Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Faces Significant Risks in Implementing ADS-B Program
Link to article on AvStop.com:
http://avstop.com/news_october_2010/faa_faces_significant_risks_in_implementing_adsb_program.htm
2) Wi-Fi: The Office in the Sky is Nearly On Board and Online
Link to article in the Financial Times:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b9ad660-da50-11df-bdd7-00144feabdc0.html
3) Rockwell Collins Fusing Online with Real-World Ops
Link to article in Aviation International News:
4) Electronic Flight Bags: Must-Have Bags
Link to article in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/19/348457/electronic-flight-bags-must-have-bags.html
CAMERAS
5) Ohio Police Chase Goes High-Tech
Officers follow suspect with traffic cams.
Link to story and video on WDTN-TV:
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/police-chase-goes-high-tech
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Researcher Reveals GPS Vulnerabilities
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101018_4273.php
OTHER
7) Kenya Revenue Authority Unveils Electronic Cargo Tracking System
Link to article in The Standard:
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000020572&cid=14
8) Latest Issues of Thinking Highways Online
Link to magazines:
http://thinkinghighways.com/Pages/View-issue.aspx?id=ab364ea6-7f03-4d7e-aa28-1adb4598b2bd (Europe/Rest of World edition)
http://thinkinghighways.com/Pages/View-issue.aspx?id=45f036a1-a586-4b4b-90a1-35ed0924ccab (North America edition)
PARKING
9) Seattle Seeks Street Parking App
Link to story on KOMO-TV:
http://magnolia.komonews.com/content/city-seeks-street-parking-app
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Finger Bands Send a Message About Texting
Link to story on Radio Iowa:
http://www.radioiowa.com/2010/10/18/finger-bands-send-a-message-about-texting/
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Why Leftists Target Cell Phones
Link to commentary on The Rush Limbaugh Show:
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_101810/content/01125115.guest.html
TRANSIT
12) Beijing Citizens Can Soon Use Cell Phones to Pay Transit Fares
Link to article in the People's Daily:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7170628.html
13) Mumbai: Railways to Give City Its Next 'Smart' Transport Card
Link to story on NDTV:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/mumbai-railways-to-give-city-its-next-smart-transport-card-60805
VEHICLES
14) New Technology in Cars Brings 14% More Revenue, Ford Product Boss Says
Link to article in Automotive News:
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101019/OEM/101019836/1254
News Releases
2) First-of-Its-Kind National Database Will Facilitate Transit-Oriented Development Projects
3) Amtrak Spanish-Language Television Commercial Scores Big with Hispanic Passenger Base
4) Mentor Engineering Helps Blacksburg Transit Riders Stay Informed
5) Seattle On-Street Parking Data Available on the Internet
6) Getting the Green Light – Connectivity Between Vehicle and Infrastructure
Upcoming Events
Aviation Security Summit – December 6 – Arlington, Virginia
http://events.aaae.org/sites/101203/index.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1960 **50th anniversary** The United States imposes a partial embargo on exports to Cuba.
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/us-cuba/trade-embargo.htm
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