Redding Responder phase I final report.

Details

• Creators:
  Galarus, Doug
• Corporate Creators:
  Western Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Incident Detection Incident Management Management Enhancement Redding Incident Redding Resonder Study RIME Warning Systems
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  California
• Corporate Publisher:
  California. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Redding Responder Study was initiated as a component of the Redding Incident
  
  Management Enhancement (RIME) Program. The goals of the RIME program are to leverage
  
  technology and communications deployments for emergency communication providers in the
  
  RIME region by evaluating agency requirements, providing migration paths and improving
  
  incident management. The RIME region consists of 19 counties in northern California, which
  
  cover nearly 30% of the State’s area, approximately 25% of the State’s State Highway Lane
  
  Miles, and less than 4% of the State’s population. RIME organizations include Caltrans District
  
  2, Caltrans Division of Research and Innovation, Norcal EMS, California Department of
  
  Forestry and Fire Protection, and other local and state agencies.
  
  The Redding Responder Study was sponsored by the Caltrans’ Division of Research and
  
  Innovation. The Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University was contracted to
  
  conduct research and development comprising the study. Research and development was
  
  conducted to address the needs of Caltrans District 2, based in Redding. While targeted
  
  specifically at the needs of Caltrans District 2, consideration was given to prospective needs of
  
  other RIME agencies and other Caltrans districts, including those in urban areas. Research and
  
  development was conducted over a two-and-one-half year time period.
  
  The premise behind the Redding Responder Study is that the collection and transmission of
  
  digital photographs and other incident information will enhance incident management and help
  
  to clear incidents more quickly. Secondary benefits include those associated with the
  
  development and implementation of a systematic methodology for collecting and documenting
  
  incidents for future analysis and training. The principal challenges include overcoming limited
  
  communication capability in the RIME region and achieving a desired ease of use necessary to make such a system usable in the field. While off-the-shelf hardware and software products exist
  
  to solve related problems, such products do not adequately address these principal challenges
  
  without further integration and development.
  
  Specific situations in which the product of this study would be used include rockslides,
  
  landslides, mudslides, earthquakes, severe weather, and other events in which roadways would
  
  be damaged or obstructed. Such events are common in District 2, particularly during the wet
  
  months of fall, winter and spring. Use for traffic accidents and during wild land fires would also
  
  be likely.
  
  A Project Process Model was developed to incorporate aspects of the Systems Engineering
  
  approach, as exemplified by the “Vee” Model and the Spiral Model for Development, which is
  
  commonly used to minimize risk in the development of complex systems. The resulting process
  
  model is consistent with the Caltrans’ Stages of Research Deployment. Specifically, a sequence
  
  of prototypes was developed to refine the project concept, elicit requirements and feedback
  
  throughout the project, and evaluate technologies and techniques for use. With each “iteration,”
  
  Caltrans was presented with the next version of the product, and feedback was elicited to
  
  determine necessary modifications and additional requirements. Feedback was documented and
  
  incorporated into subsequent development.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a696f2ef847d2042a5e22e1efa0153070586905ee63be8b8a930e7530d38c05a
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16178/dot_16178_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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