Using Geofencing to Actively Monitor, Collect, and Share Information

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Advanced Traffic Management Systems Global Positioning System Information Dissemination Mobile Telephones
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HRT-24-094
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Traffic management systems (TMSs) operated by State departments of transportation (DOTs) are faced with challenges in monitoring, collecting, or sharing information with travelers in advance of their reaching en route destinations where travel decisions may be influenced by traffic information. The prevalence of mobile devices connected to third-party service providers that deliver travel condition information has prompted many State DOTs to change how they relay information to travelers. To support sharing information with travelers, agencies are exploring a technology known as geofencing, which uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) to create a virtual geographic boundary. When a mobile device enters or exits the boundary of an area, software automatically collects traffic and incident data and can send travel alerts or information to devices in that specific geographic (geofence) location.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4eb9f4d8839a9db51937d1d7b791411d54a84afc485399f90ad3421ed2b15bab20d6098daa72c5facc58866b2a80c9bb207a8993d9d8024ba649a9666f7018c6
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74544/dot_74544_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 499.81 KB ]