CARTOGRAPHY
6) Fury as Google Puts the SAS's Secret Base on Street View in 'Very Serious Security Breach'
Link to article in the Daily Mail:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
7) Cash Tolls on Miami-Dade Expressways Will Soon be Electronic
Link to article in The Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/23/1542836/cash-tolls-on-miami-dade-expressways.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
8) Three New GLONASS Satellites Activated
Link to article in GPS World:
http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/glonass/news/glonass-up-date-and-out-state-9710
MARITIME
9) Washington State Ferry Riders Can Use HERO Line to Report Line Cutters
Link to article in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011417623_ferrylinecuts23m.html
OTHER
10) Flinc Will Turn Your Car Into a Taxi (Fare Included)
Link to CNET News blog:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20000919-248.html
PARKING
11) The Future of… Parking
Link to video on ZDNet:
http://news.zdnet.com/2422-19177_22-398998.html
ROADWAYS
12) Florida Road System to Warn of Panthers
Link to article in The News-Press:
SAFETY / SECURITY
13) More Cities Ban Digital Billboards
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-22-visual-soup_N.htm
14) Cell Restriction Included in Proposed Commercial Motor Vehicle Texting Ban
Link to article in Land Line:
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Mar10/032210/032210-01.htm
15) Drones May be Sent Soon to Help with US-Mexico Border Security, DHS Secretary Says
Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:
TELEMATICS
16) Motolingo Brings Telematics to Clunkers
Link to CNET News column:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20000948-250.html
TRANSIT
17) An Easier Way to Use Bus Tracker
DePaul University puts tracking information on public displays around campuses.
Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/2115280,CST-NWS-ride22.article
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) Pune Municipal Corporation's Intelligent Transport System Draws Flak
Link to Express News Service article:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/PMC-s-intelligent-transport-system-draws-flak/594325
19) Bangalore's Traffic Nightmare
Technology may help commuters.
Link to article and video on GlobalPost:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/india/100318/bangalore-technology-traffic
20) RAC Traffic Review
Link to review on Know Your Mobile:
21) Hey Los Angeles Metro, How About Some Accurate Information?
Link to blog on KTLA-TV:
http://blogs.ktla.com/news_custom_eric/2010/03/hey-metro-how-about-some-accurate-information.html
VEHICLES
22) Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch on Toyota's PR Disaster
Link to CNBC video:
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=289004&cl=18766423&src=finance&ch=4043681
News Releases
2) NTSB Chairman Highlights Runway Safety and Human Fatigue in Address to Air Traffic Controllers
3) Indiana DOT Partners with Broadcasters to Make Traffic Video Available
4) Thousands in UK Tune In to Non-Stop Travel News on Their Mobile Phone
5) University of Alabama at Birmingham Testing Software Program to Improve Safety Among Older Drivers
6) ZoomSafer Enables Drivers to Send and Receive Voice-Powered Texts and E-mails
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Experience from Others: How to Successfully Apply the ITS Knowledge Resources for Decision Making – April 15
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s100415_knowledge.asp
Today in Transportation History
1965 **45th anniversary** Gemini-3, the first two-person NASA space flight, was launched.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-3/gemini-3.html
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