Thursday, November 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Traffic Technologies Tour to Visit Austin, Chicago, Washington, DC and Toronto

Public sector transportation agencies involved in design, deployment, planning or operation of ITS, ATMS, TMCs or connected vehicle/infrastructure projects are invited to attend this open forum information exchange.  Topics will include technologies that are in use 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.  If you are interested in attending one of these free events or would like more information, contact jim.oneill@gewi.com.

AVIATION

1) FAA Finalizes Flight Crew Alerting Rule

New rule delineates which colors can be used in cockpit systems.

Link to article in Air Transport Intelligence:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/02/349235/faa-finalises-flightcrew-alerting-rule.html

2) New Technology Helps Airlines Track Lost Luggage

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/new-technology-helps-airlines-track-lost-luggage-1.703356

MARITIME

3) Ship Emissions Portal to Aid Ports

Link to article in Port Strategy:

http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/news-extra/ports-get-help-to-bring-in-cleaner-ships

4) Distracted Marine Operations: Beyond the Cellular Telephone

Link to blog on Maritime Professional:

http://maritimeprofessional.net/Blogs/The-Final-Word-with-Joseph-Keefe/November-2010/Distracted-Marine-Operations–Beyond-the-Cellular-.aspx

RAILROADS

5) NASA’s Aviation Reporting System Improves Railroad Safety

Link to article from NASA:

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/features/fra_asrs.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Israel’s Tightly Protected Airport Gives Rare Glimpse Into Its Security Procedures

Link to CP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gEKMkRmlipOcW8qrLiv-rJIK563g?docId=5011301

7) TSA Administrator Calls Technology Key to Combating Terrorism

Link to article in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228200081

TELEMATICS

8) Ford Sync Feature Spotlight: Wi-Fi and Mobile Hotspot in the Car

Link to article in In Telematics Today:

http://intelematicstoday.com/2010/01/20/ford-sync-feature-spotlight-wifi-and-mobile-hotspot-in-the-car/

TRANSIT

9) Cell Phone Service Expansion at DC Metro Slowed by Track Work

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/03/AR2010110307634.html

10) Ottawa and Gatineau Transit Services Merge Travel-Planning Databases

Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Transit+services+merge+travel+planning+databases/3774123/story.html

11) Bus Stop Displays to Tell Bus Passengers in Ireland of Waiting Times

Link to article in the Irish Independent:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/busstop-displays-to-tell-passengers-of-waiting-times-2406937.html

News Releases

1) Ford and MIT Research Study Shows Technological Advancements Reduce Stress on Driver

2) Operation Lifesaver Unveils Redesigned Web Site

3) FMCSA Orders JBS Carriers to Install Electronic On-Board Recorders on Its Entire Fleet of Commercial Trucks for Violating Hours-of-Service and Other Federal Safety Regulations)

4) Simulating Human Decision-Making Could Improve Emergency Evacuation Planning

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Airport Security: Cutting Edge Technology and Emerging Trends – November 16

https://cc.callinfo.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=1qutuuzoxixc2

Today in Transportation History

1890 **120^th anniversary** The City and South London Railway, the world’s first deep-level underground passenger railway, officially opened.

http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=1030

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Traffic Technologies Tour to Visit Austin, Chicago, Washington, DC and Toronto

Public sector transportation agencies involved in design, deployment, planning or operation of ITS, ATMS, TMCs or connected vehicle/infrastructure projects are invited to attend this open forum information exchange.  Topics will include technologies that are in use 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.  If you are interested in attending one of these events or would like more information, contact jim.oneill@gewi.com.

OTHER

1) Mississippi DOT ITS Newsletter – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/ITS/Categories/Newsletter_Archive/October%202010.pdf

2) Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator – November 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-011-Nov.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) New CCTV Technology Senses Aggression from Sound

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11654139

TELEMATICS

4) Nissan’s New EV Tech Goes Beyond Batteries

In-vehicle maps will show charging stations as well as warnings about slippery roads based on data from other Nissan vehicles.

