DATA TRANSMISSION: A KEY FACTOR TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

Criteria to define data transmission services in land mobile systems are suggested. Potential users in passenger transportation by road, freight transportation by road, rail traffic, security services and utilities, and others, such as car hire companies, are identified. The advantages and disadvantages of wide area paging, CB, private mobile radio, and cellular radio are listed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Included in Proceedings of an ESA (European Space Agency) Workshop on Land Mobile Services by Satellite, p 33-34, June 1986. Order as N87-15361.
• Corporate Authors:

  Matra S.A.

  Velizy-Villacoublay,   France 
• Authors:
  • Soulie, N
• Publication Date: 1986-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cellular telephones; Citizen band radio; Communication systems; Data communications; Freight transportation; Passenger transportation; Radio
• Old TRIS Terms: Wide area paging
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00475073
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1987 12:00AM