[TCN] Wednesday, August 25, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Get involved in the TRB sponsored 2011 International Transportation Economic Development Conference.  Submit an abstract!  Subjects and perspectives will include public and private sectors; academic, practitioner and policy issues; theory, concepts and operational tools; and all transportation modes and their relationship to economic development. All abstracts must be received by Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Authors should take care to ensure that abstracts submitted follow the guidelines shown (see http://www.ited2011.org/program.html).   

 

Questions can be directed to conference planning staff at Meetings Northwest (866-633-8110).

 

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

1) Introduction to Road Data – Part One

Link to article in Directions Magazine:

http://www.directionsmag.com/articles/introduction-to-road-data-part-1/130105

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

2) Satnav Put to Traffic Test in South Africa

Link to article on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36186:satnav-put-to-traffic-test&catid=225 

 

OTHER

 

3) Advanced Communications Support US Department of Defense in Pakistan Flood Relief

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100824_6147.php

 

4) UK Launches ERTOC Project to Improve Transport Efficiency and Sustainability; Track the Carbon Costs of Transport at the Consignment Level

Link to article from Green Car Congress:

http://www.favstocks.com/uk-launches-ertoc-project-to-improve-transport-efficiency-and-sustainability-tracking-the-carbon-costs-of-transport-at-the-consignment-level/2523307/

 

RAILROADS

 

5) Amtrak Power and Communication Lines Falter

Railroad says notifying the media is its first priority rather than its Web site or Twitter updates.

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=30&sid=2034708

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Victoria to Institute Stricter Rules on Signage in Work Zones

Link to article in The Courier:

http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/tougher-rules-for-use-of-road-signs/1923850.aspx

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) California to Deploy Nation's First Mass Mobile Alert System

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/768874

 

8) Transportation Security Laboratory Looks for Ways to Improve Threat Detection

Link to article and video in The Star-Ledger:

http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2010/08/at_government_lab_in_atlantic.html

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Webcams Show Progress of Light Rail Construction in Seattle

Link to blog on seattlepi.com:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/transportation/archives/219232.asp

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) TV Traffic Feeds Available to Gwinnett County, Georgia Commuters

Link to article in the Gwinnett Daily Post:

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/101441604.html

 

11) Nine Secrets to Surviving Summer Traffic Jams

Pre-trip information one key to avoiding tie-ups.

Link to ABC News story:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/surviving-summer-traffic-jams-tips-roadtrips-families/story?id=11472848

 

 

News Releases

1) Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems are Gaining Momentum Worldwide Despite Challenges, Says Frost & Sullivan

2) SEPTA and Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management Join Forces for Public Notification Alerts

3) Frost & Sullivan: Healthy Competition Between Vehicle Manufacturers to Drive Development of Active Safety Systems in Japan

 

 

Job Posting

 -  IT Specialist (Network Services) – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://tinyurl.com/28e8n96

 

 

Upcoming Events

Transport Systems Telematics 10^th International Conference – October 20-23 – Katowice-Ustron, Poland

http://www.tst-conference.org/index.php?page=home&lang=en

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1950 **60^th anniversary** President Truman ordered the US Army to take control of the nation's railroads in anticipation of a strike.

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/publicpapers/index.php?pid=850&st=&st1

 

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