Link to blog in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/11/nissans-new-ev-tech-goes-beyond-batteries/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Seattle Metro Touts New Web Tools to Stay Ahead of Storms

Link to story and video on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/106466069.html

VEHICLES

6) Five Ways Mobile Car Apps Will Change the Way You Drive

Link to article on VentureBeat:

http://venturebeat.com/2010/11/02/5-ways-mobile-car-apps-will-change-the-way-you-drive/

News Releases

1) IATA Vision for Intelligent Aviation Security – Coordinated Response on Cargo Security

2) Texas DOT’s ‘Know When to Pass’ Truck Launches Game Day Tour

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Safety Management Systems – What Airports Need to Know Now – November 22

http://events.aaae.org/sites/101105/index.cfm%20

Today in Transportation History

1920 **90^th anniversary** KDKA, Pittsburgh begins broadcasting as the first commercial radio station in the US.

http://kdka.cbslocal.com/shows/kdka-90th-anniversary/

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Monday, November 1, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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November TCN Fundraiser

Twice a year I hold a fundraiser to help support the Transportation Communications Newsletter.  If you’ve been a subscriber of the TCN for more than a few months you probably know my putting together the TCN is mostly a labor of love.  I never intend to charge a subscription fee for the TCN because I believe that would exclude many who might not be able to pay.  A number of you have provided financial support to the TCN through donations however.  During this month I’ll be asking you to consider making a donation to the TCN.  I’ve tried to make it as easy as possible.  At the bottom of the newsletter is the address where you can mail a donation. You may also donate online via PayPal.  Thank you very much!

AVIATION

1) National Air Traffic Controllers Association Lauds FAA Collaboration on Implementing New Technology

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NATCA_Lauds_FAA_Collaboration_203529-1.html

2) Advertisers Put Out Life-Size Installations at Many Airports

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-11-01-airportcheckin01_ST_N.htm

3) FAA Safety Briefing – November/December 2010 Issue

Link to newsletter:

http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2010/media/NovDec2010.pdf

CAMERAS

4) Traffic Cameras: Protection or Profit?

Link to stories and video report on KCCI-TV:

http://www.kcci.com/automotive/25557466/detail.html (part 1)

http://www.kcci.com/r/25571438/detail.html (part 2)

5) Red Light Cameras: Groups Sues Houston to Get Statistics

Link to article in the Houston Press:

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2010/11/red_light_lawsuit_camera.php

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Google Street View Privacy Flap Shows Growing Rift Between US, EU

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/10/google_street_view_privacy_fla.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Spoken Street Names Useful in Navigation Units, Consumer Reports Says

Link to article in AutoWeek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20101101/CARNEWS/101109985

Link to article in Consumer Reports:

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2010/december/cars/best-gps/overview/index.htm

OTHER

8) Virginia DOT Opens Statewide Customer Service Center

Link to article in The Roanoke Times:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/265881

9) Volpe Highlights – November Edition Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/highlts/10/nov/index.html

PARKING

10) Bury, UK Drivers Still in the Dark as Car Park Signs Fail

Link to article in the Bury Free Press:

http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/drivers_still_in_the_dark_as_car_park_signs_fail_1_1589131

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Israeli Technology has Chief Role in Battling World Threats

Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:

http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=193376

12) Warning Systems Often Don’t Help Tsunami Victims

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-10-29-tsunami-warning_N.htm

TRANSIT

13) Calgary Transit App in the Works

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Calgary+transit+works/3750714/story.html
14) Ever the Slick Salesman, Los Angeles Mayor Turned to Twitter to Combat Opponents of Subway to Sea

Link to blog in LA Weekly:

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2010/10/subway_to_sea_antonio_villarai.php

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Satnav Traffic Information Could be Hit by UK Digital Radio Switchover

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8096638/Satnavs-could-be-hit-by-digital-radio-switchover.html

VEHICLES

16) GM Sees No End to the Road with New Mobility Solutions

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/business/automotives/gm-sees-no-end-to-the-road-with-new-mobility-solutions-1.704102

17) GM: Without Software, Chevy Volt is Stuck in Neutral

Link to column on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20021346-54.html?tag=topStories1

News Releases

1) ACS Expands Its Parking Services with Acquisition of Spur Information Solutions

2) ITS America Launches New Web Site for 2011 ITS World Congress in Orlando, Florida

