Friday, April 22, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) US DOT Issues Vulnerability Report on the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System

Link to article on AvStop.Com:

http://avstop.com/April_2011/dot_issues_vulnerability_report_on_the_faa_s_atc_system.htm

2) Delta Enables Customers to Track Checked Bags

Link to article in Travel Weekly:

http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Delta-enables-customers-to-track-checked-bags/

Link to video report from WSJ.com:

http://goo.gl/pbYm7

CAMERAS

3) Business Owner Casts Reasonable Doubt on Accuracy of Speed Cameras

Link to article in The Washington Times:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/20/business-owner-casts-reasonable-doubt-on-accuracy-/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Why Your Trusty GPS Sometimes Fails You

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/22/travel.gps.troubles/

5) Location-Based Services in Korea Get Support from the Government

Link to article on The Next Web Asia:

http://thenextweb.com/asia/2011/04/22/location-based-services-in-korea-gets-support-from-the-government/

Link to article on ZDNet Korea:

http://www.zdnet.co.kr/news/news_view.asp?artice_id=20110421121659 (in Korean)

OTHER

6) Apple, Google Collect User Location Data

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703983704576277101723453610.html

7) Ireland’s National Roads Authority Fails to See Humor in Radio Ad

Link to article in the Irish Independent:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/authority-fails-to-see-funny-side-of-the-road-2625882.html

PARKING

8) Phone App, Website Aid Search for Parking in San Francisco

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/21/BAJ21J5IN0.DTL

Link to news release from the San Francisco Mayor’s Office:

http://sfmayor.org/index.aspx?page=356

9) DC Rolls Out Pay-by-Phone Parking Meter System

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc_rolls_out_pay_by_phone_parking_meter_system/2011/04/20/AFg9pSEE_story.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Transportation Agencies Don’t Want to Share Fatal Accident Data

Link to commentary in the Opelika-Auburn News:

http://www2.oanow.com/news/2011/apr/22/mcadory-something-else-government-doesnt-want-you–ar-1750302/

TELEMATICS

11) Telematics Makes Inroads in China’s Car Market

Link to article in the Financial Times:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23ffa86e-6cf9-11e0-83fe-00144feab49a.html

Friday Bonus

How to beat a traffic jam – Russian style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Gsom9ErFuSE

Upcoming Events

ITS Canada Annual Conference and General Meeting – June 12-15 – Vancouver, British Columbia

http://www.itscanada.ca/vancouver2011/

Today in Transportation History

1898 The US Navy began a blockade of Cuba.

http://spanishamericanwar.info/cuba.htm#blockade

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

 

Register now for the 18^th World Congress on ITS, October 16-20^th, 2011 in Orlando, Florida

The 18^th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems  and ITS America’s Annual Meeting is this year’s “must attend” event for advanced transportation technologies, featuring:

-over 250 sessions with industry experts and world renowned speakers;

-a broad range of technical tours featuring Florida’s state-of-the-art ITS facilities;

-more than 350,000 square feet of exhibit hall space housing the latest technology products, services, and solutions;

-an action-packed schedule of special events hosted in sunny and beautiful Orlando;

-and more than 25 live, interactive tech demonstrations in the Technology Showcase- the most dynamic way to experience the World Congress!

Register early to reserve your spot for technical tours and special events- space is limited! Visit the World Congress website at www.itsworldcongress.org.

 
AVIATION

 

1) US Orders Airlines to State Fees More Clearly

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/business/20air.html

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2011/dot5111.html

 

BICYCLES

 

2) AARP Pushing Legislation to Reduce Pedestrian, Bicyclist Fatalities in Alabama Cities

Call for new signage, lane striping and other steps.

