Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – August 11, 2009

August 11, 2009 at 5:56 pm

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) NTSB Head Says FAA Failed to Act on ‘Scores of Recommendations’ on Shared Air Space

Link to story in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/11/2009-08-11_ntsb_head_debbie_hersman_says_faa_failed_to_act_on_scores_of_recommendations_on_.html

2) US DOT Fines 3 Carriers for Disclosure Violations

Link to AP story:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/DOT-fines-3-carriers-for-apf-4135979793.html?x=0&.v=2

3) GE Aerospace, FAA, to Study How to Integrate UAVs in US National Air Space

Link to story in Military and Aerospace Electronics:

http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/367574/32/ARTCL/none/EXECW/1/GE-Aerospace,-FAA,-to-study-how-to-integrate-UAVs-into-US-national-air-space/

4) New Web Site Enhancements Announced for FAA.gov

Link to story on The Aero-News Network:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=f20f12f5-6fcc-443e-9a4c-9de8d6cb9839

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Sats are Going to be Going, Going, Gone – IIR-M Final Flight

Link story on Satnews:

http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=993967749

MARITIME

6) Mixed Messages Spark Port of Brisbane Emergency

Link to story in the Brisbane Times:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/mixed-messages-spark-port-of-brisbane-emergency-20090811-egcd.html

OTHER

7) South Africa Weather Service to Make Information Available Through Cell Phones

Link to story on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2009/0908111036.asp?A=TEL&S=Telecoms&T=News&O=ST

ROADWAYS

8) Traffic Signs Have Same Message, Different Look

Sign warns of multiple hazards.

Link to story in The Wenatchee World:

http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090811/NEWS04/708119972/-1/SPORTS?Traffic-signs-have-same-message–different-look

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) :-( help! Asap: Iowans Put 911 Texting to Test

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2009-08-10-911text_N.htm

10) $42 Million More for Airport Explosives Detection

Link to story in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/2485.html

11) Hacker with Asperger’s Sentenced to 55 Months for Trucking Scheme

Link to story in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/truckers/

TELEMATICS

12) Road Testing the Latest Telematics Services from Ford and Lexus

Link to story in Edmunds Daily:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/strategies/2009/08/tech-tuesdays-road-testing-the-latest-telematics-services-from-ford-and-lexus.html

TRANSIT

13) Miracle on 34th Street: Knowing Bus Arrival Times

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/miracle-on-34t h-street-your-bus-arrival-time/

14) Phone that Recognizes Tube Stops

Link to BBC News story and video:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8194222.stm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Twitter Sued Over Emergency Tweets

Company claims patent infringement.

Link to story from The National Law Journal:

http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202432927429&Twitter_Sued_Over_Emergency_Tweets

VEHICLES

16) Proceedings of Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT) Joint Military/Civilian Workshop on IntelliDrive Available Online

Link to further information from Transport Gooru:

http://www.transportgooru.com/?p=3564

News Releases

1) Washington State DOT Adds New Tools to Deliver Real-Time Traffic Information

2) New TrafficTweet iPhone App Leverages Twitter Stream For Real-Time Driving Conditions

3) Amtrak Partners with Google Transit to Offer Rail Travel as an Option for Trip Planning

4) 511 Transit Named One of 10 Great Government Sites

Upcoming Events

Government Video Technology Expo 2009 – December 1-3 – Washington, DC

http://gvexpo.com/

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – The SS Arapahoe became the first American ship recorded to use SOS as a call for help.

http://www.telegraph-office.com/pages/arc2-2.html

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