Upcoming Events

Martima (Maritime and Coastal Economies) – December 8-11 – Paris

http://www.salonmaritima.com/site/GB,I3763.htm

Today in Transportation History

1870 **140^th anniversary** The predecessor of the National Weather Service began gathering weather observations from 24 sites around the US.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pa/history/index.php

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Thursday, October 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Russia Eyes Import Duty for Phones Without GLONASS

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE69Q1KX20101027

OTHER

2) News from US DOT at the ITS World Congress

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/presentations/ITSWorld_Congress2010.htm

3) 20,000 Bloody Idiots on Facebook Drink-Driving Page

Link to article in the Geelong Advertiser:

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/10/29/221941_news.html

PARKING

4) Smart Transportation Software Developer Teams with SAP

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/green/smart-transportation-software-developer-teams-with-sap/14703

ROADWAYS

5) Department for Transport to Install New Motorway Technology

Link to article on Kable:

http://www.kable.co.uk/transport-dft-managed-motorway-hard-shoulder-27oct10

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) ‘Smart’ Transit Cams in New York City

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/smart_transit_cams_4RUnm6C0rKcjC17Et1QJOO

7) Recommended Procedures for Testing and Evaluating Detectable Warning Systems

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Recommended_Procedures_for_Testing_and_Evaluating_163989.aspx

TELEMATICS

8) Computer Car Crashes

Do automobile telematics boost reliability, or will the clock in the car soon be blinking midnight?

Link to article in Warranty Week:

http://www.warrantyweek.com/archive/ww20030113.html

9) GM Seeking Insurance Break for OnStar Subscribers

Link to blog on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20020955-48.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) High-Tech Solution Sought to Ease Traffic Congestion in Chennai

Link to article in TruthDive:

http://truthdive.com/2010/10/28/hi-tech-solution-to-ease-traffic-conjestion-in-chennai.html

VEHICLES

11) Singapore Group to Develop ‘Next-Generation’ Cars

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLYOpc-h0Dn35GLINIAMKrZkxclw?docId=CNG.c8806b0465005156c3ed4b83c649cb5d.361

12) Deutsche Telekom: ‘In-Car Internet and Online Services are Becoming a Reality’

Link to interview in Telematics Update:

http://goo.gl/9wdX

13) Automakers Try to Stay as Smart as New Phones

Link to CNET blog:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20020602-48.html

News Releases

1) New VTT Test Equipment Enhances Police Traffic Surveillance of Seat Belt and Speed Compliance

2) Multi-State I-95 Corridor Coalition Steers Travelers on the 50-Year-Old Highway Into the Future

3) Continental Airlines’ New iPhone App Offers One-Touch Access to Travel Information

4) Vehicles Involved in a Collision to Automatically Alert Incident Managers

5) Samsung SDS and Taxi Magic Partner to Develop Next-Generation Passenger Device for Taxis

Upcoming Events

Webinar: IntelliDrive Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information Synthesis (AERIS) – December 8

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/AERIS/intro.asp

Today in Transportation History

1995 **15^th anniversary** A fire in the Baku, Azerbijan metro killed approximately 300 people in the world’s deadliest subway disaster.

http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/34_folder/34_articles/34_metro.html

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Monday, October 25, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Disconnected

Attention passengers: It’s perfectly safe to use your cell phones.

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/10/24/disconnected/

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Google: We Collected E-mails, Passwords During Street View Photography

Link to column on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20020499-17.html

Link to Google blog post:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/creating-stronger-privacy-controls.html

3) Virginia Company Creates Map Apps; No Refolding Required

Link to article in The Roanoke Times:

http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/264815

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Speed Warning Device a Lifesaver

Link to AAP article:

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/gps-speed-warning-device-a-lifesaver-20101025-16zwd.html

5) Taiwan Tour Groups Urged to Use GPS-Equipped Buses in the Future

Officials continue looking for missing buses and passengers following typhoon.

Link to CNA article:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201010250023

MARITIME

6) India Aiming for Real-Time Maritime Domain Awareness: Defense Minister

Link to article from ANI:

http://sify.com/news/india-aiming-for-real-time-maritime-domain-awareness-antony-news-national-kkzrEkbegca.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Union’s Sign Campaign Takes Aim at Poor Bridges in Pennsylvania

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10298/1097821-147.stm

8) California Bullet Train Agency Can’t Document Details of Officials’ Foreign Trips

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-high-speed-disclosure-20101025%2C0%2C7950616.story

9) Hoboken, New Jersey Begins ‘Twenty is Plenty’ Driving Speed Campaign

Link to article on Planetizen:

http://www.planetizen.com/node/46559

10) Two Drinks Max: Sign Up and Make Us Safer

New Zealand newspaper begins campaign to encourage drinking and driving limits.