Link to article in The Huntsville Times:

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/04/aarp_pushing_legislation_to_re.html

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Traffic Cameras Have Drivers Seeing Red

Link to video on NBC’s Today Show:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/42586630#42586630

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) First Came iPhone’s Thunder, Now GPS Makers Ride the Lightning

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1748748/faced-with-the-iphone-gps-makers-ride-the-tigers-tail

 

OTHER

 

5) ACLU: Michigan State Police Using Cellphone ‘Extraction’ Device

Link to story and video on WDIV-TV:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/27564088/detail.html

Link to news release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan:

http://www.aclumich.org/issues/privacy-and-technology/2011-04/1542

 

6) States Address English-Only Driver’s License Testing

Link to article in Lane Line:

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2011/Apr11/041811/041911-05.shtml

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Federal Report on South Carolina State Transportation Center Withheld

Link to article in The Post and Courier:

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/19/federal-report-on-sc-state-withheld/

Make Public South Carolina State Probe

Link to editorial in The Post and Courier:

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/20/make-public-sc-state-probe/

 

8) Sound Transit Hopes to Teach Students About Public Transportation

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014817962_soundtransit20m.html

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Positive Train Control: Onboard PTC Technology

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/article.asp?id=26261

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Lower Merion, Pennsylvania Can Keep Its Historic Street Signs

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://articles.philly.com/2011-04-19/news/29447402_1_street-signs-new-signs-cast-iron-signs

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Traffic Crawling? Time to Get Some Work Done

Link to McClatchy Newspapers article:

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/19/2810254/traffic-crawling-time-to-get-some.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Three-in-Four UK Drivers Willing to Try Telematics to Save on Insurance

Link to article in Post:

http://www.postonline.co.uk/post/news/2044972/-drivers-willing-try-telematics

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Commuter Connect: New Initiative from MBTA

Link to story and video on WFXT-TV:

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/morning/commuter-connect-new-initiative-from-mbta-20110419

 

14) Cincinnati Metro Looking for Feedback on Google Transit

Link to blog in the Business Courier:

http://wwwnew.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2011/04/metro-looking-for-feedback-on-google.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Moscow to Upgrade ITS and Build Traffic Management Center

Link to article in The Moscow Times:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/sitronics-gets-220m-to-fight-traffic/435465.html

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Indie Truckers: Keep Big Brother Out of My Cab

Link to story and audio on NPR’s Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/20/135507979/indie-truckers-keep-big-brother-out-of-my-cab

 

17) Buick to Launch IntelliLink on 2012 Models

Link to article in AutoWeek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110419/CARNEWS/110419834

 

18) New Technology Could Change Transportation Funding

Link to article in The Topeka Capital-Journal:

http://cjonline.com/news/2011-04-19/new-technology-could-change-transportation-funding

 

 

News Releases

1) Coalition of Business, Highway, Transit and Environmental Leaders Urge Congress to Support Smart Technologies in Transportation Reauthorization Bill

2) NTSB Opening Investigation Into Air Traffic Control Incident Involving Aircraft Carrying Michelle Obama

3) Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS and Federal Signal Corporation Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Cooperation in the ITS Markets for North America

 

 

Upcoming Events

2011 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium – June 5-9 – Baden-Baden, Germany

http://www.mrt.uni-karlsruhe.de/iv2011/index.php

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** The first untethered flight of a rocket pack was made by Harold Graham in Niagara Falls, New York.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgLvu4y-AZg

 

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop ― May 15-17, Plano, TX

Register today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop, the fifth in a series of workshops focused on violations enforcement, open road tolling, all-electronic toll collection (AETC), and interoperability. Held in concert with this Workshop, IBTTA will offer a live webcast of the general session “Tolling Technology: Initiatives and Impacts” on Monday, May 16 at 8:30am (Central Time).  Visit www.IBTTA.org/PLANO to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) FAA Suspends Controller for Watching Movie on Duty

Link to AP article:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014810647_apusaircontrollermovie.html

2) Single European Sky Starts to Show Signs of Progress

Link to article in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/04/19/355626/single-european-sky-starts-to-show-signs-of-progress.html

Link to news release from the European Commission:

http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/news__events/newsroom/air_traffic_over_central_europe_improving_thanks_to_eu_project.htm

3) Electronic Flight Bag for iPad: Will Your Pilot be Using This in 2012?

