Transportation communications interoperability : phase 2, resource evaluation.

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• Creators:
  Tannehill, Rick ; Henry, Micah
• Corporate Creators:
  ITS Engineers and Constructors Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Arizona. Department of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Communication Devices Communication Systems Highway Communications--Arizona Mobile Communication Systems--Arizona Mobile Radio Radio Wireless Communication Systems
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-AZ-06-569
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Arizona
• Edition:
  Final report; July 2005-Dec. 2006.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Arizona. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Based on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) previous SPR-561 ‘Needs Assessment’ study, this
  
  report continues the efforts to enhance radio interoperability between Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway
  
  Patrol officers and ADOT field personnel. Ideally, any DPS officer should be able to communicate with any ADOT
  
  highway worker in the rural areas. The SPR 561 project recommended two pilot programs: (a) testing of
  
  secondary VHF radios to be installed in several squads of DPS patrol cars, and (b) testing of dispatch console
  
  interties, or ‘crosspatching,’ by regional DPS dispatchers and by ADOT’s Phoenix Traffic Operations Center.
  
  This report outlines the implementation and evaluation aspects of the radio interoperability pilot program, to include
  
  evaluation of user needs, suggested deployments, development of training and evaluation plans, and defining a
  
  practical evaluation period for assessment of the programs. User needs were developed through a series of
  
  stakeholder meetings and follow-up discussions and interviews to identify critical areas. Previous attempts at
  
  interoperability were reviewed and analyzed to determine successes and challenges. A train-the-trainer plan was
  
  developed to support an on-going program such that refresher courses would be available, as well as opportunities
  
  to train new employees. The evaluation plan identifies the feedback methods used for the program, which included
  
  field interviews, dispatch log sheets, and interoperability field reports. Data reduction was performed to determine
  
  response times, message latency, any follow-up meetings needed, level of confusion, frequency of use, and user
  
  perception. An evaluation period of seven months was sufficient to support the analysis of radio interoperability.
  
  Of three final recommendations from this successful pilot program, the key point is to deploy secondary car-to-car
  
  VHF radios in all highway patrol units in the rural areas of the state for direct contact with ADOT personnel. The
  
  dispatch console crosspatch resource is also in place as a tool for special events, incidents, or joint operations
  
  such as forest fires or winter storms. Ongoing training, testing, and feedback comprise a third key element.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-PL-1 (065) 569 ; R0569 16P (FY 2004)
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b57cfa25662bcee7151979f2bda57082a60bd45da3a818549814afa7454a8e2f
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18028/dot_18028_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.26 MB ]