NAVTEQMoDOT Wins 'Best of ITS Partnership' for St

They are interested in the happenings of athletes lives, sports related or not. Alex Rodriguez, Chad Ochocinco, and Sean Avery are the athletes of today, the ones that will be remembered. Picture professional coaches in Coach gearunfortunately it doesnt seem so farfetched.. Originally posted on BringingHeat After the hot stove with all things related to Curtis Granderson was reaching a boiling point, a blockbuster move has finally been reached.Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports that Curtis Granderson will be heading to New York. They are also moving 25-year-old starting pitcher Ian Kennedy to Arizona.I can’t imagine many Diamondbacks fans being content with this move.

They have traded the very talented Max Scherzer and a 23-year-old left-handed reliever Daniel Schlereth. In return, they receive an enigma known as Edwin Jackson.Although the 26-year-old starter is coming off an above-average season, Jackson fell off the face of the Earth in the second-half of 2009, and his pure talent is not in the same stratosphere as Scherzer.Arizona also acquires Kennedy in this deal, but again, is there anyone in the baseball world who thinks they actually improved by engaging in this transactionThe Yankees move their very talented young outfielder Austin Jackson, but his upside may never be at the level that Granderson is playing at right now.The Tigers also make out like bandits in this move by selling very high on Edwin Jackson, and as a team they now seem to be much better geared for the future with Scherzer in the wings.All this deal is waiting on now are the physicals of eachplayer involved.All in all, this is a very exciting way to start off Day Two of the 2010 Winter Meetings.. NAVTEQ-MoDOT Wins 'Best of ITS Partnership' for St. Louis Traveler InformationSystemCollaboration Recognized as a Model Traffic Management System for other CitiesCHICAGO, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ NAVTEQ, a leading global provider ofdigital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, has beengranted the "Best of ITS" award to recognize its traffic information systemand agency partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)in St. Louis.In an effort to monitor traffic and relieve congestion in theSt. Louis area, MoDOT sought out the expertise of NAVTEQ Traffic(TM) to launchthe NAVTEQ-MoDOT Advanced Traveler Information Services project.In additionto recognition for its achievements in providing real-time flow and volumeupdates to drivers, the NAVTEQ-MoDOT project was also credited as a model forother public-private collaborations to effectively manage road closures andother congestion-causing events.In January 2008, MoDOT closed the major I-64 interstate highway servingSt.

Louis.This effort is part of MoDOT's major reconstruction of I-64 aproject that will take approximately two years.Because of the closure'spotentially severe impact on commuter and truck traffic flow, MoDOT embarkedon an ambitious plan to provide as much information to travelers as possibleto better handle frequent congestion.The NAVTEQ-MoDOT Advanced Traveler Information Services project involved acomprehensive approach to effectively leverage a number of NAVTEQ Trafficsolutions.This award-winning suite of traffic solutions, used to advanceMoDOT's traveler information services, includes: the installation of additional traffic sensors to increase real-time data; incorporating data from MoDOT traffic sensors; the use of vehicle GPS data to provide additional traffic data coverage; staffing the NAVTEQ Traffic operations centers 24/7; placing NAVTEQ Traffic staff in the MoDOT Gateway Guide operations center; providing NAVTEQ Traffic 511(TM) (ATIS) services by phone, web and email; and disseminating NAVTEQ Traffic to XM satellite radio, local TV and radio stations.The result of this coordinated effort was an all-encompassing system ofreal-time flow and volume information on the major expressways in the St.Louis region, giving commuters automated traffic updates every 60 seconds."By providing drivers with up-to-date information on traffic conditions,commuters in the St. Louis region can make more informed decisions about whichroute to take.This allows drivers to avoid congested areas and get todestinations faster.We are proud of our award-winning collaboration withMoDOT and believe it is an initiative that can ultimately pave the way forother public/private efforts," said Howard Hayes, vice president for NAVTEQTraffic.About ITS World CongressITS Connections: Saving Time. Saving Lives.The continuing goal of the World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems(ITS) is to promote awareness and deployment of ITS technologies.ITS enablespeople to make transport choices that save lives, time, and money.With afocus on practical deployment, as well as on education and innovation, theWorld Congress on ITS enhances our ability to work together to provide usersof the world's transport systems new levels of safety, reliability,convenience, accessibility, and choice.Transport executives and ITSprofessionals from around the globe will come together at the World Congress &Annual Meeting in New York. We encourage you to join us at this landmarkconference and exposition.About NAVTEQNAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information forautomotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-basedmapping applications, and government and business solutions.