[TCN] Wednesday, February 27, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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CARTOGRAPHY

 

1) Shared GIS Helps Texas Cities Create Rich Online Maps

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/260240?topic=117676

 

MARITIME

 

2) Japan Defense Ministry Held Back Info on Ship Collision

Link to story in The Yomiuri Shimbun:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080227TDY01302.htm

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

3) Electronic Citations Help Law Enforcement Reduce Traffic-Ticket Errors

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/260243

 

TRANSIT

 

4) Transit Core Suite of Technologies Fact Sheets Now Available from the FTA

Link to fact sheets from the Federal Transit Administration:

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/factsheets/factsheets.asp

 

5) New York MTA Text Message Service Will Alert Riders to Disruptions

Will send messages for up to one million riders.

Link to story in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-textalerts0226,0,7042273.story

 

VEHICLES

 

6) HD Radio: Going Digital on the Cheap

Link to story in the Car Connection:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/blog/?p=797  (scroll down)

 

7) Office on Wheels

More fleets are likely to adopt mobile communications tools as hardware, software and airtime costs decrease, experts say.

Link to story in Light & Medium Truck:

http://www.lmtruck.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=63  

 

 

News Releases

1) New Cameras Available for All Four Washington State Border Crossings

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposal – Smart Transportation and Land Use Planning – Montana Department of Transportation

ftp://ftp.mdt.mt.gov/bids/308603rfp.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

2008 Iowa Aviation Conference – April 23-24 – West Des Moines, Iowa

http://www.iowaairports.org/conference/index.htm

 

 

Today in Transportation History

2002 – A fire onboard a train kills 59 Hindu pilgrims in India.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/17/news/india.php

 

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