Link to commentary in The New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10682676

RAILROADS

11) Freight Railroads Weren’t In on New Ohio Passenger Rail Study

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/10/24/railroads-werent-in-on-new-3c-rail-study.html

ROADWAYS

12) Michigan Company’s Signs Help to Generate and Control Traffic

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20101024/BUSINESS06/10240416/1019/Business06/Companys-signs-help-to-generate-and-control-traffic

Link to MDI Worldwide: http://www.mdiworldwide.com/

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) TSA Getting Even Nosier

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303436904575570682768670268.html

Link to further information from the Transportation Security Administration:

http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm

14) GIS-Based Interoperability System Alters How Virginia Manages Emergencies

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Virginia-Interoperability-Picture-Emergency-Response.html

TRANSIT

15) The World’s First ‘Transit Appliance’

Link to article and video on Streetfilms:

http://www.streetfilms.org/the-worlds-first-transit-appliance/

Link to additional information from Portland Transport:

http://portlandtransport.com/archives/2010/10/lessons_learned_1.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Isfahan, Iran Reveals ICT Master Plan, Including Transportation Management

Link to article in FutureGov:

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2010/oct/25/iran-city-reveals-ict-masterplan/

VEHICLES

17) US DOT Approaches Deadline in Onboard Recorder Case

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/trucking/dot-approaches-deadline-onboard-recorder-case

18) BMW’s Future Tech In-Depth

Link to article in Autocar:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/253599/

19) Is Facebook Just Too Much for Ford?

Link to commentary on Motley Fool:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/10/23/is-facebook-just-too-much-for-ford.aspx

WEATHER

20) US Administration’s Plan to Reallocate Spectrum from Weather Satellites for Broadbandd Opposed Globally

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101022_9041.php

News Releases

1) Alaska Airlines Launches In-Flight Wi-Fi in the State of Alaska

2) Michigan DOT Explains Flashing Yellow Arrow with YouTube Video

3) New Fog Warning System in Venice Region Pays for Itself Ten Times Over

4) MyFord Touch Wins ‘Outstanding Feature’ by Texas Auto Writers

5) Sensis Continues On-Time Deployment of ASDE-X – Now Operational at 32 Airports

6) TrafficLand to Provide Live Traffic Video for Visteon Mobile Application and In-Car Systems

7) 27^th European Regional Meeting Calls for a Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Aviation System

8) ITT-Deployed ADS-B System Cleared for Nationwide Rollout by the FAA

Upcoming Events

ROSATTE Final Workshop – November 23-24 – Malmö, Sweden

http://www.ertico.com/rosatte-final-workshop-project-results-and-next-steps-for-deployment/

Today in Transportation History

1935 **75^th anniversary** Rusty Schweickart, part of the third group of astronauts named by NASA, was born in Neptune, New Jersey.

http://www.well.com/~rs/

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Friday, October 22, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Future Airport – Latest Issue Online

–  On the Same Wavelength – How NextGen will benefit airports and how delivery is progressing

http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/e0b4f83d#/e0b4f83d/10

–  Log On, Check In and Fly Out – Ryanair tells how the airline has slashed use of terminal resources

http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/e0b4f83d#/e0b4f83d/74

BICYCLES

2) A Smarter Model for Bicycle Sharing

Link to column in Next American City:

http://americancity.org/columns/entry/2687/

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google: 244,000 Germans Say ‘No’ to Street View

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-10-21-google-germany_N.htm

4) China Unveils Own Mapping Service

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11605940

Link to Map World: http://www.tianditu.cn/

OTHER

5) Raymond deKozan, Founder of Cubic Transportation Systems, Dies

Link to article in Crain’s New York Business:

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20101022/FREE/101029939/0/REAL_ESTATE

6) Muscovites to Submit Transport Ideas to New Mayor on Web Site

Link to ITAR-TASS article:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15614161&PageNum=0

7) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://herget.biz/ieeeitss/v12n4.pdf

PARKING

8) New iPhone App Could Solve Tel Aviv Dwellers’ Parking Woes

Link to article in Haaretz:

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/new-iphone-app-could-solve-tel-aviv-dwellers-parking-woes-1.320506

ROADWAYS

9) Planning and Deploying Transit Signal Priority in Small and Medium-Sized Cities: Burlington, Vermont Case Study

Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT13-3Vlachou.pdf

SPACE

10) Astronaut Posts First Foursquare Check-In from Space

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371303,00.asp

TRANSIT

11) Software Glitch Costs DC Metro $500,000 in Revenue

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Software-glitch-costs-transit-agency-_500k-in-revenue-1292797-105478778.html

12) Bangalore Transit System Launching In-Bus Entertainment System

Link to article on SiliconIndia:

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/BMTCs_cool_internet_service_on_wheels-nid-73009-cid-1.html

VEHICLES

13) Pandora’s Tim Westergren Goes After Radio Where It Matters Most: The Car

Link to blog in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/10/pandora-goes-after-radio-where-it-matters-most-the-car.html

14) Designing Infotainment Systems for the Connected Generation

Link to article in Automotive Industries:

http://www.ai-online.com/Adv/Previous/show_issue.php?id=3729

News Releases

1) TASC, Inc. Wins $827 Million SE-2020 Contract to Support FAA’s NextGen Program

2) Truckers Challenge Electronic On-Board Recorder Regulation

Upcoming Events

Webinar: ITS Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program Outreach to University and Other Learning Providers – November 17

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/webmeeting/register.asp

Friday Bonus

Music in the subways?  Here’s a live performance with some rather unusual instruments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAllFWSl998

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The Aéronautique Militaire, predecessor to the French Air Force, was formed.

http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air

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Thursday, October 21, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ITS America Webinar Series Continues with Nov. 9 Session on Greenhouse Gas Regulations and ITS

Jacqueline Glassman, a Partner at Hogan Lovells law firm and former Chief Counsel and Acting Administrator for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will address the latest developments in federal greenhouse gas regulations and the role of ITS during a webinar hosted by ITS America on November 9, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.  Glassman’s presentation is the third in a series of ITS America webinars dedicated to exploring the leading issues in intelligent transportation.  Previous webinar sessions are now available for download on the ITS America website.  Register today atwww.itsa.org/webinar_series.html! To learn more about the webinar series or ITS America membership, contact Member Services Coordinator Charlie Tennyson at ctennyson@itsa.org.

AVIATION

1) Smart Phone Apps for Aviation Find Fuel Cost, FBO Info and Much More

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/smartphone-apps-for-aviation-find-fuel-cost-fbo-info-and-much-more-26965/

2) A Passenger’s Wish List for Improving Airports

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/travel/24prac.html

CAMERAS

3) Fleet of Private Vans to Join Blitz on Speeding in Ireland

Link to article in The Evening Herald:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/fleet-of-private-vans-to-join-blitz-on-speeding-2389326.html

OTHER

4) US Customs to Test Ocean, Rail Manifest Systems

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/customs-test-ocean-rail-manifest-systems

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Idaho Transportation Department Agrees with PETA to Add Warning in Driver’s Manual About Pet Safety

Link to article in the Boise Weekly:

http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2010/10/20/itd-agree-with-peta-to-add-warning-in-manual-about-pet-safety

RAILROADS

6) Rail and the Media

Link to blog in Progressive Railroading:

http://myprogressiverailroading.com/blogs/ohiorailguy/archive/2010/10/15/rail-amp-the-media.aspx

ROADWAYS

7) ALL CAPS? Not OK on Road Signs, Federal Government Says

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-10-21-road-signs-all-caps-lowercase_N.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Port of Providence Gets New Chemical Detectors

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/news/content/Port_Chemical_10-21-10_KHKFO2D_v28.1de2aa8.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Voice of Vietnam Traffic Information Broadcasts on TV

Link to VOV News story:

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VOV-Traffic-Information-broadcasts-on-TV/201010/120654.vov

