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ITEM FUNCTIONS DEPLOYMENT APPLICATION BENEFITcate with their field liaisons, and(6) incident management andtraffic signal control systems.• In most cases, consists of a governmentagency facility, but insome <strong>special</strong>ized cases, such asat stadium venues, the venue itselfmay house this coordinationcenter.MobileTelephonePersonalDigitalAssistantsInternetChangeableMessage SignTrafficManagementTravelerIn<strong>for</strong>mationTravelerIn<strong>for</strong>mationTrafficManagementTravelerIn<strong>for</strong>mationAdvertisingTravelerIn<strong>for</strong>mationPortable. • Provides common <strong>for</strong>m ofcommunication between eventmanagers and field personnel.• Provides real-time traffic conditionsto managers (i.e., manualdetection) and permits receipt ofreal-time traffic conditions in<strong>for</strong>mationthrough a paging serviceor by dialing into a telephonein<strong>for</strong>mation system (seebelow).Portable. • Sends real-time traffic conditionsto pagers registered to receivethe <strong>travel</strong>er in<strong>for</strong>mation.• Allows two-way pagers (e.g.,Blackberry) to be used byfield personnel to report problemsor by <strong>travel</strong>ers to do thesame.Permanent.Accessible fromany location withconnectivity.Permanent – infield.• Permits dissemination of in<strong>for</strong>mationregarding new trafficpatterns, restrictions, etc. (alongwith other in<strong>for</strong>mation regardingthe event) well in advance of thedate(s) of the event.• Provides real-time in<strong>for</strong>mationregarding the <strong>travel</strong> conditionsalong the affected routes, incidentsthat are impacting trafficflow, and available parking.• Aims to reach <strong>travel</strong>ers be<strong>for</strong>ethey commence their trip.• In<strong>for</strong>ms <strong>travel</strong>ers (en-route)prior to the upcoming event of• Allows managers tostay in communicationwith their fieldpersonnel at all timesvia cell phone.• As a <strong>travel</strong>er in<strong>for</strong>mationdevice,transmits in<strong>for</strong>mationon real-timeconditions to digitaltelephones equippedto receive text messages.• There is a large potentialmarket <strong>for</strong>this <strong>for</strong>m of <strong>travel</strong>erin<strong>for</strong>mation.• Requires timelinesssince 3 rd party In<strong>for</strong>mationServiceProviders (ISPs) areused.• Has a large potentialmarket <strong>for</strong> this technology<strong>for</strong> <strong>travel</strong>erin<strong>for</strong>mation.• Requires timelinesssince 3 rd party ISPsare used.• Reaches large audienceof pre-trip <strong>travel</strong>ers.• Offers subscriptione-mail service to notify<strong>travel</strong>er of analert on their preferredroutes.• As a rule, providesfree service with thesubscription to anISP.• Reduces congestionby in<strong>for</strong>ming motor-4-28

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