Volpe Center: Information Resources - Volpe Journal Spring 98

Volpe Journal Spring 98

Published and Presented Recent Reports, Technical Papers, Articles, or Other Text Contributing to the Transportation Literature

"Test Your Communications IQ," by Dr. Kim Cardosi of the Operator Performance and Safety Analysis Division, published in Air Line Pilot, v. 66, n. 1, January, 1997.

At the 76th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 1216, 1997:

"Understanding Differences in Public Transit: A Comparison of Boston and Toronto," by Mr. Paul Schimek of the Service Assessment Division, January 1997, to be published by Transportation Research Board.
"Modeling Induced Travel Versus Induced Demand," by Mr. Douglass Lee of the Service Assessment Division, January 1997 (presentation only).
"Human-Centered Transportation: National Science and Technology Council Initiative," a panel led by Dr. Richard John, Center Director.
At the TRB Committee on Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration: Gregg Fleming chaired the meeting, Christopher Roof presented the Center's work on Hovercraft Noise in Alaska, and Cynthia Lee presented a video entitled "Highway Noise Barriers: Performance and Maintenance." All three are of the Environmental Engineering Division.

Testimony on Risk and Cost-Benefit Analyses, by Dr. Aviva Brecher of the Strategic Planning and Analysis Division, before the Government Oversight Subcommittee of the House Small Business Committee.

"Track Degradation Monitoring Using Signal Matching Techniques," by Mr. Gary Carr of the Structures and Dynamics Division and Professor H. James Rome of the University of Massachusetts; presented at the Sixth International Heavy Haul Association Conference: Strategies Beyond 2000, Cape Town, South Africa, April 610, 1997, pp. 296ff.

"Overview of FRA's High-Speed Rail Crashworthiness," by Mr. David Tyrell of the Structures and Dynamics Division, at the Federal Railroad Administration's Public Outreach Meeting on High-Speed Ground Transportation Programs, Williamsburg, VA, April 1617, 1997 (presentation only).

"Operational Assessment of Paralympics Transit System: Low-Floor Buses, Lift-Equipped Buses, and Signage," by David Spiller and Lawrence Labell of the Service Assessment Division, DOT-TSC-FTA-97-01, June 1997.

"Compliance and Operating Rules: Results of a Focus Group," by Mr. Mike Coplen of the Operator Performance and Safety Analysis Division, presented at the North American Operating Rules Association meeting, Anchorage, AK.

"Mass Spectrometry and Terrorism," by Dr. John Hobbs of the Safety and Environmental Testing Division, at the regional meeting of the American Vacuum Society, Burlington, MA.

"Case Studies of Traffic Monitoring Programs in Large Urban Areas," by Joseph Mergel of the Center for Transportation Information, delivered to FHWA's Office of Highway Information Management, July, 1997.

"Overview of Center-Developed Global Positioning System Outage Reporting System for Aviation," by Karen Van Dyke of the Center for Navigation, at the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Global Air Navigation System Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, June 1819, 1997.

Presentation on Applications of U.S. Public Transit Data for Regional Transportation and Environmental Planning by Mr. William Lyons of the Service Assessment Division, at the Workshop on Urban Passenger Transportation and Environmental Statistics, Washington, DC.

"International Standards Organization Technical Committee 204 International Standards for Public Transit and Emergency Services," by Ms. Elisabeth Carpenter of the Center for Navigation, at the APTA Rapid Transit Conference, Washington, DC, June 812, 1997.

"Welfare Reform and Access to Jobs in Boston," by Ms. Annalynn Lacombe of the Transportation Strategic Planning and Analysis Division, presentation to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Access Coordinating Committee, July 1997.

"Physical Security: Lessons Learned," by Lennart E. Long, Jack Publicover, and Ms. Laurie Camilien-Pietrak, 13th Annual Security Technolgy Symposium: Government-Industry Exchange Proceedings, National Defense Industry Association, Virginia Beach, VA, June 912, 1997.

Presentations on the transportation challenges of welfare reform, by Ms. Annalynn Lacombe and Dr. Joseph Coughlin, at the Federal Transit Administration Region I Access to Jobs Conference, Boston, MA, August 1997.

At the Institute of Navigation 53rd Annual Meeting, Future of Navigation: Facing the Challenges, in Albuquerque, NM, June 30July 2, 1997:

"GPS Interference Source Location and Avoidance Systems," by Bette Winer, pp. 6978.
"Beacon Multilateration to Facilitate ADS-B," by Janis Vilcans, pp. 327336.
"Evaluation of Estimation RAIM Concepts," by John Kraemer, pp. 337350.
"GPS/GLONASS Augmentation to WAAS for CAT I Precision Approach," by Karen Van Dyke, pp. 461472.
"Use of Satellite Tracking in Efficient Management of Vessels Transiting the Panama Canal," by James Carroll, pp. 537544.
"Precision Approach Availability and Integrity Protection Limits," by Karen Van Dyke, pp. 683690.

"Technology Evolution and Its Impact on Transportation Logistics," by Dr. Frank L. Hassler of the Office of Transport and Information Resources Management, at the 1997 Society of Logistics Engineers Conference on Transportation Logistics, Orlando, FL.

Presentation on estimating benefits of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) traveler information kiosks by Mr. Douglass Lee of the Service Assessment Division, at the Model Deployment Initiative Evaluation Workshop, Seattle, WA, June 1997.

"Metropolitan Planning Under ISTEA: The Shape of Things to Come," by Ms. Melissa Laube, Ms. Lisa Klein, and Messrs Philip vanderWilden and William Lyons of the Service Assessment Division, and Mr. Terrence Smith of EG&G Dynatrend, in support of FTA.

"Wake Vortex Separation Standards: Analysis Methods," by Mr. James Hallock of the Aviation Safety Division, DOT-TSC-FAA-97-04, September, 1997.

"The Panama Canal Enhanced Vessel Management System," by Mr. Richard Wright, Chief of the Center's Automation Applications Division, at the Universal Congress of the Panama Canal, Panama.

"GPS in Ten Years," by Ms. Karen VanDyke of the Center for Navigation, Proceedings of the ION GPS 97 Technical Meeting, Kansas City, MO, September 1619, 1997, pp. 125160.

"Airborne GPS Radio Frequency Interface Localization," by Ms. Bette Winer of the Surveillance and Sensors Division, Proceedings of the ION GPS 97 Technical Meeting, Kansas City, MO, September 1619, 1997, pp. 14471456.

"Intelligent Transportation Systems: An Overview," presented by Mr. Joseph LoVecchio of the Telecommunications Division, at the International Test and Evaluation Association Workshop (Evaluation of Decision Support Systems), New Bedford, MA, August 2528, 1997.

"Optimizing Airport Capacity Utilization in Air Traffic Flow Management Subject to Constraints at Arrival and Departure Fixes," by Dr. Eugene Gilbo of the Automation Applications Division, published in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, v. 5, n. 5, September 1997, pp. 490503.

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