VEHICLES

10) Electronic Diaries Have Benefits, but Trucking Operators Face Higher Costs

Link to article in Supply Chain Review:

http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/news/articleid/70384.aspx

News Releases

1) Engineers Use Science to Create Warning Sounds for New Ford Focus

2) Ford Recognized at Auto Electronics Conference for Consumer-Driven Approach to Autonomous Car

3) Smarter Traffic Signals Will Reduce Delays for Atlanta Commuters

4) Alternative Positioning Technologies to Generate Over $2.5 Billion by 2015

5) US and Japan Agree to Cooperate on ITS Research

Upcoming Events

Smart Transportation Summit – December 7-8 – Toronto

http://www.smarttransportation.ca/

Today in Transportation History

1520 **490^th anniversary** Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Strait of Magellan connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans off the southern tip of South America.

http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/magellan-strait/magellan-strait-maps.html

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Lawmaker Pushes for Safer Pilot Licenses

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101019_1302.php

2) ADS-B Deployment Provides a Proving Ground for NextGen

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/ads-b-deployment-provides-a-proving-ground-for-nextgen-26705/

3) Curbs on Phone Use in Plane Relaxed in India

Link to article on New Delhi Chronicle.com:

http://www.ndchronicle.com/news/Curbs_on_phone_use_in_plane_relaxed_in_India_1287493317/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Washington State DOT Releases Tools for Paying Tolls

Link to article in the Bellevue Reporter:

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/105297388.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) School GPS Settles Bus-Stop Disputes in St. Paul, Minnesota

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/105310563.html

MARITIME

6) NTSB Wrong: Coast Guard Crew Not Texting Before Crash

Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/19/ntsb-erred-about-coast-guard-crew-texting-fatal-cr/

7) Libya Buys Vessel Traffic Management System at $28 Million

Link to article in The Tripoli Post:

http://tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=2&i=5000

OTHER

8) Google Ditches All Street View Wi-Fi Scanning

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20020112-281.html?tag=cnetRiver

9) IBEC Newsletter – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.ibec-its.co.uk/files/IBEC Newsletter October 2010.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) TSA Invites Manufacturers to Demonstrate Their Radios’ Encryption Capabilities

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/21666

11) California Releases Public Safety Communications Strategic Plan

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/California-Public-Safety-Communications.html

TRANSIT

12) London Agency Plans International Contactless Transit Card

Link to article in American Banker:

http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/175_200/agency-plans-international-contactless-1027294-1.html

13) BlackBerry Users Climb Aboard MBTA Apps

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20101020blackberry_users_climb_aboard_mbta_apps/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Google Dumps Free 411, but Bing Steps In

Service also offers traffic reports.

Link to story on WCPO-TV:

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/money/consumer/dont_waste_your_money/google-dumps-free-411,-but-bing-steps-in

15) Using Facebook to Avoid Traffic

Link to story and video report on KOKI-TV:

http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Using-Facebook-To-Avoid-Traffic/ygj45xrEqEKAFNNw3KCVqQ.cspx

VEHICLES

16) Big Brother in a Buick?

Today, data-gathering devices on buses are tracking the weather. Tomorrow, will they be providing too much information about your driving habits?

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10293/1096515-28.stm

News Releases

1) US Handset-Based Navigation Usage Rose in the Past Year

2) Telvent to Implement Maryland’s 511 Travelers Advisory Telephone Service

3) ‘One Line, Infinite Possibilities’ Characterizes Norfolk Southern Approach to Freight Rail Transportation in New Ad Campaign

Upcoming Events

Webinar: AAAE Social Media @ Airports – December 1

http://events.aaae.org/sites/101201/index.cfm

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The RMS Olympic, sister ship of the RMS Titanic, was launched in Belfast.

http://www.atlanticliners.com/olympic_home.htm

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Monday, October 18, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Two Koreas Restore Aviation Hotline

Link to article in The Korea Times:

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/10/113_74762.html

2) New Zealand Earthquake Spurs Advice from Christchurch Airport CEO

Link to article in the Otago Daily Times:

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/132106/quake-spurs-advice-emergencies

CAMERAS

3) Victoria Government Threatens Lawsuit Against Hume Freeway Speed Camera Operators

Link to article and video in the Herald Sun:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/cops-admit-cameras-flawed/story-e6frf7kx-1225940001760

