Safety

In response to emergencies, a recurring “lesson learned” is the failure of responding authorities to maintain a common operating picture and deploy interoperable systems and technologies. Several after action reports for recent events in the Gulf Coast region found that response and recovery activities were hampered due to the ineffective flow of information between key stakeholders. While recent revisions to the National Incident Management System emphasize the need for information management and interoperable communications during emergency response, no systems architecture or systems engineering process has been defined to address this critical need. Efforts to achieve interoperability or develop effective common operating pictures will continue to be problematic without the use of an Emergency Management System Architecture and a Systems Engineering process.

FHWA

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas

The benefits of a closer integration of emergency services and traffic management
activities have been an issue of discussion for many years.  Throughout the country,
significant improvements have been made in developing closer ties and operational
coordination between traffic management and Emergency Management Services (EMS)
personnel.  However, the integration of traffic management and emergency management
systems has progressed much slower.  There are many reasons for the slow progress in
integration of Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS) and EMS
Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems.  While there are a few systems with a limited
level of integration (i.e that pass incident type and location information from the CAD to
the ATMS), this has not provided the level of integration that is typically desired.  In
addition, it is very easy to find agencies that have long overdue integration plans.

National Engineering Technology Corp.  (NET)

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

National Engineering Technology Corp.

Geac Public Safety

Illinois Dept. of Transportation

National Engineering Technology Corp.

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

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

The Interstate-80 (I-80) corridor from the Bay Bridge to the Carquinez Bridge is the
worst congested corridor in the Bay Area. This corridor has ranked as the most congested
corridor in the entire San Francisco Bay Area during the last six years, with traffic
volumes reaching 312,000 vehicles per day, with an average of 20,000 hours of delay
daily. Currently, the demand on the freeway far exceeds the roadway capacity, causing
unreliable travel times, erratic operating speeds, breakdowns, as well as diversion to the
local arterials. The congestion on the roadway network contributes to an increase in
incident rates, including rear-end accidents on both freeway and local arterials. These
contribute to delays for transit services operating along the corridors. The combined
effect of the incidents and the congestion hinders efficient incident response times and
creates additional secondary incidents.

Alameda County CMA

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

DKS Associates


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