Redundancy, the ability to activate backup systems in cases of system failure, is a major element in emergency response and recovery plans. The backup systems needed in a particular emergency will be…
The ability to communicate both internally and externally is a critical technological capability required in an emergency. During a crisis, the need to acquire situational awareness drastically…
This lesson is drawn from the experiences of the Field Operation Test (FOT) of a Roll Advisor and Control (RA&C) system. The experiences from this FOT demonstrate that when doing this type of FOT…
Technology has come to play an increasingly crucial supporting role in aiding transportation decision makers during normal day-to-day operations and, more importantly, during times of crisis.…
The analysis of transportation operations during multi-agency response to catastrophic events nationwide offers some valuable lessons learned as presented below.
Conduct emergency transportation…
The analysis of transportation agencies' planning for response to emergencies in the event of catastrophes offers some lessons learned as presented below.
Create an emergency response plan to manage…
Procurement of either owned or leased telecommunications services is a critical part of an ITS implementation, as the telecommunications system enables the ITS infrastructure to operate in an…
When deciding on the appropriate telecommunications technology, agencies will be faced with a number of potential alternatives. A careful consideration of these alternatives is required, as the…
In the deregulated telecommunications environment, agencies have a much wider and more varied choice for telecommunications services. There are many firms, each offering different services, prices…
This lesson is drawn from the experiences of the Field Operation Test (FOT) of an Automotive Collision Avoidance System (ACAS). Overall, the ACAS FOT program was successful in building a production-…
This summary presents the cost analysis of an active overheight detection and warning system, usually installed in advance of a sub-standard bridge structure. The cost of such ITS-based installation…
The Southeast Michigan Snow and Ice Management (SEMSIM) project is a multi-agency Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system that will use 500 highway maintenance vehicles equipped with Global…
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) teamed up with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Michigan State University for an 18-month study to test the use of variable speed limits (VSL) in…