Link to article on CrunchGear:

http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/18/efb-for-ipad-will-your-pilot-be-using-this-in-2012/

Link to more information from GlobalNavSource: http://globalnavsource.com/efb.php

BICYCLES

4) FHWA Issues Interim Approval for Optional Use of Green-Colored Pavement for Bike Lanes

Link to further information from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=730

CAMERAS

5) License Plate-Reading Cameras Gain Legal Backing

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/license-plate-reading-cameras-gain-legal-backing/

6) New South Wales Camera Audit to Skip Accuracy Check

Link to article on ZDNet Australia:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/nsw-camera-audit-to-skip-accuracy-check-339313501.htm

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Google Turns to Users for Guidance on US Maps

Link to AP article:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014812889_apustechbitgooglemapmaker.html

OTHER

8) Minnesota to Test Miles Driven for Taxing vs. Gasoline Pumped

Link to article in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/business/yourmoney/120195829.html

9) ERTICO Interviews Phil Blythe, Professor of ITS and Director of the Transport Operations Research Group at Newcastle University

Link to interview from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-april-2011-interview/

RAILROADS

10) Website Upgrade Derails Amtrak’s Online Ticketing for Second Day

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-amtrak-website-20110418,0,1722434.story

Link to news release from Amtrak:

https://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&note_id=10150156153061127&id=9411224013

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Amtrak Taps Into Rail Fan Base to Boost Security

Link to AP article:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MMBSBO4.htm

12) How Social Media Fits Into Los Angeles’ Crisis Communication Strategy

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Social-Media-Los-Angeles-Communication-Strategy-041811.html

13) Public Safety Agencies in Hot Pursuit of 4G Infrastructure

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Public-Safety-Pursues-4G-Infrastructure.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) New App Brings Hands-Free, Live Traffic Alerts to Your Phone

Link to story and video on WDAF-TV:

http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-new-app-brings-handsfree-live-traffic-alerts-to-your-phone-20110418,0,7914515.story

VEHICLES

15) Motorcyclists Gain Profiling Protection from Washington State

Link to article from The Columbian:

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/04/17/1619496/motorcyclists-gain-profiling-protection.html

16) Google to Help US Find Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Link to article in The Detroit News:
http://www.detnews.com/article/20110419/AUTO01/104190395/1148/auto01/Google-to-help-U.S.-find-electric-vehicle-charging-stations

17) Saab Communication ‘a Catastrophe’: FKG

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/news/fkg_id110446.aspx?lk=dm

18) Company to Test Technology on Idaho National Laboratory Buses

Software prods drivers to be more fuel-efficient.

Link to article from the Post Register:

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerViewer/NewsClipping/Story.aspx?Id=55844&Type=NewsClipping

19) Highly Automated Driving Takes Shape

Link to article in EE Times Europe:
http://eetimes.eu/en/highly-automated-driving-takes-shape.html?cmp_id=7&news_id=222906973

News Releases

1) New Joint Standards Initiative on Intelligent Transport Systems

2) Free In-flight Wi-Fi a Hit Among Norwegian Air Shuttle Passengers

3) easyJet Update on Volcanic Ash AVOID System

4) San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to Add Pay-by-Phone Convenience to Parking Meters
5) OnStar Mobile App Expands to China
6) TomTom Extends Footprint in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific
7) Boeing Introduces More Capable, Lower Cost Flight Simulation Hardware
8) Autoliv Expands in Active Safety – Signs License and Cooperation Agreement with Hella
9) Federal Communications Commission Announces Forum on Earthquake Communications Preparedness

Job Postings

–  Transportation Policy Analyst – Reason Foundation – Location Negotiable

http://reason.org/about/jobs/

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Developing Successful Transportation Management Plans for Work Zones – May 3

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=22852

Today in Transportation History

1971 **40^th anniversary** Salyut 1, the first space station, was launched.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1971-032A

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Monday, April 18, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA, Air Traffic Union Discuss Dozing Controllers

Link to AP video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na5CfyQ1uhk

2) South African Airways Asks to Allow Cellphones on Planes

Link to article in the Cape Argus:

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/telecoms/bid-to-allow-cellphones-on-planes-1.1058217

3) Philippine Government Seen Still Unable to Enforce International Aviation Standards

Link to article in BusinessWorld:

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=Gov%E2%80%99t-seen-still-unable-to-enforce-international-aviation-standards&id=30019

4) New Technologies Facilitate Easier Air Travel at Indian Airports

Link to PTI article:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/154263/technologies-facilitate-easier-air-travel.html

CAMERAS

5) Queensland Ramps Up Number Plate Recognition Over Easter

Link to article in Computerworld Australia:

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/383524/queensland_ramps_up_number_plate_recognition_over_easter/

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Pre-planning Your Trip with Maps or GPS – What’s Best for You?

