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