Thursday, October 8, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Controllers: FAA’s Computers Prone to Problems

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gEH8D_Erb_xPAm1zh411j6XfUI6AD9B6GTOG2

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Google Street View Arrives in 11 Canadian Cities

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10370067-2.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) FHWA Publishes Final Rule on Interoperability Requirements for Automated Toll Collection

Link to notice in the Federal Register:

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2009_register&docid=fr08oc09-5

MARITIME

4) Washington State Ferries May Get Corporate Names

Link to article in The Whidbey Examiner:

http://www.whidbeyexaminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=3045

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) eCall Implementation Platform Meeting Held

Link to article from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

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

TRANSIT

6) New York MTA Station Agent Cuts Leave Some Riders Lost

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/nyregion/09subway.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Bangalore Police Team with Private Company to Supply Free Traffic Alerts

Link to article in the Bangalore Mirror:

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=10&contentid=200910062009100601250162544315643

VEHICLES

8) From Cars to TVs, Apps are Spreading to the Real World

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/08/apps.realworld/

9) Ford Taps Web-Savvy Hipsters To Hype Fiesta

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/07/ford-fiesta-movement-cmo-network-ford.html

News Releases

1) ITS World Forum Launched

2) Transportation Safety Advancement Group Elects 2010 Leadership

3) FAA Announces Serious Runway Incursions Down by 50 Percent

4) Row 44 to Deliver First Ad-Supported In-flight Wi-Fi

5) Ford, Auburn Explore How GPS Satellites Could Help Prevent Auto Accidents

Job Posting

–  Deputy Associate Administrator for Research, Innovation and Technology – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=83773185

Upcoming Events

ITS California Annual Meeting – November 16-17 – Anaheim, California

http://www.itscalifornia.org/

Today in Transportation History

1829 **180^th anniversary** – In the Rainhill Trials, a contest involving various locomotives, the Rocket was declared the winner.

http://www.resco.co.uk/rainhill/

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Administrator Addresses Agency Communications with General Aviation Community

Link to article on The Aero-News Network:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=b67454a4-d18c-4633-82eb-30c72b522fa2

CAMERAS

2) UK Conservatives Declare War on Speed Cameras

Link to Reuters article:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59545X20091006

OTHER

3) Self-Service Kiosks Boom

Link to article from The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/100609_kiosk_boom.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Chattanooga Proposes New Driver Ed Program Funded with Revenue from Traffic Cameras

Link to story and video on WRCB-TV:

http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11269611

ROADWAYS

5) Kentucky to Post Number of Road Deaths on Electronic Highway Signs

Link to article in The Courier-Journal:

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091007/NEWS01/910070435/Signs+to+cite+road+deaths

6) Nearly Half of Lahore’s Road Signs are Hidden by Ads

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/07-Oct-2009/Hidden-road-signs-blind-motorists

7) No Need to Change Road Sign Colors in Adirondacks

Link to editorial in The Post-Star:

http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/10/07/opinion/today/15340129.txt

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Will Airports Screen for Body Signals? Researchers Hope So

Link to story and video on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/06/security.screening/

Link to further information on Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Project from the US Department of Homeland Security:

http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218480185439.shtm#9

9) Three Companies Bid to Revive Clear Airport Service

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bizclear-airport-service-100709100709oct07,0,6999616.story

TELEMATICS

10) Onboard Trucking Systems are Safe, Providers Say

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=22901

TRANSIT

11) Near-Collision? Long Island Rail Road Doesn’t Have to Tell Authorities

Link to article in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/near-miss-lirr-doesn-t-have-to-tell-authorities-1.1505814

12) IBM Makes Deal with 3 Transit Agencies to Use Software to Manage Repairs

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkIjnV0iOKFx68pBPFNIKv4-G1PwD9B67BD80

13) New York City Transit Wait Times to Go Digital

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/transit_wait_times_to_go_digital_3Fh47K8O4RSCrCqEXHhe6K

