Safety

Today cellular phones are very common. During a tunnel fire they might be used for location
and contact to people in dangerous areas. If a tunnel do have its own base station, it is
possible to identify all mobile devices in the tunnel. This based on Local Are Code, advanced
algorithms and cell information from actual base stations. Political problems arise as well as
technical. The easy ones are the technical ones. Hopefully limitations to when it is possible to
use the system will ease the political problems. 

Norwegian Public Roads Administration

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Today cellular phones are very common. During a tunnel fire they might be used for location
and contact to people in dangerous areas. If a tunnel do have its own base station, it is
possible to identify all mobile devices in the tunnel. This based on Local Are Code, advanced
algorithms and cell information from actual base stations. Political problems arise as well as
technical. The easy ones are the technical ones. Hopefully limitations to when it is possible to
use the system will ease the political problems. 

Norwegian Public Roads Administration

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

This paper includes a short quantification of the road fright crime problem in Europe,
a technical description of TransGuard and i-Guard and a short description of a typical
supply chain application.
The scope of this paper is to communicate the unique opportunity for protecting and
controlling all types of road freight by using TransGuard and i-Guard. Brake and door
locking are fully controlled by key-code, which are administrated on a central
computer system.
Drivers can be given the access to wheel key-codes without having access to the cargo
in order to protect the cargo during transit. Locking and unlocking of the wheels and
doors can be handled remotely if TransGuard is connected to a traditional GPS
tracking system.

i-protect a-s

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Several public safety and service agencies in the Austin/Travis County region of Texas
are actively partnering to implement the upgrade, replacement, and integration of crucial
systems, facilities, and operations. At the core of these systems is a Combined
Transportation, Emergency & Communication Center (CTECC).

Texas Department of Transportation

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, April 26 - 28, 2004 San Antonio, Texas

The concern for enhancements for safety at highway-rail grade intersections (HRI) has been developed through the National ITS Program’s User Service #30. Through the U.S. Department of Transportation, numerous efforts have been undertaken to reduce the incidence of injuries and fatalities due to motor vehicle collisions at highway-railroad crossings. Current efforts include the demonstration and/or deployment of various innovative technologies. In May, 1999, the Federal Highway Administration ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) sponsored a workshop that provided information on seven projects utilizing ITS HRI technologies. Consequently, ITS JPO tasked the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to compare the seven high priority ITS-HRI projects and address performance measures that track progress and the effectiveness of each. This document is an interim report of the comparative analysis. These projects cover HRIs with respect to light rail, passenger rail, and heavy freight. Many projects have a similarity with respect to the type of technology and project goals, but vary due to environmental, administrative, and legislative issues. All projects have received cost sharing funding and support. Although two of the seven projects have not been deployed, the other five have provided benefits for the HRI, target users, and adjacent community.

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Presented at the 10th ITS Annual Conference and Exposition, May 1-4, 2000 Boston, MA