Wednesday, November 24, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GEWI Completes North American Traffic Technologies Tour – Webinar to Follow in January

GEWI would like to thank everyone involved in hosting and attending our first ever North American Traffic Technologies Tour. Topics included technologies that are used around the world for location referencing and harmonization, data exchange between systems, next generation of real-time data for traffic navigation, and data exchange for connected vehicles/infrastructure projects. We had many requests from locations and attendees we were unable to honor, so please look for a follow-up webinar to be held in January 2011. If you’d like to receive notification of this event, visit www.gewi.com and register for the GEWI newsletter, or contactjim.oneill@gewi.com.

AVIATION

1) Wireless Communication for Runway Lighting Systems

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=40136

CAMERAS

2) Not a Single CCTV Camera on Northern Carriageway of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link

Link to NDTV story:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/not-a-single-cctv-camera-on-northern-carriageway-of-the-bandra-worli-sea-link-68388

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Honda to Use Suna Traffic Channel for Satellite Navigation Systems

Link to article on iTWire:

http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/mobility/43445-honda-signs-with-suna-for-streamlined-satnav

4) How to Use a Pulsar to Find Starbucks

Cosmic GPS would employ pulsing stars, not satellites, as celestial beacons.

Link to article in Science News:

http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/66442/title/How_to_use_a_pulsar_to_find_Starbucks

OTHER

5) NASA is Among Most Savvy Social Media Users

Link to article from National Journal:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101123_8171.php

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Longtime Spokesman for Maine Turnpike Authority, Dan Paradee, Dies of Cancer

Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20101124-NEWS-101129870

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) US May Replace Color-Coded Terror Alert System, Seeking More Specific Warnings

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/24/AR2010112401239.html

8) New Brunswick Last Province to Propose Ban on Hand-Held Devices While Driving

Link to CP article:

http://www.globalregina.com/last+province+propose+hand+held+devices+while+driving/3877941/story.html

Link to news release:

http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2010.11.1804.html

9) An Inside Look at Logan Airport’s Security Operations

Link to article in Security Director News:

http://www.securitydirectornews.com/?p=article&id=sd201011oMqK6f

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Virginia DOT Utilizes Smart Travel Technology

Link to story and video on WVIR-TV:

http://www.nbc29.com/story/13558334/vdot-utilizes-smart-travel-technology

11) Thanksgiving Travel Tip: Use GPS Apps to Look for Traffic

Link to column and video in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/11/thanksgiving_travel_tip_use_gp.html

12) 52-Years Ago Today Chicago Gets Helicopter Traffic Reports

Link to story in Chicago Now:

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/unknown-chicago/2010/11/getting-you-home-faster-11-24-1958.html

VEHICLES

13) ERTICO Talks to FREILOT Partner Peek Traffic

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-second-november-interview/

News Releases

1) New Mexico DOT Launches Improved NMRoads Web Site

2) Mobile Communications Combat Traffic Jams and Smog in Chinese Megacities

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Seminar: Freight and Land Use: Making the Connection – December 15

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=692

Today in Transportation History

1985 **25^th anniversary** An EgyptAir flight, hijacked on a flight from Athens to Cairo, was stormed by Egyptian commandos at the airport in Malta.  Dozens of people aboard the flight were killed during the raid.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19851124-0

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