[TCN] Monday, May 26, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, May 26, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Uses Technology to Speed Air Travel

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152645-1.html

 

CAMERAS

 

2) How to Harness the Power of Cameras and Sensors

Link to article in The BAPCO Journal:

http://www.bapcojournal.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1193/How_to_harness_the_power_of_cameras_and_sensors.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Travel Behavior Gathered with High-Sensitivity GPS

Link to story in GPS World:

http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Infrastructure/Dear-Diary/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502628

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

4) New CD from US DOT: Best of Public Safety and Emergency Transportation Operations

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/its_publicsafety/index.htm

 

TELEMATICS

 

5) Electronics Use in Vehicles Growing

Link to story in The Oakland Press:

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/052308/bus_20080523323.shtml

 

6) Use Telematics as an Opportunity, Not an Aftermarket Intrusion

Link to story in Aftermarket Business:

http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Industry+News/Use-telematics-as-an-opportunity-not-aftermarket-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518619?contextCategoryId=42276

 

TRANSIT

 

7) New Washington Metro Maps Aim to Ease, Speed Bus and Rail Use

Link to story in The Examiner:

http://www.examine1

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VEHICLES

 

8) IT Hits the Highway: Big Rigs Go High-Tech

Link to story in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9085018&intsrc=hm_ts_head 

 

9) What You See is How You Drive

Could built-in cameras someday become a common feature in your car?

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/2300-11389_3-6240184-1.html?tag=nefd.riv

 

 

Upcoming Events

23^rd ARRB Conference – July 30-August 1 – Adelaide, Australia

http://www.arrb.com.au/23Conf/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1948 **60^th anniversary** – Public Law 80-557 was passed by Congress establishing the Civil Air Patrol is established as a civilian auxiliary to the US Air Force.

http://level2.cap.gov/index.cfm?nodeID=5192

 

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