News Releases

1) BART Offering Real-Time Information by Phone

2) Clemson Researchers Study Energy Savings with Electric Cars and IntelliDrive Technology

3) Federal Transit Administration Launches Bus Safety and Security Web Site for Small Urban and Rural Transit Agencies

4) US Transportation Secretary Announces Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program

5) Navteq Introduces First of Its Kind Animated 3D Visual Content for North America Map

6) The World’s First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried Out in Changchun City, China

Job Postings

–  Community & Government Affairs Specialist – North County Transit District – Oceanside, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10105

–  Program Development Specialist – National Transit Institute – New Brunswick, New Jersey

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10061

–  Information Technology Specialist – Volpe Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=83787233

–  Senior Researcher-Funding and Finance – Texas Transportation Institute – Texas

http://apps.system.tamus.edu/jobsearch/JobDetails.aspx?JobID=7621

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: National ITS Architecture Update: New Features of the Latest Version of the National ITS Architecture (Version 6.1) – October 27

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s091027_arch.asp

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – Luna 3 became the first spacecraft to take photos of the far side of the Moon.

http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/luna3/Luna3story.html

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Navigation Upgrade Uneven at US Airlines

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSTRE5945HS20091005

2) Airports Spread Out Check-In Kiosks to Cut Down on Lines

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2009-10-05-airport-kiosks_N.htm

3) Airports Get Aid for Device to See Debris

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/business/06debris.html

Link to advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration:

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/99719

4) French Pilots Blast Inaction on Sensors

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/10/05/French-pilots-blast-inaction-on-sensors/UPI-55231254757787/

Link to article in Journal du Dimanche:

http://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/Justice/Actualite/AF447-Le-crash-du-Rio-Paris-etait-evitable-139236/ (in French)

Link to news release from Syndicat des Pilotes d’Air France:

http://www.spaf.aero/index.php?ac=view&i=58&b=actualite (in French)

5) FAA Committed to NextGen Recommendations

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/SHAPE100509.xml&headline=FAA%20Committed%20To%20NextGen%20Recommendations%3C/p%3E

6) Lost Bag at Indian Airport? Log On

Link to Indo-Asian News Service article:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lost-bag-at-airport-Log-on/H1-Article1-461658.aspx

Link to CISF site: http://www.cisf.gov.in/airports.htm

7) Qantas Has Called for ‘Smarter Skies’

Link to article in The Australian:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26175113-643,00.html

CAMERAS

8) What if Google Earth Had a Live View of Traffic and Pedestrians?

Link to blog and video in Government Video:

http://www.governmentvideo.com/Blogs.aspx?id=87892&blogid=524

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

9) EU Sets Rules for Electronic Payment of Road Tolls Across EU

Link to Dow Jones Newswires article:

http://english.capital.gr/News.asp?id=826878

Link to news release from the EU:

http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/europe/europe-to-launch-electronic-toll-service-8575.html

10) National Highways Authority of India to Install Electronic Toll Collection System

Link to article on Zee News:

http://www.zeenews.com/news568791.html

MARITIME

11) Bahrain Joins Global Tracking System

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Security_Industry/2009/10/05/Bahrain-joins-global-tracking-system/UPI-59341254780943/

12) Transportation Policy Blog has Focus on Marine Transportation System

Link to MTS Matters:

http://mtsmatters.com

OTHER

13) ITS Research Strategic Plan Update #2

Link to update from the director of the US DOT ITS Joint Program Office:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2009/row_stakeholders.htm

RAILROADS

14) Rail’s 150-Year Wait for Safety

Positive Train Control is still years away from full implementation in the US.

Link to article in Miller-McCune:

http://miller-mccune.com/business_economics/rail-s-150-year-wait-for-safety-1513

ROADWAYS

15) ‘Smart’ Speed Bumps Being Developed in Mexico

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-10-05-speedbumps_N.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) EU Parliament Set to ‘Re-open’ Visa Deal with US

Would include allowing the transfer of data on transatlantic airline passengers.

