Monday, March 23, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) The Benefits of Integration

Strong IT infrastructure enhances services, reduces costs at Raleigh-Durham Airport’s new terminal.

http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/The-Benefits-of-Integration/1$26381

CAMERAS

2) Mississippi Bans Red-Light Cameras

Link to story in The Commercial Dispatch:

http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=759

3) Traffic Camera Backlash Growing in Ohio Cities

Link to AP story:

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20090322/UPDATES01/90322017

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Google Maps StreetView ‘May be a Security Threat’ in Northern Ireland

Link to story in the Belfast Telegraph:

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/technology-gadgets/google-maps-street-view-lsquomay-be-a-security-threatrsquo-14237716.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Slovakia‘s Road-Toll System Will be Up and Running by January 1, 2010, says SkyToll

Link to story in Traffic Technology International:

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=11330

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Sat-Nav Going Live in Ireland to Beat Gridlock

Link to story in The Independent:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/sat-nav-going-live-to-beat-gridlock-1681992.html 

7) Top New York Court to Weigh Warrantless GPS Use

Link to AP story:

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny–gpstracking-warra0323mar23,0,266900.story

MARITIME

8) Do Maritime Security Smart Cards Defy Common Sense?

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-terrorism-id22-2009mar22%2C0%2C3594305.story

OTHER

9) Federal Inspectors Often Difficult to Reach, Group Says

Inspector general hotline for US DOT handled by third-party call center.

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/22/AR2009032201665.html

10) Spend Now to Help Society Run ‘Smarter’

Link to commentary in JoongAng Daily:

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2902560

11) New Database Tells Big Brother You’re Uninsured

Link to story in Wired:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/03/the-uninsured-m.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) In-Flight Entertainment Systems Raise Safety Issues

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2009-03-22-electronics-fires-airlines_N.htm

TRANSIT

13) Why Metra is Riding Slow Train to Future

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-unfriendly-rails-mar23,0,398128.story

14) Union Sues to Get Ad on Fresno, California Bus

Link to story in The Fresno Bee:

http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1277352.html

15) Virtualization and Transit

IT that improves operations and strengthens customer service.

Link to story in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=8133&pageNum=1

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Stimulus Bill Funds Intelligent Transportation System Projects

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/628254

17) Indianapolis Plans for Heavy Super Bowl Traffic

Planning for event begins years before game.

Link to story in The Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009903230347

18) Getting Traffic Information to Commuters is an Art and a Science

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/autocorner/chi-getting-around-23-mar23,0,717752.column

19) I-80 Web Site is Launched in California

Link to story in The Union:

http://www.theunion.com/article/20090323/WEBUPDATE/903239989/1002/NONE&parentprofile=1053&title=I-80%20website%20launched

Link to Get Across I-80:  http://www.getacross80.com/

VEHICLES

20) New In-Vehicle Platform for Driving Next Generation Car PCs

Link to story on iTWire:

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23974/598/

21) Smart Truck Deliveries in Berlin

Delivery trucks are equipped with dynamic route planning software.

Link to story on Hellmail:

http://www.hellmail.co.uk/postalnews/templates/postal_global_news.asp?articleid=1385&zoneid=11

News Releases

1) NOAA – Emergency Managers to Test Atlantic/Gulf Tsunami Warning and Response

2) Monash University Study: Roadside Ads Distract Drivers

3) Tees Valley Public Transport Info Service Goes Live

Upcoming Events

Cooperative Systems on the Road – May 12-14 – Helmond, Netherlands

http://www.testsitehelmond.org/

Today in Transportation History

1889  **120th anniversary** – The Woolwich Free Ferry began service.  It crosses the River Thames in London.

http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/Travel/LocalTravelServices/WoolwichFerry.htm

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