THE CASE FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY ATIS
In this paper a case is made for using a little-used part of the shortwave radio spectrum as a cost-effective means of broadcasting digital traveler information to rural and intercity users. Although the subject is technical, the material is provided in an easy-to-digest format. The target audience is state and federal transportation officials who believe that providing real-time traffic information is as much a part of transportation as building and maintaining highways. The approach uses low-cost off-the-shelf technology for both transmitting and receiving, and promises statewide coverage for a total investment comparable to a simple highway advisory radio installation, about $10,000. The paper also describes how state departments of transportation or state police organizations can set up wide-area low-cost broadcasting facilities using a simple personal computer work station as an interface. The preliminary research needed and a strategy for follow-up operational tests are also described. The proposal describes the benefits and discusses the downside risks of developing this cost-effective medium for broadcasting traveler information.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1516, Intelligent Transportation Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Kiljan, J P
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 85-91
- Monograph Title: Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1516
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Advanced traveler information systems; Benefits; Driver information systems; High frequency; Intelligent transportation systems; Intercity transportation; Real time control; Real time data processing; Risk assessment; Rural areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Intercity; Low cost
- Old TRIS Terms: Wide area broadcasting
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00715675
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309062071
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jan 26 1996 12:00AM