Link to article in the Westmoreland Times:

http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/2011/04/pre-planning-your-trip-with-maps-or-gps-whats-best-for-you-17041106483001/

OTHER

7) An Interview with Laurie McGinnis, Director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota

Link to article in Minnesota:

http://www.minnesotaalumni.org/s/1118/content.aspx?sid=1118&gid=1&pgid=2884

8) Emphasis on Communication with Employees Brings Good Words About These Companies

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0417-top-workplaces-20110417,0,615197,full.story

9) Presentations from the ITS Heartland Annual Conference

Link to presentations:

http://matc.unl.edu/itsheartland/2011_presentations.php

RAILROADS

10) Bombardier Delivers Central Railway Traffic Management System in Mumbai

Link to PTI article:

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/bombardier-delivers-cr-traffic-mgmt-system-in-mumbai/650691.html

ROADWAYS

11) Their Sign Business has a Big Following

New Jersey company makes a variety of roadway signs.

Link to column and video in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kevin_riordan/20110417_Kevin_Riordan__Their_sign_business_has_a_big_following.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Cellphone Ban Rejected by Alaska House Committee

Link to article in the Juneau Empire:

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-04-16/cell-phone-ban-rejected-house-committee

13) Vietnam Government Earmarks $1.6 Billion for Road Traffic Safety, Including ITS

Link to article in Viet Nam News:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Economy/210430/Govt-earmarks-16b-for-road-traffic-safety.html
14) Tsunami Response Reveals Poor Radio Interoperability

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110415_3972.php

TRANSIT

15) SMS to Track Late Trains in New South Wales

Link to article in The Sunday Telegraph:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sms-to-track-late-trains/story-e6freuy9-1226040243399

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Wellington, New Zealand Traffic Operations Center Opens in Time for Easter

Link to article on Voxy News:

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/wellington-traffic-operations-centre-opens-time-easter/5/88151

17) E-Signs to Show Drive Times on Long Island Expressway

Link to article in Newsday:

http://mobile.newsday.com/inf/infomo;jsessionid=99396B02DBACB54CBE3B.3102?site=newsday&view=top_stories_item&feed:a=newsday_1min&feed:c=topstories&feed:i=1.2821175&nopaging=1

18) I-95 Welcome Centers a Throwback to Pre-GPS Era

Link to article in The Florida Times-Union:

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/2011-04-17/story/i-95-welcome-centers-throwback-pre-gps-era

19) Tax Dollars Better Spent on Roadways, Not Signs

Link to editorial in the Livingston Daily:

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20110417/OPINION01/104170329

News Releases

1) Traffic Technology International – Free subscription to magazine covering latest developments in advanced traffic management and ITS worldwide

2) New Book: The Third Generation Roadway – Metropolitan Transport for the 21^st Century

3) US DOT Launches Pipeline Safety Awareness Website

4) ORION Awards Celebrate Ontario’s Achievements in Mobile-Base Transportation Software, Other Fields

5) Leading Transportation Experts from Bombardier, IBM, and Eaton to Share Their Vision for Future Travel at Frost & Sullivan’s Flagship Event in London

6) Reagan National and Dulles Airports Announce Free Wi-Fi

Upcoming Events

Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials Annual Conference – June 5-7 – Groton, Connecticut

http://174.120.3.124/~nasto/?page_id=269

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The first flight took place at what would become Sydney Airport.

http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/Sacl/SPContent.aspx?PageID=63&ItemID=249&count=1

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Thursday, April 14, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop ― May 15-17, Plano, TX

Register today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop, the fifth in a series of workshops focused on violations enforcement, open road tolling, all-electronic toll collection (AETC), and interoperability. Through both general sessions and simultaneous breakout sessions, this conference will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business rules, and future decision making about AETC, interoperability, and the implications of universal vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging. Visitwww.IBTTA.org/PLANO to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) FAA Official Out Amid Sleeping-on-the-Job Cases

Link to story and video on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/14/faa.resignation/index.html

Link to statement from FAA Administrator:

http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=12666

2) Changes on the Way for Orlando International Airport? ‘Airport of the Future’ Hits Snag

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-oia-airilne-software-dispute-20110413,0,7474708.story

CAMERAS

3) Traffic Cams Catch Drunk Drivers in Minnesota

Link to story and video on KMSP-TV:

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/drunk-driver-video-traffic-cams-apr-14-2011

4) Interview with TrafficLand: Traffic Camera Aggregation

Link to podcast on GPS Business News:

(Free link to podcast only available for a limited time)

PEDESTRIANS

5) Will London’s New Wayfinding System Get More People Walking?