4) Traffic Camera Proponent in Garfield Heights, Ohio Campaign has Big Stake in Outcome

Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/roadrant/index.ssf/2010/10/traffic_camera_proponent_in_ga.html

5) Xerox Tracks Traffic Violators with Camera on Buses

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/101810-xerox-tracks-traffic-violators-with.html

Link to news release from ACS:

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101018005125/en/ACS-CrossSafe-Captures-Drivers-Illegally-Passing-School

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Digital Maps Don’t Always Tell Whole Story

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17bcmaps.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Glitch Prompts Utah DOT to Refund Tolls

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50482599-76/tolls-udot-lanes-toll.html.csp

8) Portugal Unveils Expensive – and Chaotic – Toll System for National Motorways

Link to article on TheReader.es:

http://thereader.es/en/spain-news-stories/4705-portugal-unveils-expensive-and-chaotic-toll-system-for-national-motorways.html

9) Woman Sues E-ZPass, Claiming She was Overcharged for Horse Trailer

Automated lanes at Delaware River bridges charge $14 more than staffed lanes.

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/toms_river_woman_sues_e-zpass.html

10) Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Mistakenly Billed Motorists $70,000 in Fines

Link to article in The Express-Times:

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/today/index.ssf/2010/10/delaware_river_joint_toll_brid.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

11) TomTom iPhone App Adds Navigate-to-Photo Feature

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371034,00.asp

OTHER

12) Dubai RTA Unveils High-Tech Services at GITEX

Link to article in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/business/2010/October/business_October282.xml&section=business

13) Nevada DMV Wait Eased with AAA Kiosks

Link to article in the Reno Gazette-Journal:

http://www.rgj.com/article/20101016/BIZ/101016025/-1/CARSON/DMV-wait-eased-with-AAA-kiosks-including-in-Reno

14) How Social Media is Fueling a Car-Sharing Revolution

Link to blog on AltTransport:

http://alttransport.com/2010/10/how-social-media-is-fueling-a-car-sharing-revolution/

Link to blog in Sharable:

http://shareable.net/blog/the-new-sharing-economy

15) Traffic Technology International – October/November Issue Online

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/95ebceeb

16) TechPlan: Planning and Policy for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Link to report from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota:

http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/reportdetail.html?id=1944

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

17) Fight Against Distracted Driving Turns Former Texas Resident Into Face of National Movement

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/101710dnmetdistracted.29aae58.html

18) Transit Game Allows Public to Test Spokane Budgeting Priorities

Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/18/transit-game-will-be-gauge/

RAILROADS

19) Amtrak Launches Gay Microsite

Link to blog on ShermansTravel:

http://www.shermanstravel.com/blogs/gay_travel/3957/amtrak-launches-gay-microsite/

Link to site: http://www.amtrakridewithpride.com

ROADWAYS

20) High-Tech Sensors Help Spot Potentially Fatal Problems with Bridges

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/traffic/ct-met-getting-around-1018-20101017,0,5424198.column

SAFETY / SECURITY

21) Mobile Alarm Plan for Safer Buses, Trains in Australia

Link to article from The West Australian:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=12717

TELEMATICS

22) GM Moves on with In-Car Facebook App

Feds slam driving distraction, but firms say technology is legal, safe.

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20101016/AUTO01/10160370/1148/GM-moves-on-with-in-car-Facebook-app

TRANSIT

23) Long Island Rail Road Launches Big Media Campaign for Major Service Disruption

Link to article from Newsday:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=12719

24) Twin Cities Area is in Line for Color-Coded Transit

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/south/104916149.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU6:iPhD_oD3aPc:i_kchO7DU

25) Virginia Railway Express Working to Offer Free Wi-Fi

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2010/10/vre_may_offer_free_wireless.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

26) Real Travel Times Now Available on Signs for Seattle City Streets

Link to story and video on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/Commuters-Now-Have-Real-Travel-Times-105163344.html

Link to story on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/105193819.html

27) Central Monitoring System Being Installed in Five Tunnels on Al Salam Street, Abu Dhabi

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/central-monitoring-system-being-installed-in-five-tunnels-on-al-salam-street-1.697413

