SOCRATES-STEPS FORWARD TOWARDS COMMERCIAL IMPLEMENTATION
During the DRIVE 1 and DRIVE 2 programs, the SOCRATES research projects developed the concept of using cellular radio for providing digital data to on-board computers to provide a range of applications, including dynamic route guidance and emergency call. The major achievements during DRIVE 2 provided the foundations upon which commercial services can be established. They include: 1) the formulation of a commercial framework for SOCRATES services and an analysis of the SOCRATES business case; 2) the promotion of the general packet radio service in the GSM specification, to include SOCRATES requirements; and 3) the publishing of the SOCRATES application data protocol and its acceptance as the basis for a draft standard by CEN Technical Committee 278 Working Group 4.3. This paper presents a review of the DRIVE 2 SOCRATES projects, identifies some of the research topics that are still being addressed in the development of SOCRATES systems and services, and describes the way in which these topics are being included in the European Union Fourth Framework Program. It also describes plans for the commercial implementation of SOCRATES services, the way in which these services are integrated with other transport telematics applications, and the prospects for widespread implementation of advanced transport telematics services based on cellular radio.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Five volumes of papers and one volume of abstracts comprise the published set of conference materials.
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Authors:
- Catling, I
- Harris, R
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Conference:
- Steps Forward. Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
- Location: Yokohama, Japan
- Date: 1995-11-9 to 1995-11-11
- Publication Date: 1995-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 2311
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cellular radio; Implementation; Integrated systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Research projects; Route guidance; Standardization; Telematics; Trade
- Uncontrolled Terms: Systems integration
- Geographic Terms: Europe
- Old TRIS Terms: Commercial sector
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00724496
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 5
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 2 1996 12:00AM