[TCN] Friday, April 18, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, April 18, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Stands by Its Cell Phone Ban

Link to story in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/590332.html

 

2) British Airways Tests Predicted Delays at Heathrow's Terminal 5

Link to Bloomberg story:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aiRkyOkDvJmw&refer=home

 

3) RFID Bag Tags Could Save Air-Travel Industry Millions

Link to story on Silicon:

http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39188677,00.htm

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Google Maps Sees Your Traffic Future

Link to story in PC World:

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006817.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) No Free Passes, Just Free E-ZPass Devices

Motorists taking the Maine Turnpike this summer to avoid work on Interstate 295 will be able to borrow transponders for free.

Link to story in the Portland Press Herald:

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=182244&ac=PHnws

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) European Space Agency Creates Galileo Directorate

Link to story in GPS World:

http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/System+Design+and+Test+News/ESA-Creates-Galileo-Directorate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510719?contextCategoryId=33831

 

7) GPS Routed Bus Under Bridge, Company Says

Driver says he didn't see warning signs or lights.

Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/359497_bus18.html?source=mypi  

 

8) Next Stop for Personal Navigation Devices: Real-Time Two-Way Connectivity

Link to story in EE Times Asia:

http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800517815_499488_NT_35f8e92c.HTM

 

MARITIME

 

9) Piracy Sparks High-Tech Defenses

Link to article in Time:

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1732125,00.html

 

OTHER

 

10) Radio On Bus Fosters Quiet, but Not Peace

BusRadio provides music, ads and public service announcements on school buses.

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/nyregion/17bus.html?ex=1366171200&en=032bae6d4a2ca238&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all#

Link to additional information on BusRadio:  http://www.busradio.net

 

11) Orbital Sciences Sells Transportation Unit

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/17/AR2008041703504.html?hpid=sec-tech  (may require free registration)

Link to news release from Orbital Sciences:

http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/release.asp?prid=652

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) License Plate Readers Help Police

Link to video from Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/video/?fr_story=819bab09bfb8a7125105f2855219a65dd1079074&utm_source=gten_080401&utm_medium=enews&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=v

 

13) Photographers' Rights in the UK: A Guide

Link to story on Digital-Lifestyles:

http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/04/17/photographers-rights-in-the-uk-a-guide-part-1/  (part 1)

http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/04/18/photographers-rights-in-the-uk-a-guide-part-2/  (part 2)

 

14) Articles from Latest Issue of the National Weather Service's Aware

 -  Hazmat Support Page Provides Fast, Easy Access  (page 3)

 -  Should NWS Services for PDAs and Cell Phones Continue?  (page 5)

 -  Innovations in Storm and Emergency Communication  (page 7)

 -  NWS Expands Efforts to Mitigate Effects of High Impact Sub-Advisory Snowfall  (page 15)

http://www.weather.gov/os/Aware/pdfs/08spring-aware.pdf

 

TRANSIT

 

15) Launch of Bay Area's TransLink Fare Card Put Off Again

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/18/BAGC9107UJ.DTL

 

16) Bus Company Issues Apology for Radio Flap

Coach America says bus drivers can no longer play radio.

Link to story on ASU Web Devil:

http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2008/04/18/news/704848

News Releases

1) US DOT Seeks Innovative Research Proposals from Small Businesses to Solve Multimodal Transportation Challenges

2) Vehicle Data and Telematics: What Does the Future Hold for the Insurer?

3) Technology Can Reduce the Driver's Stress Level

 

 

Upcoming Events

Congestion Pricing Think Tank – May 23– McLean, Virginia

http://www.h3bmedia.com/networx/Cpricing.cfm

 

 

Friday Bonus

Not all car theft deterrence systems are high-tech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RucGYoT8tMo

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1988 **20^th anniversary** - In what was considered the largest naval battle since World War II, US forces sank or destroyed three Iranian warships.

http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhonor/pic-prayingmantis.shtml 

 

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