Link to blog on This Big City:

http://thisbigcity.net/will-londons-new-wayfinding-system-get-more-people-walking

ROADWAYS

6) Inaugural Newsletter of the Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance

Link to newsletter:

http://goo.gl/7rEPM

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) NOAA Eyes Upgrade of Outdated Tsunami Warning Centers

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110413_5801.php

8) Kentucky Releases App to Report Suspicious Activity

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Suspicious-Activity-Reporting-Mobile-in-Kentucky.html

Link to news release from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security:

http://homelandsecurity.ky.gov/news/kohspr033011.htm

TELEMATICS

9) The Trajectory Group: ‘Telematics is Finally Here to Stay’

Link to interview in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/executive-viewpoint/trajectory-group-%E2%80%9Ctelematics-finally-here-stay%E2%80%9D

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Transportation Management Center Opens in Springfield, Missouri

Link to story and video on KOLR-TV:

http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=437886

VEHICLES

11) HD Radio Looks to ‘The New Dash’

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/article/117734

News Releases

1) Georgia DOT Re-launches Improved NaviGAtor 511 Travel Information System: Features New Technology, Smartphone App and Sponsorship Partners

2) #1 Issue for Consumers in FAA Reauthorization is Making Airline Hidden Fees Visible, Finds New Survey by Consumer Travel Alliance

3) Navigon Updates iPhone Navigation App with Augmented Reality and Safety Camera Features

4) GO Transit Launches Online Customer Panel: Let GO Know

5) Study: Voice-Based Navigation Safer Way to Get Around

6) Freight Transport Association Trial Finds that Telematics Brings Convincing Returns to Smaller Fleets

Upcoming Events

2011 ITS-NY Eighteenth Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition – June 9-10 – Saratoga Springs, New York

http://www.its-ny.org/pdf/AnnouncITS-NY2011Annual3-3-11.pdf

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** A sub-committee of the American Standards Association approved the standard size of shipping containers of 8’x8′ with a length of 10, 20, 30 and 40 feet.

http://goo.gl/foAhM

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop ― May 15-17, Plano, TX

Register today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop, the fifth in a series of workshops focused on violations enforcement, open road tolling, all-electronic toll collection (AETC), and interoperability. Through both general sessions and simultaneous breakout sessions, this conference will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business rules, and future decision making about AETC, interoperability, and the implications of universal vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging. Visitwww.IBTTA.org/PLANO to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) US Navy Wants Its Drone to Land on a Carrier with a Mouse Click

Link to article and video in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/04/navy-wants-mouse-click-flying-for-its-carrier-based-drone/

2) Weathering Heights: FAA Cockpit Simulator to Help Airline Safety

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/04/12/355344/weathering-heights-faa-cockpit-simulator-to-help-airline.html

CAMERAS

3) Camera Scans of Car Plates are Reshaping Police Inquiries

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/nyregion/12plates.html?_r=1&src=twr&pagewanted=all

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) California High-Speed Rail’s PR Mess

Link to article on Neon Tommy:

http://www.neontommy.com/news/2011/04/california-high-speed-rails-pr-mess

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) TomTom Makes Connected Traffic Updates a Paid Service

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383479,00.asp

VEHICLES

6) Electric Vehicles Get an IT Assist

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215661/Car_tech_Electric_vehicles_get_an_IT_assist_

News Releases

1) Cybit and Masternaut Combine Forces, Creating Europe’s Leading Telematics Provider

2) ERTICO and National ITS Associations Sponsor Video Competition

3) New Seattle Metro Policy to Allow Resumption of Bus Ads from Non-Profit Organizations

4) Mineta Transportation Institute Wins Department of Homeland Security Award for Terrorism Attack Database

5) Automotive Night Vision Market to Reach $5 Billion by 2016

6) Bilbao Receives Award in Field of Freight Transport for FREILOT Project

Solicitation

–  Public Arts Call – RapidRide B Line: Mobile Game Project – 4Culture and King County Metro Transit

http://www.4culture.org/publicart/calls/index.aspx

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Posting Travel Times on Dynamic Message Signs and Third Party Data Best Practices and Lessons Learned – April 27

