Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Pilots Who Overflew Airport Should Have had Numerous Warnings of Approach
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jx2fJRl2HA8EkI9Zi8Qa1yuvjYdQD9BGMEB02
2) Feds Look at Instruments, Approach Lights in Atlanta Taxiway Landing
Link to CNN story:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/21/taxiway.landing/
3) Still ‘Dragging the Chain’ on ATC Modernization
Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/10/22/still-dragging-the-chain-on-atc-modernization/
4) E-News Media
Airport e-newsletters: a comparative analysis.
Link to article in Airport Business:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/E-News-Media/1$31735
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Loran Gets Three Month Reprieve
Link to column on Nextgov:
http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2009/10/loran_gets_3_month_reprieve.php
6) Study Backs GPS Use for Harbor Trucks
Pilot shows use of GPS technology by harbor trucking companies can improve freight flow and contribute to reduced congestion and pollution in port cities.
Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:
http://www.joc.com/node/414176
OTHER
7) Computer Model Predicts Hurricane Power Outages
Link to article in USA Today:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/sciencefair/2009/10/computer-predicts-hurricane-power-outages.html
Link to news release from Johns Hopkins University:
http://releases.jhu.edu/2009/10/20/researchers-say-they-can-predict-hurricane-related-power-outages/
ROADWAYS
8) EU and Ricardo Launch SARTRE Road-Train Project
Project will develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways.
Link to article in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=17072
9) Closed New York Meeting Over Bridge Shutdown a Public Outrage
Link to editorial in the Press-Republican:
http://www.pressrepublican.com/0201_editorials/local_story_294220018.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) School Bus Camera Shows Drivers Illegally Passing Stopped Bus
Link to story on WTEN-TV:
http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=11368293
TELEMATICS
11) Challenges to Brazil’s Telematics Plan
Link to article in M2M:
http://www.m2mmag.com/news/articles/article.aspx?ID=8016
12) Consumer Electronics Enforce Automotive Security Discussion
Link to article in EE Times Deutschland:
http://www.eetimes.eu/germany/220900363?cid=RSSfeed_eetimesEU_germany
TRANSIT
13) DC Metro Ready to Test Anti-crash System
Link to story and video on WTTG-TV:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/102209_metro_ready_to_test_anti_crash_system
14) San Mateo County, California Bus Riders to Get Real-Time Arrival Updates
Link to article in the San Mateo County Times:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_13621731
News Releases
1) BART Partners with Location-Based Service Foursquare to Encourage Transit Ridership
2) Live New York City Traffic Cams at Your Service on Verizon FiOS TV
Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Seminar: Security and System Resiliency – November 18
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=585
Friday Bonus
This car may only be one horsepower, but it uses no fossil fuels.
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/10/naturmobil_literally_one_horsepower_car.html
Today in Transportation History
1944 **65th anniversary** – The Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, began.
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Leyte/BatExp/index.html
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