[TCN] Monday, October 25, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, October 25, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Disconnected

Attention passengers: It's perfectly safe to use your cell phones.

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/10/24/disconnected/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Google: We Collected E-mails, Passwords During Street View Photography

Link to column on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20020499-17.html

Link to Google blog post:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/creating-stronger-privacy-controls.html

 

3) Virginia Company Creates Map Apps; No Refolding Required

Link to article in The Roanoke Times:

http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/264815

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) GPS Speed Warning Device a Lifesaver

Link to AAP article:

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/gps-speed-warning-device-a-lifesaver-20101025-16zwd.html

 

5) Taiwan Tour Groups Urged to Use GPS-Equipped Buses in the Future

Officials continue looking for missing buses and passengers following typhoon.

Link to CNA article:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201010250023

 

MARITIME

 

6) India Aiming for Real-Time Maritime Domain Awareness: Defense Minister

Link to article from ANI:

http://sify.com/news/india-aiming-for-real-time-maritime-domain-awareness-antony-news-national-kkzrEkbegca.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Union's Sign Campaign Takes Aim at Poor Bridges in Pennsylvania

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10298/1097821-147.stm

 

8) California Bullet Train Agency Can't Document Details of Officials' Foreign Trips

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-high-speed-disclosure-20101025%2C0%2C7950616.story

 

9) Hoboken, New Jersey Begins 'Twenty is Plenty' Driving Speed Campaign

Link to article on Planetizen:

http://www.planetizen.com/node/46559

 

10) Two Drinks Max: Sign Up and Make Us Safer

New Zealand newspaper begins campaign to encourage drinking and driving limits.

Link to commentary in The New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10682676

 

RAILROADS

 

11) Freight Railroads Weren't In on New Ohio Passenger Rail Study

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/10/24/railroads-werent-in-on-new-3c-rail-study.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) Michigan Company's Signs Help to Generate and Control Traffic

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20101024/BUSINESS06/10240416/1019/Business06/Companys-signs-help-to-generate-and-control-traffic

Link to MDI Worldwide: http://www.mdiworldwide.com/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

13) TSA Getting Even Nosier

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303436904575570682768670268.html

Link to further information from the Transportation Security Administration:

http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm

 

14) GIS-Based Interoperability System Alters How Virginia Manages Emergencies

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Virginia-Interoperability-Picture-Emergency-Response.html

 

TRANSIT

 

15) The World's First 'Transit Appliance'

Link to article and video on Streetfilms:

http://www.streetfilms.org/the-worlds-first-transit-appliance/

Link to additional information from Portland Transport:

http://portlandtransport.com/archives/2010/10/lessons_learned_1.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Isfahan, Iran Reveals ICT Master Plan, Including Transportation Management

Link to article in FutureGov:

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2010/oct/25/iran-city-reveals-ict-masterplan/

 

VEHICLES

 

17) US DOT Approaches Deadline in Onboard Recorder Case

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/trucking/dot-approaches-deadline-onboard-recorder-case

 

18) BMW's Future Tech In-Depth

Link to article in Autocar:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/253599/

 

19) Is Facebook Just Too Much for Ford?

Link to commentary on Motley Fool:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/10/23/is-facebook-just-too-much-for-ford.aspx

 

WEATHER

 

20) US Administration's Plan to Reallocate Spectrum from Weather Satellites for Broadbandd Opposed Globally

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101022_9041.php

 

 

News Releases

1) Alaska Airlines Launches In-Flight Wi-Fi in the State of Alaska

2) Michigan DOT Explains Flashing Yellow Arrow with YouTube Video

3) New Fog Warning System in Venice Region Pays for Itself Ten Times Over

4) MyFord Touch Wins 'Outstanding Feature' by Texas Auto Writers

5) Sensis Continues On-Time Deployment of ASDE-X – Now Operational at 32 Airports

6) TrafficLand to Provide Live Traffic Video for Visteon Mobile Application and In-Car Systems

7) 27^th European Regional Meeting Calls for a Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Aviation System

8) ITT-Deployed ADS-B System Cleared for Nationwide Rollout by the FAA

 

 

Upcoming Events

ROSATTE Final Workshop – November 23-24 - Malmö, Sweden

http://www.ertico.com/rosatte-final-workshop-project-results-and-next-steps-for-deployment/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1935 **75^th anniversary** Rusty Schweickart, part of the third group of astronauts named by NASA, was born in Neptune, New Jersey.

http://www.well.com/~rs/

 