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=22921

Today in Transportation History

1861 **150^th anniversary** Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor to begin the US Civil War.

http://www.nps.gov/fosu

1911 **100^th anniversary** Theodore G. Ellyson became the first US Navy officer designated an aviator.

http://www.militarymuseum.org/Ellyson.html

1911 **100^th anniversary** Pierre Prier made the first non-stop flight from London to Paris.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20E12FD3F5517738DDDAA0994DC405B818DF1D3

1961 **50^th anniversary** Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space on Vostok 1.

http://yurigagarin50.org/

1981 **30^th anniversary** The Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off on the first mission of the Space Shuttle.

http://www.floridatoday.com/section/news0208

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Monday, April 11, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

GEWI News:  AGORA-C, Build vs. Buy, and more – Are you subscribed?

Six times annually, GEWI issues a FREE newsletter for North America, Europe, Asia, and Worldwide.  These newsletters provide updates on market and product technologies, customer projects and ideas being used by traffic professionals worldwide.  In the edition being released next week you can read about AGORA-C, an exciting location referencing method being used in next generation of navigation devices.  “Build vs. Buy” is a decision that is faced by companies all over the world.  This edition of GEWI’s newsletter will take a look at key components in this decision.   It will also profile a new traffic service in Indonesia, and more.

To subscribe, just visit www.GEWI.com and click on “Newsletter Subscription” in the menu bar.  For more information how TIC is used for DOT Traveler Information Services, Work Zones and Road Conditions, Navigation and Connected Services, Radio and TV…and more, click on “Products” or contact jim.oneill@GEWI.com

AVIATION

1) FAA Opens New Air Traffic Control System Command Center

Link to article in Airport Magazine:

http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=190558

Link to news release from the FAA:

http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=12661

CAMERAS

2) Video Surveillance by Karachi Police Likely to Begin Soon

Link to article in Dawn:

http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/11/citys-video-surveillance-by-police-likely-to-begin-soon.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Swedish Firm First Known Foreign Company to Use GLONASS

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/11/us-russia-sweden-glonass-idUSTRE73A1S320110411

4) Reporters’ Roundtable: Where is Navigation Going?

Link to story and video on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/8301-30976_1-20052271-10348864.html

MARITIME

5) Singapore to Launch New Port Operations Control Center at Changi

Link to Bernama article:

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=578166

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Minnesota’s Metropolitan Council’s $1 Million PR Budget Called Bloated

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/119576299.html

ROADWAYS

7) Multiple Events Cause Gridlock in Sydney

Minister says more should have been done to warn motorists.

Link to AAP article:

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/minister-takes-blame-for-sydney-gridlock-20110411-1dat9.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) EU’s Plan to Force Airlines to Release Passenger Data Criticized

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-11/eu-s-plan-to-force-airlines-to-release-passenger-data-criticized.html

9) Proof of Identity Will be Required to Enter Patna Airport

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Now-I-card-a-must-for-entry-into-Patna-airport/articleshow/7934288.cms

TRANSIT

10) Wellington, New Zealand Area Bus Tracking Service ‘Disappointing’

Link to article in The Dominion Post:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4870783/Bus-tracking-service-disappointing

11) How Smartphones Can Improve Public Transit

Link to column in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/04/how-smartphones-can-improve-public-transit/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Traffic Cameras, Message Boards Coming to Pittsburgh Area Interstates

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_731658.html

13) Monitoring Canada’s Most Traveled Roads

Link to article in Government Video:

http://www.governmentvideo.com/article/104794

VEHICLES

14) Connected Cars Fill Frequency Bands and Swamp Address Schemes

Link to article in EE Times Europe:

http://eetimes.eu/en/magazine/eete-2010.html (page 22) (free registration required)

News Releases

1) Study Shows Reduced Levels of Driver Distraction Through ATX Group’s In-Vehicle Voice-Based Texting

2) Why the Personal Navigation Device Market Faces a 50% Decline, and What Needs to Change

3) Rensselaer Professor Receives Award for Work on Making Driving Smoother, Safer Using Cellphone and GPS Data

4) TomTom Makes Driving Safer with Active Driver Feedback

5) ITS United Kingdom Looks Back at a Successful Traffex

Upcoming Events

World ITS Summit-China 2011 – May 26-27 – Shanghai

http://www.its-world.org/en/

Today in Transportation History

2001 **10^th anniversary** The 24 crew members of a US Navy EP-3E ARIES II aircraft were repatriated to the United States after being held by Chinese authorities on Hainan Island.

http://articles.cnn.com/2001-04-01/us/us.china.plane.03_1_chinese-planes-chinese-aircraft-routine-surveillance-mission

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Friday, April 8, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

GEWI News:  AGORA-C, Build vs. Buy, and more – Are you subscribed?