28) Get Real-Time Traffic Info on Dubai RTA’s Sat-Nav Gizmo

Link to article on Emirates 24|7:

http://www.emirates247.com/gitex-2010/get-real-time-traffic-info-on-rta-s-sat-nav-gizmo-2010-10-18-1.305554

29) TomTom Launches Live Traffic Updates in New Zealand

Link to article on TechDay:

http://www.techday.co.nz/netguide/news/tomtom-launches-live-traffic-updates/18263/1/

30) Measuring Cross-Border Travel Times for Freight: Otay Mesa International Border Crossing Final Report

Link to FHWA report:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=681

VEHICLES

31) Cars Born to Run with Smart Phone Apps

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/automobiles/autospecial2/14ELECTRONICS.html?_r=1

32) US Federal Appeals Court Rejects Vermont Ban on Religious Vanity Plates

Link to article in The Christian Post:

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20101010/federal-appeals-court-rejects-vt-ban-on-religious-vanity-plates/

News Releases

1) eSafety Awards Winners and Ceremony 2010

2) FAA Certifies Enhanced Vision System on Boeing Business Jet

3) In-Flight Internet Takes Hold in Business Aviation

4) French Find Open Parking Spaces on Their Cell Phones

5) WMTV-TV, Madison, Wisconsin and Clear Channel Radio Stations Announce Partnership to Combine Resources Including Traffic Reporting

6) Michigan School Buses to be Equipped with Passenger Emergency Information Packets

7) Reportlinker Adds Global Intelligent Transportation Systems Industry

Upcoming Events

Airports Going Green Conference – November 15-17 – Chicago

http://events.aaae.org/sites/101102/

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The crew of the airship America was rescued near Bermuda after failing in their attempt to make the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8048396/America-the-airship-the-first-transatlantic-crossing.html

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AVIATION

1) Airline Industry and FAA Vow Cooperation on Multibillion Dollar Satellite Program

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101014_8019.php

CAMERAS

2) For Cops, Citizen Videos Bring Increased Scrutiny

Link to article and video in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-10-15-1Avideocops15_CV_N.htm

3) Missouri DOT Temporarily Puts Brakes on New Red Light Cameras on State Highways

Link to article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_ff187b1d-857b-5f43-9b24-df887e18d4b6.html

MARITIME

4) US Coast Guard’s Two-Way Alert System Keeps Partners Informed

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/18/gcn-awards-coast-guard-alert-warning-system.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Continental Tyres Launches Web Site with Road Safety Information and Traffic Updates

Link to blog on etyres:

http://www.etyres.co.uk/news/continental-tyres-launch-road-safety-website-9221.html

Link to site: http://conti-central.co.uk/

TRANSIT

6) New York MTA Tests Real-Time Bus Locator Map

Link to story and video on NY1 News:

http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/transit/127194/mta-tests-out-real-time-bus-locator-map/

Link to further information from the Metropolitan Transportation Administration:

http://bustime.mta.info/bustime/home.jsp

7) Mumbai: Transport Department’s High-Tech Dreams Turning Into Junk

Link to story on NDTV:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/mumbai-transport-departments-hi-tech-dreams-turning-into-junk-59997

8) DC Metro: We’ll Take All Smart Cards

Link to column on Nextgov:

http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/10/dc_metro_well_take_all_smart_cards.php

News Releases

1) Iteris Collaborates with Qualcomm to Deliver Enhanced Safety Data to Truck Fleets Using SafetyDirect Software

2) Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Introduces ‘Commuter Alerts’

3) National Smarter Car Research Network Established at McMaster University

4) Irish Car & Travel Creates Smart Phone-Friendly Web Site

5) Social Networking While Driving Becomes a Reality

6) Global Benchmark of Real-Time Traffic Information Services and Other Research Reports Published by MarketPublishers

Upcoming Events

International Maritime and Naval Exhibition and Conference for Latin America – November 30-December 3 – Valparaiso, Chile

http://www.exponaval.cl/index.php?idi=10

Friday Bonus

10 Innovative Subway Ads

http://flavorwire.com/105040/10-innovative-subway-advertisements

Today in Transportation History

1970 **40^th anniversary** A section of the West Gate Bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne collapsed while under construction.  Thirty-five construction workers were killed.

http://www.westgatebridge.org/

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