Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, September 13, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Academy in Oklahoma City is Training Air Traffic Controllers on New Technology
Link to article in The Oklahoman:
http://newsok.com/faa-is-training-controllers-on-new-advanced-technology/article/3494130
2) Navigating Chaos: Aviation's Response on 9/11 Discussed at University of Texas at Dallas
Link to article on Pegasus News:
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/sep/12/photos-navigating-chaos-aviations-response-911-utd/
3) Airport Carpets: Don't be Floored by Blogger's Area of Interest
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/12/travel/la-tr-carpeting-20100912
CARTOGRAPHY
4) GPS? Mapquest? Not for Fans of Hand-Drawn Maps
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0723643720100913
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Japan Launches First GPS Satellite
Link to story and video on Sky News:
6) New iPhone App Enables GPS Fleet Tracking on the Go
Link to article in GPS World:
http://www.gpsworld.com/gis/location-and-lbs/news/new-iphone-app-enables-gps-fleet-tracking-go-10462
7) GPS Technology Helps to Predict Hurricane Formation
Link to article in The Exponent:
http://www.purdueexponent.com/?module=article&story_id=22448
OTHER
8) FCC Likely to Open New Airwaves to Wireless
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html
PEDESTRIANS
9) Pedestrian Death Rise in New South Wales Blamed on iPods
Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mp3s/pedestrian-death-rise-blamed-on-ipods-20100905-14w4d.html
10) Minnesota DOT Aims to Make Crossing Streets Safer
Link to article in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/102746169.html
ROADWAYS
11) Mapping Traffic's Toll on Wildlife
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13roadkill.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) US Department of Homeland Security to Test Iris Scanners
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2010-09-13-1Airis13_ST_N.htm
13) Communication Among Public Safety Agencies Like Talking Into a Brick
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100910_8422.php
TRANSIT
14) NJ Transit Officials Announce New 'My Bus' System
Five digit number to be assigned to each bus stop for riders to get info via SMS and cell phones.
Link to story on WMGM-TV:
http://www.nbc40.net/news/14577/
Link to news release from NJ Transit:
http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2625
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) New South Wales Gets Live Traffic Maps in $3 Million Upgrade
Link to article on ZDNet:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/nsw-gets-live-traffic-maps-in-3m-upgrade-339305931.htm
Link to site: http://livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/
16) The Rise of Online Traffic Monitoring
Link to article on Road Traffic Technology:
http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/features/feature93508/
17) Voice of Vietnam Traffic Information Channel Popular with Listeners
Link to VOV News story:
18) New Age of Traffic Control
Texas initiative is aimed at improving the traffic management coordination among multiple agencies.
Link to article in The Eagle:
http://www.theeagle.com/local/New-age-of-traffic-control
19) Blind Traffic Reporter Tommy Edison Opens Eyes to Highway Trouble in Connecticut
Link to story and video on WTNH-TV:
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_haven_cty/blind-traffic-reporter-tommy-edison
20) Could Smart Transport Beat Beijing's Jams?
Link to article on FutureGov:
http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2010/sep/13/could-smart-transport-beat-beijings-jams/
21) Garmin Live Traffic in South Africa Reviewed
Link to review on MyBroadband:
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/reviews/14943-Garmin-Live-Traffic-Reviewed.html
22) STV Launches Network of Local Web Sites, Which Included Traffic Updates, in Scotland
Link to story and video on STV:
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/197196-stv-launches-network-of-local-websites/
VEHICLES
23) The Wheel: From Mobility to Connectivity
Link to blog on Grush Hour:
http://grushhour.blogspot.com/2010/09/wheel-from-mobility-to-connectivity.html
News Releases
2) Auto App Mart Launches as the Largest Online Marketplace for Automotive Applications
5) Trimble Launches Global Safety Initiative to Help Fleets Become Safer, More Efficient and Greener
6) Amtrak Joins Federal Railroad Administration 'Close Call' Pilot Program
7) TransitCenter Announces Its Participation in the New York/New Jersey Transit Trial
Upcoming Events
19th National Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Conference – October 24-27 – Burlington, Vermont
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/19th_National_Rural_Public_and_Intercity_Bus_Trans_162575.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1935 **75th anniversary** Howard Hughes set a world speed record of 352 mph (566 kph) in the H-1 racer.
http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/h1racer.html
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