Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, October 25, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Disconnected
Attention passengers: It's perfectly safe to use your cell phones.
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/10/24/disconnected/
CARTOGRAPHY
2) Google: We Collected E-mails, Passwords During Street View Photography
Link to column on CNET:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20020499-17.html
Link to Google blog post:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/creating-stronger-privacy-controls.html
3) Virginia Company Creates Map Apps; No Refolding Required
Link to article in The Roanoke Times:
http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/264815
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) GPS Speed Warning Device a Lifesaver
Link to AAP article:
5) Taiwan Tour Groups Urged to Use GPS-Equipped Buses in the Future
Officials continue looking for missing buses and passengers following typhoon.
Link to CNA article:
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201010250023
MARITIME
6) India Aiming for Real-Time Maritime Domain Awareness: Defense Minister
Link to article from ANI:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) Union's Sign Campaign Takes Aim at Poor Bridges in Pennsylvania
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10298/1097821-147.stm
8) California Bullet Train Agency Can't Document Details of Officials' Foreign Trips
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-high-speed-disclosure-20101025%2C0%2C7950616.story
9) Hoboken, New Jersey Begins 'Twenty is Plenty' Driving Speed Campaign
Link to article on Planetizen:
http://www.planetizen.com/node/46559
10) Two Drinks Max: Sign Up and Make Us Safer
New Zealand newspaper begins campaign to encourage drinking and driving limits.
Link to commentary in The New Zealand Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10682676
RAILROADS
11) Freight Railroads Weren't In on New Ohio Passenger Rail Study
Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:
ROADWAYS
12) Michigan Company's Signs Help to Generate and Control Traffic
Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:
Link to MDI Worldwide: http://www.mdiworldwide.com/
SAFETY / SECURITY
13) TSA Getting Even Nosier
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303436904575570682768670268.html
Link to further information from the Transportation Security Administration:
http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm
14) GIS-Based Interoperability System Alters How Virginia Manages Emergencies
Link to article in Emergency Management:
http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Virginia-Interoperability-Picture-Emergency-Response.html
TRANSIT
15) The World's First 'Transit Appliance'
Link to article and video on Streetfilms:
http://www.streetfilms.org/the-worlds-first-transit-appliance/
Link to additional information from Portland Transport:
http://portlandtransport.com/archives/2010/10/lessons_learned_1.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) Isfahan, Iran Reveals ICT Master Plan, Including Transportation Management
Link to article in FutureGov:
http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2010/oct/25/iran-city-reveals-ict-masterplan/
VEHICLES
17) US DOT Approaches Deadline in Onboard Recorder Case
Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:
http://www.joc.com/trucking/dot-approaches-deadline-onboard-recorder-case
18) BMW's Future Tech In-Depth
Link to article in Autocar:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/253599/
19) Is Facebook Just Too Much for Ford?
Link to commentary on Motley Fool:
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/10/23/is-facebook-just-too-much-for-ford.aspx
WEATHER
20) US Administration's Plan to Reallocate Spectrum from Weather Satellites for Broadbandd Opposed Globally
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101022_9041.php
News Releases
1) Alaska Airlines Launches In-Flight Wi-Fi in the State of Alaska
2) Michigan DOT Explains Flashing Yellow Arrow with YouTube Video
3) New Fog Warning System in Venice Region Pays for Itself Ten Times Over
4) MyFord Touch Wins 'Outstanding Feature' by Texas Auto Writers
5) Sensis Continues On-Time Deployment of ASDE-X – Now Operational at 32 Airports
6) TrafficLand to Provide Live Traffic Video for Visteon Mobile Application and In-Car Systems
7) 27th European Regional Meeting Calls for a Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Aviation System
8) ITT-Deployed ADS-B System Cleared for Nationwide Rollout by the FAA
Upcoming Events
ROSATTE Final Workshop – November 23-24 - Malmö, Sweden
http://www.ertico.com/rosatte-final-workshop-project-results-and-next-steps-for-deployment/
Today in Transportation History
1935 **75th anniversary** Rusty Schweickart, part of the third group of astronauts named by NASA, was born in Neptune, New Jersey.
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