United States Department of Transportation
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Feasibility of Streaming Media for Transportation Research and Implementation
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2006-07-01
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Abstract:This report is intended to serve as a guide for transportation personnel in the development and dissemination of streaming video-based presentations. These were created using streaming media production tools, then delivered via network and Web-based media servers, and finally, viewed from the end-users' PC-desktops. The study focuses on three popular streaming media technology platforms: RealNetworks®, Microsoft® and Apple®. In-house video production was undertaken for a variety of uses within the agency. Department of Justice Section 308 and handicapped accessibility (ADA) was addressed by transcribing the spoken word into text and then synchronizing it to each presentation. Conservation of network bandwidth was paramount throughout the research project. Streaming media servers were established on both LAN and WAN, and demonstrated how streaming media can enhance the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (ConnDOT's) communications. Later, a Web-based media server was established on a robust Internet backbone. This valuable resource continues to be used for "live" Webcasts of national conferences and regional meetings, facilitating communications between this agency and the national transportation research community. Video on demand (VOD), accessed through ConnDOT's Internet Website, demonstrated a wide variety of communication missions, including the dissemination of transportation research findings and implementation efforts. The streaming media library can be perused at http://www.ct.gov/dot/video.
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