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/eu-parliament-set-open-visa-deal-us/article-186093

TRANSIT

17) Columbus, Ohio Transit Chief Joins Riders for Bus Service Apology

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/10/05/COTA.html

18) Riding Seattle’s Rails, Ferries, Buses, ORCA Style

Link to article on ContactlessNews:

http://www.contactlessnews.com/2009/10/06/riding-seattles-rails-ferries-buses-orca-style

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) TrafficTalk Unveils Voice-Based Traffic Information Service

Link to article on TMCnet:

http://ivr.tmcnet.com/topics/ivr-voicexml/articles/65866-traffictalk-unveils-voice-based-traffic-information-service.htm

News Releases

1) Sensis Innovates Aircraft Departure Sequencing Tool

2) G-Map Launches First Real-Time Traffic iPhone GPS App

3) Ford Using Virtual Reality to Fine-Tune Sound Quality Inside Vehicles

Upcoming Events

US-India Aviation Partnership Summit – December 7-9 – Washington, DC

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091001/

Today in Transportation History

1884 **125^th anniversary** – The first class of the US Naval War College met in Newport, Rhode Island.

http://www.nwc.navy.mil

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Monday, September 28, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Friday, September 25, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Computers Can’t Replace Pilots – Yet, Say Experts

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/09/24/332716/computers-cant-replace-pilots-yet-say-experts.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Report Lauds Florida I-95 Toll Express Lanes

Link to article in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/486/story/1250690.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Launch of Russian Navigation Satellites Delayed Due to Glitch

Link to AP article:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9AUBPU00.htm

4) iPhone GPS App Market Heating Up

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=F2595D17-1A64-67EA-E4AFA4137F54131D

MARITIME

5) Norway Not Told About Nuclear Cargo

Authorities not notified when Russian vessel with nuclear waste passed Norway on its way from Poland to Murmansk.

Link to article on BarentsObserver:

http://www.barentsobserver.com/norway-not-told-about-nuclear-cargo.4636665-16176.html

OTHER

6) Insurer to Track Drivers by iPhone and BlackBerry

Link to Bloomberg News article:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/09/25/insurer_to_track_drivers_by_iphone/

7) Mark IV Gets Court OK to Emerge from Bankruptcy

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/807028.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Lawmakers Weigh Next Move on Public Safety Spectrum

Link to article on CongressDaily:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090924_2932.php

9) Advocates Target Texting-While-Driving at Safety Summit

Link to article in the Dayton Daily News:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/09/25/advocates_target_textingwhiled.html

10) Strict Rules from Parents Lead to Safer-Driving Teens

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-09-24-safer-driving-teens_N.htm

SPACE

11) Missile-Tracking Satellites Launched on Demo Flight

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-10361665-239.html

TELEMATICS

12) eCall Creates New Possibilities for Telematics

Link to article in Integrated Solutions:

http://www.isminfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1555&Itemid=110

VEHICLES

13) Crash Me if You Can

Link to column in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/drive/motor-news/crash-me-if-you-can-20090924-g3v3.html

News Releases

1) Volvo Cars on the Move Towards a Future Without Traffic Accidents

2) New Web Site for Amtrak Travelers in Virginia – AmtrakVirginia.com

3) Safety Advocates File Petition to Initiate US Action to Curb Use of Electronic Devices by Truck and Bus Drivers

4) Innovative Crop of Companies Plus Several New Programs and Awards Round Out DEMOfall 09

Upcoming Events

Clean Diesel Technology Showcase – September 29 – Washington, DC

http://www.dieselforum.org/news-center/press-releases/clean-diesel-power-ready-for-tomorrow-working-today

Friday Bonus

Alarm or no alarm, how comfortable would you be taking a nap on the subway?

http://www.6dsoftware.com/Subsnooze/Subsnooze_.html

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – The Goodyear blimp, Enterprise, the second Goodyear blimp with that name, made its final flight.

http://www.sandcastlevi.com/sea/enterprise/voych11b.htm

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