AN INTEGRATED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR URBAN EDINBURGH

The Edinburgh traveler information system, currently being designed for the Lothian Regional Council (LRC), is notable both for its multi-faceted approach to the challenges of traffic management in an urban setting and its ability to integrate past, present and future elements. Integration plays a part in the system design in the following ways: integration of new and existing systems; linking together of several disparate systems and procedures; tight integration of response capabilities with the National Driver Information and Control System (NADICS) operated by the Scottish Office, covering inter-urban motorways; and incorporation of modularity and flexibility to accommodate future integration. In describing how the Edinburgh traveler information system is intended to operate, the paper refers to the different types of integration and shows how they are used to benefit the system. The paper begins with a background outlining the physical, geographical and institutional context for the system. The LRC's environmentally aware policies are referred to, and existing and planned systems, both within and outside the LRC, which are relevant to Edinburgh traveler information are briefly described.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Lovicsek, M
  • STEWART, S
• Conference:
  • Intelligent Transportation: Realizing the Benefits. Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of ITS America
  • Location: Houston, TX
  • Date: 1996-4-15 to 1996-4-18
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 99-110

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental policy; Freeways; Highway traffic control; Integrated systems; Intercity transportation; Passenger information systems; Procedures; System design; Traveler information and communication systems; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Edinburgh (Scotland); Scotland
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00724725
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1996 12:00AM