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[TCN] Friday, October 22, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, October 22, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Future Airport – Latest Issue Online

 -  On the Same Wavelength – How NextGen will benefit airports and how delivery is progressing

http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/e0b4f83d#/e0b4f83d/10

 -  Log On, Check In and Fly Out – Ryanair tells how the airline has slashed use of terminal resources

http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/e0b4f83d#/e0b4f83d/74

 

BICYCLES

 

2) A Smarter Model for Bicycle Sharing

Link to column in Next American City:

http://americancity.org/columns/entry/2687/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Google: 244,000 Germans Say 'No' to Street View

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-10-21-google-germany_N.htm

 

4) China Unveils Own Mapping Service

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11605940

Link to Map World: http://www.tianditu.cn/

 

OTHER

 

5) Raymond deKozan, Founder of Cubic Transportation Systems, Dies

Link to article in Crain's New York Business:

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20101022/FREE/101029939/0/REAL_ESTATE

 

6) Muscovites to Submit Transport Ideas to New Mayor on Web Site

Link to ITAR-TASS article:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15614161&PageNum=0

 

7) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://herget.biz/ieeeitss/v12n4.pdf

 

PARKING

 

8) New iPhone App Could Solve Tel Aviv Dwellers' Parking Woes

Link to article in Haaretz:

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/new-iphone-app-could-solve-tel-aviv-dwellers-parking-woes-1.320506

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Planning and Deploying Transit Signal Priority in Small and Medium-Sized Cities: Burlington, Vermont Case Study

Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT13-3Vlachou.pdf

 

SPACE

 

10) Astronaut Posts First Foursquare Check-In from Space

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371303,00.asp

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Software Glitch Costs DC Metro $500,000 in Revenue

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Software-glitch-costs-transit-agency-_500k-in-revenue-1292797-105478778.html

 

12) Bangalore Transit System Launching In-Bus Entertainment System

Link to article on SiliconIndia:

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/BMTCs_cool_internet_service_on_wheels-nid-73009-cid-1.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Pandora's Tim Westergren Goes After Radio Where It Matters Most: The Car

Link to blog in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/10/pandora-goes-after-radio-where-it-matters-most-the-car.html

 

14) Designing Infotainment Systems for the Connected Generation

Link to article in Automotive Industries:

http://www.ai-online.com/Adv/Previous/show_issue.php?id=3729

 

 

News Releases

1) TASC, Inc. Wins $827 Million SE-2020 Contract to Support FAA's NextGen Program

2) Truckers Challenge Electronic On-Board Recorder Regulation

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: ITS Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program Outreach to University and Other Learning Providers – November 17

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/webmeeting/register.asp

 

 

Friday Bonus

Music in the subways?  Here's a live performance with some rather unusual instruments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAllFWSl998

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1910 **100^th anniversary** The Aéronautique Militaire, predecessor to the French Air Force, was formed.

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air

 

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[TCN] Thursday, October 21, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, October 21, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ITS America Webinar Series Continues with Nov. 9 Session on Greenhouse Gas Regulations and ITS

 

Jacqueline Glassman, a Partner at Hogan Lovells law firm and former Chief Counsel and Acting Administrator for the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will address the latest developments in federal greenhouse gas regulations and the role of ITS during a webinar hosted by ITS America on November 9, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.  Glassman's presentation is the third in a series of ITS America webinars dedicated to exploring the leading issues in intelligent transportation.  Previous webinar sessions are now available for download on the ITS America website.  Register today atwww.itsa.org/webinar_series.html! To learn more about the webinar series or ITS America membership, contact Member Services Coordinator Charlie Tennyson at ctennyson@itsa.org.

 

AVIATION

 

1) Smart Phone Apps for Aviation Find Fuel Cost, FBO Info and Much More

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/smartphone-apps-for-aviation-find-fuel-cost-fbo-info-and-much-more-26965/

 

2) A Passenger's Wish List for Improving Airports

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/travel/24prac.html

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Fleet of Private Vans to Join Blitz on Speeding in Ireland

Link to article in The Evening Herald:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/fleet-of-private-vans-to-join-blitz-on-speeding-2389326.html

 

OTHER

 

4) US Customs to Test Ocean, Rail Manifest Systems

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/customs-test-ocean-rail-manifest-systems

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Idaho Transportation Department Agrees with PETA to Add Warning in Driver's Manual About Pet Safety

Link to article in the Boise Weekly:

http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2010/10/20/itd-agree-with-peta-to-add-warning-in-manual-about-pet-safety

 

