Emergency communications for evacuation (EVAC) in New Orleans impact assessment report.

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• Creators:
  Cordahi, Gustave ; Roden, David ; Wolshon, Brian ; Yin, Weihao
• Corporate Creators:
  Booz Allen Hamilton
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Disasters and emergency operations
  • Emergency communication systems
  • Evacuation
  • Traffic safety
  • Mobility
  • Evaluation and assessment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-15-204
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New Orleans (Louisiana)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Abstract:
  This document constitutes the Impact Assessment Report for Emergency Communications for Evacuation (EVAC) in ; New Orleans. Response, Emergency Staging and Communications, Uniform Management, and Evacuation ; (R.E.S.C.U.M.E.) is a bundle of applications that targets the improvement of traffic safety and mobility during crashes ; and other emergencies that affect the highway network. A key R.E.S.C.U.M.E. focus is on traffic incident ; management and responder safety. Another is emergency communications for evacuation. ; The R.E.S.C.U.M.E. bundle includes the following three applications: ; 1. Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (RESP-STG) ; 2. Incident Scene Work Zone Alerts for Drivers and Workers (INC-ZONE) ; 3. Emergency Communications for Evacuation (EVAC). ; Areas of interest within the EVAC application include information on traffic and road conditions, location of available ; lodging, and location of fuel, food, water, cash machines, and other necessities for evacuees using their own mode of ; transportation and those for whom transportation services were provided. The EVAC application bundle employs ; mobile communications technologies. This document assesses the potential impacts of EVAC through simulation that ; uses a model of the Greater New Orleans region.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-12-D-00041
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3543/dot_3543_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.59 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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