Monday, November 16, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Lost Luggage at Indian Airports is Now Only a Click Away

Link to article on Daily News & Analysis:

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_lost-luggage-at-airport-is-now-only-a-click-away_1312216

2) A Cool Pilot, but the Plane was Cooler

Link to review in Books of The Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/books/11book.html

Sullenberger Takes Issue with New Book

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/sullenberger-takes-issue-with-new-book/

CAMERAS

3) Speed Cameras to be Privatized in Western Australia

Link to article in The Sunday Times:

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26350207-5017004,00.html

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Swiss Say Google’s Street View is Too Revealing

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/technology/companies/14google.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Link to news release from the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner:

http://www.edoeb.admin.ch/aktuell/index.html?lang=en

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Dutch Drivers to Pay Tax on Road Time, Not on Car

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ggzUbQMWph8GplMdWzjDEnKD7ZJQD9BVD87O1

Link to further information from the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management:

http://www.verkeerenwaterstaat.nl/english/news/newsitems/kilometrechargemostpeoplewillenduppayingless.aspx

6) Pioneer Sues Garmin Over Navigation Technology

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140919/Pioneer_sues_Garmin_over_navigation_technology

Link to news release from Pioneer:

http://pioneer.jp/press-e/2009/pdf/1116-1.pdf

7) Map Hole Points the Way

Link to further information from Yanko Design:

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/11/13/map-hole-points-the-way/

ROADWAYS

8) Florida’s Turnpike Workshops Go Digital

Link to article in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1335979.html

Link to news release from Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise:

http://www.floridasturnpike.com/PressReleases/TurnpikewebinarNov17.pdf

9) Bridge Sensors Send Stress Data to Drexel Researchers

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20091116_Bridge_sensors_send_stress_data_to_Drexel_researchers.html

Link to news release from Drexel University:

http://drexel.edu/news/headlines/drexel-university-engineering-students-turn-bridge-into-living-laboratory.aspx

10) The Road Ahead – Without Potholes

Engineers are working on a ‘forever open’ design involving a new generation of road surfaces that clean and repair themselves.

Link to article in Scotland on Sunday:

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/The-road-ahead–without.5825411.jp

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Real ID Program in Deep Trouble

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/344982/Washington_Watch_National_ID_Program_in_Deep_Trouble_as_Budget_Is_Cut_40_

12) Report on ‘the eCall Summit: Time for Deployment’

Link to article from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/eu_news_report_on_the_ecall_summit_time_for_deployment.htm

TRANSIT

13) Massachusetts Offers First Set of Real-Time MBTA Transit Data to Developers

Link to story on WBUR Radio:

http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/14/mbta-real-time-data

Link to MassDOT Developers Page Beta:  http://www.eot.state.ma.us/developers/

14) New iPhone Apps Offer Help for MBTA Riders

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/new_iphone_apps.html

15) Chile’s Transport Ministry to Monitor Mass Transport with Intelligent Systems

Link to article on Business News Americas:

http://www.bnamericas.com/story.jsp?sector=5&noticia=497954&idioma=I&source

16) E-ticketing Soon on All Bangalore Buses

Link to article in The New Indian Express:

http://tinyurl.com/y8l2gvt

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Downing Street Plan to Put Transport Info at Passengers’ Fingertips

Link to article in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/6560308/Downing-Street-plan-to-put-transport-information-at-passengers-fingertips.html

18) Dallas Cowboys Stadium Avoids Traffic Snarls with Camera System

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/733358

19) These Traffic Reporters do Their Work on the Fly

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then15-2009nov15,0,7135240.story

VEHICLES

20) No Smart Plates for Gauteng for January 2010

Link to article on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28063:no-smart-plates-for-jan-2010&catid=160:it-in-government

21) Internet May Forever Change Your Car Radio

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091114/BUSINESS/711149942/1005

22) Volvo Safety, 2011 Style: It Brakes for Walkers

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/automobiles/15safety.html

23) BMW Traffic Management — Keep Those Ultimate Machines Driving

Link to article in Motor Trend:

http://blogs.motortrend.com/6606759/technology/bmw-traffic-management-keep-those-ultimate-machines-driving/index.html

News Releases

1) New Air Navigation Center Opens in Abu Dhabi

2) New Technology Allows Enforcement of Anti-Texting Legislation

3) ITS-NY is now on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

4) Massachusetts DOT Announces Creation of Cape Cod Canal Area Traffic Task Force

5) Mercedes-Benz USA and Hughes Telematics Launch New Telematics Service: mbrace

Upcoming Events

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http://www.amsterdam.intertraffic.com/nl/en/Pages/default.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1979 **30^th anniversary** – The first line of the Bucharest Metro opened.

http://www.metrorex.ro/

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