Transportation Communications Newsletter Wednesday, July 2, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057 AVIATION 1) FAA Lures Air Traffic Controllers to Link to story in the Anchorage Daily News: http://www.adn.com/money/story/452984.html 2) FAA Modernized Flow Control Net Operational Link to story in Aviation Week: 3) Link to story and video report on WMGM-TV: http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=6067 4) Interagency-Aviation Industry Collaboration on Planning for Pandemic Outbreaks Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board: http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9208 CARTOGRAPHY 5) Dutch Mapmaker AND to Attract Buyer or Investor in 2008, Chief Says Link to Bloomberg story: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ayACaKYBwhzU GPS / NAVIGATION 6) New Smart Sat-Nav Could Beat Traffic Jams Link to story in the Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/2236096/New-smart-sat-nav-could-beat-traffic-jams.html 7) EU Regulators Clear Nokia’s Takeover of Navteq Link to AFP story: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5graOVF9I_deg6td1U6lnWask4Feg OTHER 8) Civil Liberties Groups Sue US Over Mobile Phone Tracking Link to story in Computerworld: 9) June Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online Link to newsletter: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2008/07_2008/07_2008.htm PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION 10) Link to story in The News Journal: http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080702/NEWS/807020354/1006 SAFETY / SECURITY 11) Lawmakers, Airlines Oppose Bush Fingerprinting Plan Link to story in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-07-01-Fingerprint_N.htm TRANSIT 12) Fight Over Rail Transit in Link to story in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin: http://starbulletin.com/2008/07/02/news/story02.html TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 13) Real-Time Traffic is in Data Stream Link to story in The Washington Times: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/02/real-time-traffic-is-in-data-stream/ News Releases 1) Embry-Riddle Leads FAA Group Developing New Airport Lighting System for Remote Airports 2) Online Access to Caltrans Cameras in San Bernardino County Expands for Los Angeles Area Commuters 3) EUMETSAT 64th Council Meets in Darmstadt, Germany 4) Swedish Buses Become Wi-Fi Hotspots with In-Vehicle Internet from Moovera **CORRECTION** The title of yesterday’s ad for the I-95 Corridor Coalition’s An Immersion Program for Public SECTOR Transportation Professionals not “public safety.” Also the application deadline is extended to July 25. Additional details: http://www.freightacademy.org Upcoming Events 2008 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference – October 12-15 - Solicitation - Request for Proposal – Ground Penetrating Radar Analysis – Montana Department of Transportation ftp://ftp.mdt.mt.gov/bids/308813rfp.pdf Today in Transportation History 1878 **130th anniversary** - The Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railway, today’s Brighton Line on the New York City subway system, opened. http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/brighton.html ============================================================================================= The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-subscribe@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@.... © 2008 Bernie Wagenblast
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