Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Federal Aviation Administration Wants Stoplights Added to Runways
Link to story in The New York Times:
Link to FAA fact sheet:
http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=10166
2) FAA Sees Three Air Traffic Control Outages in Two Days
Link to story in Aviation Week:
3) Will 'Deltalina' Get Passengers to Watch Airline Safety Video?
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-03-25-air-routes_N.htm
Link to video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MgpzUo_kbFY
CARTOGRAPHY
4) China Cracks Down on Illegal Online Map Services to Protect State Security
Link to Xinhua story:
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/userobject1ai3491316.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Review of the Dash Express
First navigation device that pulls real-time traffic, movie times and locations, map and firmware updates, and even up-to-date gas prices from the Web.
Link to review in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2279344,00.asp
MARITIME
6) Detecting Nuclear Smuggling
Radiation monitors at US ports cannot reliably detect highly enriched uranium.
Link to story in Scientific American:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=detecting-nuclear-smuggling
OTHER
7) Pentagon Approves Development of New Radios
Next generation system will provide secure Internet-like capabilities and networking for voice, text, audio and video for aircraft, ships and ground stations.
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWAT00918920080326
8) Motorola to Break Into Two Companies
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j-RCUgjHw2Gtkpzwf6TyZbs_ZBOQD8VLA3AG0
Link to news release from Motorola:
http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=9430_9359_23&pageLocaleId=2026
ROADWAYS
9) Color-Coded Signs Map Out Highway Detours in Pennsylvania
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_559015.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) US Increases Fingerprint IDs at Airports
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2538685320080325
11) States Get Breathing Room on Real ID
Link to story on Stateline:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=294831
TELEMATICS
12) Vehicle Systems Warn of Danger Ahead
Link to McClatchy Newspapers story:
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/811541.html (may require free registration)
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Texas Changeable Message Signs Send Mixed Messages to Motorists
Link to story and video report on WFAA-TV:
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa080325_jh_electronicsigns.27c2e943.html (may require free registration)
14) 'Smart' Signs May Save Lives in Queensland
Link to story in the Sunshine Coast Daily:
http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/mar/26/smart-signs-may-help-save-lives/
15) New York State's 511 to Alert Commuters to Transit Woes
Link to story in The Advocate:
16) Signs of the Times
Profile of the North West regional traffic control center.
Link to story in the Rochdale Observer:
http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1042291_signs_of_the_times
17) £1 Million Congestion System Goes Live in Kettering, UK
Link to story in the Evening Telegraph:
http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/1m-congestion-system-goes-live.3914003.jp
18) Rock County, Wisconsin May Participate in State's Intelligent Transportation System
Link to story and audio report on WCLO Radio:
http://wclo.com/news/2008/mar/26/rock-county-may-participate-states-intelligent-tra/
19) Changes Planned for UK Department for Transport's Database of Traffic Movement Information
Link to story on PublicTechnology.net:
20) Hey Denver – Stow It on I-70!
Newspaper says more and better traffic information is needed for highway to mountain resort area.
Link to editorial in the Vail Daily:
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080326/EDITS/684336118
21) The Collaborative Advantage: Realizing the Tangible Benefits of Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration
Link to manual from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/benefits_guide/index.htm
News Releases
2) Toyota to Conduct Spring Traffic Safety Campaign
3) XFMedia Traffic Radio Channel Car Owner Club in Guangdong Expands to 80,000
Job Postings
- Procurement Analyst – New York City Transit – New York City, New York
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=2067
- Transit Marketing & Customer Service Manager – Madison Metro – Madison, Wisconsin
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=2074
- Transportation Specialist – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC
Upcoming Events
International Bridge Conference – June 2-4 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Today in Transportation History
1958 **50th anniversary** - Explorer 3 was launched. The spacecraft provided data on the Van Allen radiation belt.
http://history.nasa.gov/explorer.html
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