[TCN] Monday, January 7, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, January 7, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) High-Tech New Terminal for Singapore's Changi Airport

Link to story in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2008/01/05/et-changi-news-105.xml

Link to additional information from Changi Airport:  http://www.changiairport.com/t3/

 

2) Dolphins Play with Robotic Seaplane

New unmanned craft can take off and land autonomously in moderate seas.

Link to story from LiveScience:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22509081/

Link to additional information from the University of Michigan:

http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/name/facilities/mhl/projects/flying_fish.html

 

CAR POOLING

 

3) Web Site Offers Easy Way to Plan Car Pool

Families enter drivers, where kids need to be and create calendar.

Link to column in The Charlotte Observer:

http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/433964.html

Link to Divide the Ride:  http://www.dividetheride.com

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Magellan Partners with Google for Local Listings on Connected GPS Device

Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_7890923?nclick_check=1

 

5) GLONASS – The Way Ahead

Link to story in Inside GNSS:

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/468

 

6) MSN Direct: The Future of Connected Personal Navigation Devices in the US?

Link to story in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=573

 

7) A World at Your Fingertips

A host of Internet links are taking online maps in new directions.

Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-id.mapping06jan06,0,3959853.story  (may require free registration)

 

8) Wireless in Vegas

Writer comments on in-car Wi-Fi.

Link to BBC News commentary:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/01/wireless_in_vegas.html

 

MARITIME

 

9) Tracking Chips May Expose Ports to Attack

Report: US has ignored warnings that radio technology can trigger bombs.

Link to story from the San Antonio Express-News:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5431158.html

 

10) In Shortage of Maritime Officers, Philippine Seafaring Industry Turns to Image Building

Link to OFW Journalism Consortium story:

http://www.ofwjournalism.net/latestories1.php

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) Taking a Heavy Toll

Illinois Tollway aggressively chases accused scofflaws, regardless of cracks in enforcement system.

Link to story in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=106951&src=109

 

SAFETY / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

 

12) Helping Hands During Time of Disaster

Tennessee DOT works with other agencies during emergencies.

Link to commentary by Tennessee DOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely in The Chattanoogan:

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_119557.asp

 

13) New Tech Could Help Bolster Borders

Critics attack US State Department's decision to use long-range RFID in passport cards.

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151215-1.html

 

14) In Response to New York MTA's 'Say Something' Ads, a Glimpse of Modern Fears

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/nyregion/07see.html?ex=1357362000&en=786b7b9ca0dc7ad9&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

 

15) Use Technology to End New Jersey Road Carnage

Link to editorial in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/OPINION01/80106012/1029/OPINION

 

TELEMATICS

 

16) GM Envisions Driverless Cars on Horizon

Cars that drive and even park themselves may be on market within decade, General Motors says.

Link to AP story:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080107/gadget_show_driverless_cars.html?.v=3

 

17) In-Car Sync System Gets Free 911 Calls

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2008-01-06-microsoft-sync_N.htm

Link to news release from Ford:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080106/clsu024.html?.v=1

 

18) Internet Radio/Video Enters Autos

Link to story in This Week in Consumer Electronics:

http://www.twice.com/article/CA6517498.html?nid=3189

 

19) Q&A with Egil Juliussen Telematics Research Group

Link to interview in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=574

 

TRANSIT

 

20) World-Class Transport Facility to be Setup in Mysore

Link to story in The Hindu:

http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/05/stories/2008010560600400.htm

 

21) Online System Will Let Long Island Rail Road Riders Report Lost Items

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/06Rlirr.html?ref=nyregionspecial2  (may require free registration)

 

22) Does the MetroCard Need a Makeover?

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/does-the-metrocard-need-a-makeover/  (may require free registration)

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

 

23) Traffic Director Focuses on Street Solutions

An interview with Murfreesboro, Tennessee traffic director Dana Richardson.

Link to story in The Daily News Journal:

http://dnj.midsouthnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/NEWS01/801060321/1002

Link to Murfreesboro traffic cameras:   http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/government/traffic/traffic_cams.php

 

24) West Virginia Department of Transportation Spreading the Word about Travel Safety

Link to story in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph:

http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_004203808.html

 

25) South African Cops Not Amused by Speed-Trap Web Site

Link to story from The Star:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=181&art_id=vn20080105091515384C652995

Link to Speedtraps site:  http://www.speedtraps.co.za

 

 

News Releases

1) XM to Debut XM NavWeather Featuring Exclusive Threat Matrix Technology for Vehicles at the 2008 NAIAS

2) Two Suburban Atlanta Moms Create Layoverguru.com, a Web Site Dedicated to Helping Travelers Cope with Planned and Unplanned Layovers at Over 100 US Airports

3) Volvo to Offer Subscription-Free Real-Time Traffic from Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network

4) Connexis Supports Development of Next Generation Telematics Protocol (NGTP)

5) SAFESPOT Workshop on Next Generation Car Safety Systems

6) Navteq and Yahoo Expand Relationship Globally – Agreement Provides Access to Navteq Map Data for 72 Counties

7) Avis Introduces Next Generation of Where2 GPS System

8) Pay Less at the Pump with 'TomTom Fuel Prices Service'

9) Traffic.com and Skyward Mobile Launch Traffic.com2GO

 

 

Solicitation

-  Call for Abstracts – 2008 Freeway and Tollway Operations Conference

http://www.smartsunguide.com/PDF/2008_Freeway_and_Tollway_Operations_Conference_Call_for_Abstracts.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

European Conference on Human Centered Design for Intelligent Transport Systems – April 3-4 – Lyon, France

http://www.conference.noehumanist.org/conference_scope.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1976 – British and Icelandic military ships hit in the Atlantic Ocean.   The collision occurred during the Cod War, a fishing dispute between the two nations.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/7/newsid_2506000/2506347.stm

 

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