AVIATION

1) Pilot Suspended for Slurs, Swearing Over Air Traffic Radio

Link to story and video on KSAT-TV:

http://www.ksat.com/news/28325777/detail.html

2) Info-Sharing Project at FAA Over-Budget, Behind Schedule

Link to article on Fierce Government IT:

http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/info-sharing-project-faa-over-budget-behind-schedule/2011-06-21

BICYCLES

3) ‘Silly’ UK Cycles Lanes Featured on Website

Link to BBC News article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-13891411

CAMERAS

4) Using Hidden Cameras to Catch Car Thieves

Link to article and video in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bs-md-ho-trooper-death-license-reader20110525,0,2932856.story

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Egypt’s First GIS-Enabled Information Portal

Link to article in Daily News Egypt:

http://thedailynewsegypt.com/it-a-telecom/egypts-first-gis-enabled-information-portal.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) LightSquared, GPS Industry Square Off on Capitol Hill

Link to article in Wireless Week:

http://www.wirelessweek.com/News/2011/06/LightSquared-GPS-Industry-Square-Off-on-Capitol-Hill/

MARITIME

7) Pirates Now Using Blogs, GPS to Hunt Merchant Vessels

Link to article in Time:

http://techland.time.com/2011/06/23/pirates-now-using-blogs-and-gps-to-hunt-merchant-vessels/

RAILROADS

8) New Law Requires South Carolina DOT to List Railroad Crossings on Website

Link to AP article:

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20110623/APN/1106230594

ROADWAYS

9) Quebec Establishes Committee to Coordinate Roadwork

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Quebec+establishes+roadwork+committee/4991128/story.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to Develop Policy on Public Photography

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article465116.ece

TELEMATICS

11) Why Your Vehicles Should Tell You Everything They Do

Link to article on GreenBiz.com:

https://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/06/22/why-your-vehicles-should-tell-you-everything-they-do

TRANSIT

12) BART Riders Try Out New Seat Options at Interactive Lab

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/06/bart-riders-try-out-new-seat-options-interactive-lab

News Releases

1) Traffic Jam-Free Future: Opel Presents Status of Telematic Field Test

2) Volkswagen Presents Temporary Auto Pilot

3) TomTom Expands Coverage in Latin America for Industry Partners

4) California Teens Receive $230,000 Grant to Drive Highway Safety

5) Nokia to Integrate Navteq Business with Company’s Social Location Products and Services

6) Pennsylvania DOT’s Motorcycle Safety Campaign Receives Awards

7) Passenger Mobile Services to Benefit Hugely from Increased Airline IT Spending

8) NTSB Unveils New ‘Most Wanted List’

Upcoming Events

Transit ITS Regional Workshop – June 22-23 – Minneapolis

http://www.ntionline.com/sectioninfo.asp?section_number=TRI-26-062211MN1

Today in Transportation History

1611 **400^th anniversary** Henry Hudson, his son and seven crew members were sent adrift in what is now Hudson Bay.

http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/2worldsmeet/henryhudson.htm

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