[TCN] Wednesday, July 21, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) David Warren, Aircraft 'Black Box' Inventor Dies in Australia

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gGqP_CbWB1Lumbch6B0xdt-zKUfA

 

2) Aerospace Industry Seeks Air Traffic Collaboration

Link to Reuters article:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66J4YA20100720

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Birmingham, Alabama-Area Traffic Cameras, Highway Message Boards Apparently Shut Down by Vandals

Link to article in The Birmingham News:

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/07/apparent_vandalism_breaks_link.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Russia May Mandate Compatibility with Russian Variant of GPS

Link to article on cellular-news:

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/44385.php

 

OTHER

 

5) Changing the Car Culture Down Under

Australia is using an educational marketing program and first-rate bike-pedestrian facilities to talk commuters out of their cars.

Link to article in InTransition:

http://www.intransitionmag.org/Spring-Summer_2010/australia_travelsmart.aspx

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Boise, Idaho Approves $60,000 for Airport Bond 'Educational Outreach'

Link to story and video on KTVB-TV:

http://www.ktvb.com/news/Boise-approves-60000-for-airport-bond-educational-outreach-98890319.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) EU Proposes 'Black Boxes' for Buses and Taxis

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7901250/EU-proposes-black-boxes-for-buses-and-taxis.html

 

8) Safety-Driven Software Aims to Block Texting While Driving

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2010-07-21-1Atexting21_ST_N.htm

 

9) Progress Report: Interoperability

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://media.emergencymgmt.com/documents/EM_Mag_Jul10.pdf  (page 48)

 

10) Taking Photos in Public Places is Not a Crime: Analysis

Link to commentary in Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/computer-security/taking-photos-in-public-places-is-not-a-crime

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) What? Ford's Sync Voice System Turns Deaf Ear to Women

Link to column in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/07/fords-voice-recognition-software-still-has-flaws/1

 

12) eCall Legislation – To Care or Not to Care?

Link to commentary in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/eCall-Legislation--To-Care-or-not-to-Care_a2372.html

 

TRANSIT

 

13) UK Rail Passengers 'Shun Confusing Ticket Machines'

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10701953

Link to news release from Passenger Focus:

http://www.passengerfocus.org.uk/news-and-publications/press-release.asp?dsid=4236

Link to report:

http://www.passengerfocus.org.uk/news-and-publications/document-search/document.asp?dsid=4237

 

14) Where's the Astoria Riverfront Trolley?

GPS allows antique vehicles to be tracked online.

Link to article in The Daily Astorian:

http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=72058

 

15) TriMet Embraces Open Source with 'Open Trip Planner'

Link to blog on BikePortland.org:

http://bikeportland.org/2010/07/21/trimet-embraces-open-source-with-open-trip-planner/

 

16) When Transportation and Religion Collide: Muslim Ads on the Bus

Link to blog on The Infrastructurist:

http://www.infrastructurist.com/2010/07/20/when-transportation-and-religion-collide-muslim-ads-on-the-bus/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) New Travel Information Standards for European Digital Radio Platforms

Link to article in Radio:

http://radiomagonline.com/digital_radio/travel-info-europe-0721/

 

 

Upcoming Events

Insurance Telematics USA 2010 – September 13-14 – Chicago

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/index.shtml

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1925 **85^th anniversary** Malcolm Campbell became the first person to break the 150 mph land-speed barrier.

http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com/sir25.html

 

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