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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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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