Six times annually, GEWI issues a FREE newsletter for North America, Europe, Asia, and Worldwide.  These newsletters provide updates on market and product technologies, customer projects and ideas being used by traffic professionals worldwide.  In the edition being released next week you can read about AGORA-C, an exciting location referencing method being used in next generation of navigation devices. “Build vs. Buy” is a decision that is faced by companies all over the world.  This edition of GEWI’s newsletter will take a look at key components in this decision.   It will also profile a new traffic service in Indonesia, and more.

To subscribe, just visit www.GEWI.com and click on “Newsletter Subscription” in the menu bar.  For more information how TIC is used for DOT Traveler Information Services, Work Zones and Road Conditions, Navigation and Connected Services, Radio and TV…and more, click on “Products” or contactjim.oneill@GEWI.com

AVIATION

1) AirTran Fined for Failing to Display Flight Delay Data

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/business/airtran-fined-for-failing-902314.html

2) How Southwest Airlines Makes Sure Every Employee Hears Its Message

Link to SmartBlog on Leadership:
http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2011/04/06/how-southwest-airlines-engages-its-large-and-diverse-group-of-workers/

CAMERAS

3) Eyes in the Sky

Newspaper says privacy concerns over roadway cameras are an overreaction by ACLU.

Link to editorial in the Burlington County Times:

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/opinion/editorials/eyes-in-the-sky/article_36d7b779-5655-52eb-8969-1eacdbba64f7.html

OTHER

4) US Government Shutdown

At press-time, the federal government was facing the possibility of a shutdown.  Here’s information on how several government agencies involved with transportation and communications are planning to handle a shutdown.

–  AASHTO Journal Summary

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/040811appropriations.aspx

–  US Department of Transportation

http://www.dot.gov/docs/DOTOpsDuringFundingLapse.pdf

–  Federal Communications Commission

http://www.fcc.gov/FCC-Shutdown-Plan.pdf

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) California DMV’s Failure to Communicate is Appalling

Newspaper criticizes information provided about closing of office in Napa.

Link to editorial in the Napa Valley Register:

http://napavalleyregister.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_2fa41852-60d4-11e0-96a2-001cc4c002e0.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) US to Use Facebook, Twitter to Issue Terror Alerts

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-04-07-terror-alerts_N.htm

TRANSIT

7) Budapest Public Transit Agency to Implement Passenger Information System

Link to article on Spanish Railway News:

http://www.spanishrailwaysnews.com/noticias.asp?not=59

8) £590,000 Plan for Real-time Bus Information Approved for Cambridge, England

Link to article in Cambridge News:

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/590k-plan-for-real-time-bus-information-approved.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Pennsylvania DOT Expands Traffic Camera Network

Link to story and video on WPMT-TV:

http://www.fox43.com/news/dauphin/wpmt-penndot-expands-traffic-camera-network,0,2146016.story

10) Canadian Study Shows Importance of Traffic Reports

Link to article on All Access:

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/89846/canadian-study-shows-importance-of-traffic-reports

11) Gainesville, Florida Introduces Website with Real-Time Traffic Updates

Link to article in the Alligator:

http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_78cabf72-6188-11e0-a108-001cc4c03286.html

Link to site: http://gac-smartraffic.com/

VEHICLES

12) Ford, GM, Tech Firms Driving to ‘Smart’ Car Era

Link to article in Investor’s Business Daily:

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/568445/201104071711/Techs-Govt-Get-Behind-The-Drive-For-Smarter-Cars.htm

News Releases

1) Honeywell Teams with Boeing to Develop New System to Secure Airports, Other Facilities

2) Yokohama Tire Corporation Wins Silver ADDY Award fro iPad App

3) Real-Time Train Info Integrated with Display Monitors at Massachusetts Stations

