[TCN] Friday, July 4, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Friday, July 4, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

 

1) GPS Might Help Monitor Fuel Usage

Link to story in The Oklahoman:

http://newsok.com/gps-might-help-monitor-fuel-usage/article/3265877/?tm=1215142583

 

OTHER

 

2) University of Virginia Traffic Operations Class has Students Create Podcasts on Sustainable Transportation

Link to story from U.Va. Engineer:

http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=5625

 

3) Texas Transportation Researcher Online

 -  Innovation Through Research

 -  Integrating Advanced Technology

 -  The Sound of Safety - When Hearing is Seeing

 -  Managed Lanes Research Shows Broad Reach

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=44&issue=1&article=0

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

4) ESC Symposium Calls for Commitment in Promoting Safety Technologies

Link to story from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/esc_symposium_calls_for_commitment_in_promoting_safety_technologies.htm

 

TELEMATICS

 

5) India to Track Fast Growth in Telematics

Link to story on Sify:

http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14708623

 

6) Trick Out Your Fleet with Fuel Consumption Monitors from Networkcar

Link to column on ZDNet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1187

 

 

News Releases

1) New Agreement to Accelerate Deployment of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS)

 

 

Upcoming Events

IBTTA 76^th Annual Meeting & Exhibition – September 20-24 – Baltimore, Maryland

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2886

 

 

Friday Bonus

Many TV stations are combining news, traffic and weather together but this station's approach is unique.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UoME0qdmOS0

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1837 – Construction began on the Grand Junction Railway in England.

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/railways/GJR.htm

 

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[TCN] Thursday, July 3, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Thursday, July 3, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airport 'Go-Arounds' are Possible Safety Hazard

Link to AP story:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXtP8frCIpFU_Rex9ZXayqGV-UzAD91MBOE80

 

2) Civil Aviation Administration of China Sets Up Three-Tier System for Olympic Air Traffic Control

Link to Xinhua story:

http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/dynamics/headlines/n214433027.shtml

 

3) TAP Portugal Launches OnAir Cell Phone Service Trial

Link to story on Inflight Online:

http://www.shephard.co.uk/Inflight/Default.aspx?Action=-1000945703&ID=22a60601-1e39-4864-a31c-04dfd81c1d0c

 

4) US, Britain Ink Traveler Agreement

Will allow prescreened passengers to receive expedited processing when arriving at airports in the other country.

Link to story in Washington Technology:

http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/33094-1.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) System Estimates Geographic Location of Photos

Compares pictures with millions of GPS-tagged photographs on Flickr.

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/375207

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Tele Atlas Gets Directions from Locals in Asia Pacific

Future navigation devices may not only give directions but also traffic information, bus and train schedules as well as pedestrian crossings.

Link to story in The Star:

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2008/7/3/corpit/1464382&sec=corpit

 

7) A Voice from the '80s to Deliver Driving Directions

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/technology/personaltech/03gps.html?_r=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

 

OTHER

 

8) China to Host 21^st International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Congress in Beijing

Link to story in the People's Daily:

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6441215.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Citizens' Transportation Opinions Shift with Information

Link to story in the Center for Transportation Studies Report:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/CTSReport/2008/06/Opinions.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Wades In on Arizona Laptop, TV Enforcement

Link to story in Land Line Magazine:

http://www.landlinemag.com/Archives/2008/July08/News/FMCSA_wades.htm

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority Upgrades Emergency Communications

Link to story in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=17206

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Washington, DC to Test City's Evacuation Plans Friday Night

Will use traffic cameras to determine the number of pedestrians and vehicles leaving fireworks display.

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070301508.html

 

13) West Virginia Highways Getting Weather, Road Data Network

Link to AP story:

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x859503676/W-Va-highways-getting-weather-road-data-network

 

14) Seattle Synchronizes Downtown Traffic Signals

Plans further ITS improvements, including more traffic cameras, message signs and online traveler information map.

Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/369392_streetlight03.html

 

 

News Releases

1) EUMETSAT Agrees to Provide Date for GMES

2) TomTom and BASE Sign Agreement to Bring the World's Most Advanced Traffic Information Service to Belgium

 

 

Upcoming Events

AAAE NextGen Airport Conference and Expo – August 5-7 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://events.aaae.org/sites/080507/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1988 **20^th anniversary** - The USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air flight 655 over the Straits of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq War.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jksonc/docs/ir655-sasc-19880908.html

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, July 2, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Lures Air Traffic Controllers to Alaska

Link to story in the Anchorage Daily News:

http://www.adn.com/money/story/452984.html

 

2) FAA Modernized Flow Control Net Operational

Link to story in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busav&id=news/TECH07028.xml&headline=FAA%20Modernized%20Flow%20Control%20Net%20Operational

 

3) FAA Tech Center, 50 Years of Aviation Evolution

Link to story and video report on WMGM-TV:

http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=6067

 

4) Interagency-Aviation Industry Collaboration on Planning for Pandemic Outbreaks

Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9208

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) Dutch Mapmaker AND to Attract Buyer or Investor in 2008, Chief Says

Link to Bloomberg story:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ayACaKYBwhzU

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) New Smart Sat-Nav Could Beat Traffic Jams

Link to story in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/2236096/New-smart-sat-nav-could-beat-traffic-jams.html

 

7) EU Regulators Clear Nokia's Takeover of Navteq

Link to AFP story:

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5graOVF9I_deg6td1U6lnWask4Feg

 

OTHER

 

8) Civil Liberties Groups Sue US Over Mobile Phone Tracking

Link to story in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9106078&intsrc=hm_list

 

9) June Issue of Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2008/07_2008/07_2008.htm

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Delaware DOT Campaign's Message: Slow Down

Link to story in The News Journal:

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080702/NEWS/807020354/1006

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Lawmakers, Airlines Oppose Bush Fingerprinting Plan

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-07-01-Fingerprint_N.htm

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Fight Over Rail Transit in Honolulu Heats Up Online

Link to story in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:

http://starbulletin.com/2008/07/02/news/story02.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Real-Time Traffic is in Data Stream

Link to story in The Washington Times:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/02/real-time-traffic-is-in-data-stream/

 

 

News Releases

1) Embry-Riddle Leads FAA Group Developing New Airport Lighting System for Remote Airports

2) Online Access to Caltrans Cameras in San Bernardino County Expands for Los Angeles Area Commuters

3) EUMETSAT 64^th Council Meets in Darmstadt, Germany

4) Swedish Buses Become Wi-Fi Hotspots with In-Vehicle Internet from Moovera

 

 

**CORRECTION**

The title of yesterday's ad for the I-95 Corridor Coalition's Freight Academy should have read

An Immersion Program for Public SECTOR Transportation Professionals not "public safety."  Also the application deadline is extended to July 25.

Additional details:  http://www.freightacademy.org

 

 

Upcoming Events

2008 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference – October 12-15 - Beijing
http://www.ieeeitsc.org/

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposal – Ground Penetrating Radar Analysis – Montana Department of Transportation

ftp://ftp.mdt.mt.gov/bids/308813rfp.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1878 **130^th anniversary** - The Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway, today's Brighton Line on the New York City subway system, opened.

http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/brighton.html

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, July 1, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Tuesday, July 1, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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FREIGHT ACADEMY

An Immersion Program for Public Safety Transportation Professionals

 

The I-95 Corridor Coalition is excited to announce the first offering of the Freight Academy - a unique, week-long immersion program designed to efficiently train public sector agency staff involved in planning, operational, and/or management work that impact goods movement decisions, investments and interactions.  Participants will have opportunities to see and learn about the inner workings of the goods movements system, including marine terminals, the distribution centers of major corporations, air cargo operations, trucking operations, and rail operations.  The inaugural Academy program will be conducted at the Center for Advanced Infrastructure Training at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ from October 26 – 31, 2008.  The program is open to applicants from throughout North America.  Scholarships are available for applicants from I-95 Corridor Coalition member agencies.  The application deadline is July 11, 2008.  For more information and the application form please see: www.freightacademy.org.   

 

 

BUSES

 

1) Bus Rapid Transit Debuts in the Bronx

Link to story in Wired:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/bus-rapid-trans.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) SunPass Mini: It's Smaller, Costs $4.99 & No Batteries

Link to story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbsunpassmini0701sbjul01,0,3586405.story

 

MARITIME

 

3) US Coast Guard Shows Off First High-Tech Cutter

Link to story on NextGov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080630_8782.php?zone=ngtoday

 

OTHER

 

4) California Department of Transportation Studies Ruling on Minutemen Sign

Link to story in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080701-9999-1m1minute.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

5) Ghana Telecom University Introduces Aviation, Telematics Courses

Link to story in The Ghanaian Chronicle:

http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=7199&title=<b>Telecom%20University%20introduces%20Aviation,%20Telematric%20courses%20</b>

 

 

News Releases

1) New Look Traffic Radio to Benefit UK Motorists

2) Personal Navigation Device Display Shipments to Double by 2010

3) Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Adopts TransCore's eGo Plus RFID Sticker Technology for Statewide SunPass Electronic Toll Collection System

4) Galileo: The Procurement for the First Constellation of the European Navigation Satellites Will Now Start

5) Where's Washington State DOT? Track the Trek to Artist Point on the Web

6) Cape May–Lewes Ferry Introduces New, Improved Web Site

7) $40 Million for New Traffic System in Montego Bay

8) AwareSpot: A Location Based Alert System for Mobile Phones

 

 

Upcoming Events

2008 Toward Zero Deaths Conference – October 7-8 – Rochester, Minnesota

http://www.tzd.state.mn.us/events/conference/2008/conferenceinfo.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1958 **50^th anniversary** - The FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center opened near Atlantic City, New Jersey. 

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/tc/

 

1948 **60^th anniversary** - The law was signed creating the Kentucky State Police.

http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/history.htm

 

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