Presentation to the Wireless Innovations in Communications Initiative Committee David Helman

ITS Public Safety ProgramITS Public Safety Program

Presentation to the Wireless Innovations in Communications Initiative Committee

David Helman

Federal Highway Adminstration

U. S. Department of Transportation

August 8, 2000

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ITS Public Safety Includes . . .

• Law Enforcement

• Emergency Medical Services

• Fire/HAZMAT

• Emergency Communications

• Traffic Management

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ITS Public Safety Program

• Rationale– Public safety underpins highway operations– Transportation underpins public safety services– An ITS core capability is interoperable data

communications

• Mission– Increase transportation safety through public safety

partnerships

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ITS Public Safety Program

• Scope– Full spectrum of transportation-related

incidents -- from disabled motor vehicles to large scale natural disasters.

• Approach– Bring public safety stakeholders into the ITS

Program– Demonstrate interoperable procedures and

technologies for public safety and transportation operations.

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Anticipated Benefits

• Lives saved and injuries mitigated through faster response and better communications

• More efficient deployment of public safety personnel and equipment

• Reduced traffic congestion and hazards stemming from incidents and emergencies

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ITS-Related Core Capabilities and Technologies

• Incident identification, notification, and location– Wireless E 9-1-1; commercial Mayday services;

automatic collision notification (ACN); ITS sensors

• Response decisions– Interoperable data networks; traffic, weather, and vehicle

location; decision support tools

• Response actions– Interoperable communications; mobile data networks and

computers; specialized databases and knowledge sources; in-vehicle route guidance systems; traffic mgmt systems; data collection and reporting tools.

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Field Operational Tests

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Next Four Years

• FY00 – Outreach; articulation of vision; consensus

• FY01– R&D; field tests

• FY02– R&D; field tests

• FY03– Evaluation and promotion

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FY 00 Activities

• Partnership development with DOJ and FEMA

• National Mayday Readiness Initiative

• ITS Public Safety Steering Group

• National Conference on ITS and Public Safety

• Broad outreach planning

• Field operational test planning