RAILROADS

 

6) Rail and the Media

Link to blog in Progressive Railroading:

http://myprogressiverailroading.com/blogs/ohiorailguy/archive/2010/10/15/rail-amp-the-media.aspx

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) ALL CAPS? Not OK on Road Signs, Federal Government Says

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-10-21-road-signs-all-caps-lowercase_N.htm

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Port of Providence Gets New Chemical Detectors

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/news/content/Port_Chemical_10-21-10_KHKFO2D_v28.1de2aa8.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Voice of Vietnam Traffic Information Broadcasts on TV

Link to VOV News story:

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VOV-Traffic-Information-broadcasts-on-TV/201010/120654.vov

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Electronic Diaries Have Benefits, but Trucking Operators Face Higher Costs

Link to article in Supply Chain Review:

http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/news/articleid/70384.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) Engineers Use Science to Create Warning Sounds for New Ford Focus

2) Ford Recognized at Auto Electronics Conference for Consumer-Driven Approach to Autonomous Car

3) Smarter Traffic Signals Will Reduce Delays for Atlanta Commuters

4) Alternative Positioning Technologies to Generate Over $2.5 Billion by 2015

5) US and Japan Agree to Cooperate on ITS Research

 

 

Upcoming Events

Smart Transportation Summit – December 7-8 – Toronto

http://www.smarttransportation.ca/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1520 **490^th anniversary** Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Strait of Magellan connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans off the southern tip of South America.

http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/magellan-strait/magellan-strait-maps.html

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, October 20, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Lawmaker Pushes for Safer Pilot Licenses

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101019_1302.php

 

2) ADS-B Deployment Provides a Proving Ground for NextGen

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/ads-b-deployment-provides-a-proving-ground-for-nextgen-26705/

 

3) Curbs on Phone Use in Plane Relaxed in India

Link to article on New Delhi Chronicle.com:

http://www.ndchronicle.com/news/Curbs_on_phone_use_in_plane_relaxed_in_India_1287493317/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) Washington State DOT Releases Tools for Paying Tolls

Link to article in the Bellevue Reporter:

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/105297388.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) School GPS Settles Bus-Stop Disputes in St. Paul, Minnesota

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/105310563.html

 

MARITIME

 

6) NTSB Wrong: Coast Guard Crew Not Texting Before Crash

Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/19/ntsb-erred-about-coast-guard-crew-texting-fatal-cr/

 

7) Libya Buys Vessel Traffic Management System at $28 Million

Link to article in The Tripoli Post:

http://tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=2&i=5000

 

OTHER

 

8) Google Ditches All Street View Wi-Fi Scanning

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20020112-281.html?tag=cnetRiver

 

9) IBEC Newsletter – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.ibec-its.co.uk/files/IBEC Newsletter October 2010.pdf

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) TSA Invites Manufacturers to Demonstrate Their Radios' Encryption Capabilities

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/21666

 

11) California Releases Public Safety Communications Strategic Plan

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/California-Public-Safety-Communications.html

 

TRANSIT

 

12) London Agency Plans International Contactless Transit Card

Link to article in American Banker:

http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/175_200/agency-plans-international-contactless-1027294-1.html

 

13) BlackBerry Users Climb Aboard MBTA Apps

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20101020blackberry_users_climb_aboard_mbta_apps/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Google Dumps Free 411, but Bing Steps In

Service also offers traffic reports.

Link to story on WCPO-TV:

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/money/consumer/dont_waste_your_money/google-dumps-free-411,-but-bing-steps-in

 

15) Using Facebook to Avoid Traffic

Link to story and video report on KOKI-TV:

http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Using-Facebook-To-Avoid-Traffic/ygj45xrEqEKAFNNw3KCVqQ.cspx

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Big Brother in a Buick?

Today, data-gathering devices on buses are tracking the weather. Tomorrow, will they be providing too much information about your driving habits?

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10293/1096515-28.stm

 

 

News Releases

1) US Handset-Based Navigation Usage Rose in the Past Year

2) Telvent to Implement Maryland's 511 Travelers Advisory Telephone Service

3) 'One Line, Infinite Possibilities' Characterizes Norfolk Southern Approach to Freight Rail Transportation in New Ad Campaign

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: AAAE Social Media @ Airports – December 1

http://events.aaae.org/sites/101201/index.cfm

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1910 **100^th anniversary** The RMS Olympic, sister ship of the RMS Titanic, was launched in Belfast.

http://www.atlanticliners.com/olympic_home.htm

 

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