Technology scan of future traveler information systems and applications in Georgia.

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• Creators:
  Watkins, Kari E. ; Wong, James ; Roell, Maria
• Corporate Creators:
  Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Real time information
  • Traffic control centers
  • Advanced traveler information systems
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Websites (Information retrieval)
  • Surveys
  • Information dissemination
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-GA-13-11-25
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Georgia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Georgia. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Statewide traveler information provided in Georgia through its NaviGAtor/5-1-1 system is ; primarily based on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) related to freeway traffic ; management. The purpose of this study is to evaluate traveler information in Georgia and to ; provide recommendations on potential conceptual alternatives to the existing NaviGAtor system ; that could improve its effectiveness. The evaluation applies several different methodologies ; including website comparisons, a survey of NaviGAtor users, a feedback system and a futures ; workshop which applies a visioning process to the current state of the NaviGAtor system. Four ; proposed alternatives address information delivery to customers and methods through which data ; can be fed into the broader system. The final recommendation is a hybrid of those alternatives ; that suggests that the agency: enters into third-party data agreements to cost effectively increase ; coverage of travel speeds; pursues an open data approach that invites broader participation by ; web developers to improve information dissemination; and, incorporates static and real-time ; information from the Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transit Authority (MARTA) and HartsfieldJackson International Airport. This research will be of interest to those researchers and ; practitioners involved in managing traveler information programs, especially those contemplating ; changes to existing traditional ITS systems.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  GDOT PI# 0009929 (RP 10-01, UTC)
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26633/dot_26633_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.77 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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