Upcoming Events

Webinar: International Cooperation on ITS: The Viajeo Project and Beyond – April 19

http://www.ertico.com/fifth-i-mobility-network-webinar-international-cooperation-on-its-the-viajeo-project-and-beyond-2/

Friday Bonus

One reason carpooling may not be popular with some people.

http://goo.gl/cbo2v

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, a Dutch physicist, discovered superconductivity.

http://ilorentz.org/history/cold/DelftKes_HKO_PT.pdf

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Thursday, April 7, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Free INRIX Webinar: Complying with FHWA’s new Real-Time System Management Information Program (RTSMIP) Mandate

Known by many simply as “the 1201 requirements”, which referred to the original section in SAFETEA-LU, the new RTSMIP program requires that within the next four years all states develop a real-time system management information program to provide monitoring of traffic and travel conditions of the major highways and share information to address congestion problems and facilitate traveler information. Hosted by Ted Trepanier, INRIX Executive Director of Public Sector and former Director of Traffic Operations for Washington State DOT, this webinar provides a brief overview of the requirements of the new rules and showcases a suite of cost-effective and easy to implement solutions for meeting compliance with the new rule.

Date: Thursday, April 13, 2011 Time: 10:00AM (PDT); 1:00PM (EDT)

Register now: http://www.inrix.com/webinars.asp

AVIATION

1) Indian Pilots’ Exams May Go Online in July

Link to article in the Indian Express:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Pilots–exams-may-go-online-in-July/772825/

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) New Google Maps Feature Nudges Drivers to Consider Alternatives

Link to blog on CaliforniaStreets.org:

http://www.californiastreets.org/2011/04/new-google-maps-feature-nudges-drivers-to-consider-alternatives/

RAILROADS

3) Federal Railroad Administration Bans Electronic Devices on Trains

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/fra-bans-electronic-devices-trains

4) Bulgarian State Railways to Use GPS to Reduce Fuel Thefts

Link to article in The Sofia Echo:

http://www.sofiaecho.com/2011/04/07/1071660_bulgarian-state-railways-to-use-gps-to-reduce-fuel-thefts

ROADWAYS

5) Website Maps California Highway Crashes, May Lead to Safer Roads

Link to article from the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17786691?nclick_check=1

Link to news release from the University of California, Berkeley:

http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/06/tims-california-traffic-collisions/

TELEMATICS

6) The Toyota-Microsoft Cloud Partnership is a Big Deal

Link to column in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/interviews/229401129

TRANSIT

7) Bus Shelters in Mysore to Go Intelligent Soon

Link to article in the Business Standard:

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bus-shelters-in-mysore-to-go-intelligent-soon/431368/

8) Woman Kicked Off Vancouver SkyTrain for Profane Lapel Pin

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/04/06/bc-lapel-pin-f-k-yoga-translink.html

9) New York MTA’s Signs Off the Rails

Communications, especially for subway construction projects, can be a challenge.

Link to article from The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mtas-signs-off-the-rails-2011-04-05

10) Victoria Transport Building Android, WP7 Apps

Link to article on ZDNet Australia:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/vic-transport-building-android-wp7-apps-339312814.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) ‘Drivers Should Have Been Alerted’

Witnesses blame reckless driving and poor information for pile-up on Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway.

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/drivers-should-have-been-alerted-1.788847

News Releases

1) Operation Lifesaver Testifies on Its Role in Rail Safety at House Railroad Subcommittee Hearing

2) Sound Transit Launches New Website Featuring Improved Trip Planner, Rider-Focused Design

3) US DOT Releases ‘Faces of Distracted Driving’ Public Service Announcement

4) Global Commercial Telematics Shipments to Exceed 6.4 Million by 2016

5) Research and Markets: Global Automatic Number Plate Recognition Market 2010-2014 – Need for Security Boosts Adoption of Automatic Number Plate Recognition

Upcoming Events

MOSARIM Workshop: Automotive Radar Interference Mitigation and Countermeasures – May 26 – Ispra, Italy

http://www.ertico.com/mosarim-workshop-26-may-2011-ispra-italy-2/

Today in Transportation History

1521 **490^th anniversary** Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Cebu.

http://www.ancientsites.com/aw/Article/965899

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