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ITE Traffic Incident
Management E-mail Discussion Group Digest #11
June 29 to July 8, 1999
This digest contains the following messages:
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A*PORTABLE CCTV - from Corbin,
John
#2. RE: A*PORTABLE CCTV - from
Althauser, Gerry
#3. RE: A*PORTABLE CCTV - from
Steven Cyra
#5. I*TIM TOTAL STATIONS - NON BLANK MESSAGE -
from Corbin, John
#6. TIM: Comm. Mtg. - 8/2, 2:30-5:30 pm in LV -
from Corbin, John
#12. Re: TIM: Comm. Mtg. - 8/2, 2:30-5:30 pm in LV
- from Tom Bruff
#13. TIM Web Site - from
Szymkowski, Melissa
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#1. A*PORTABLE CCTV - from
Corbin, John
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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:01:45 -0500
From: "Corbin, John" <john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us>
Subject: A*PORTABLE CCTV
I was wondering if there is any information I can get regarding portable
cameras. It appears the feds have shown some interest in operation
center usage with portable cameras to view construction or incident areas.
If there is anyone on the ITE committee who could comment and maybe share
some thoughts good or bad I would really appreciate it. Thanks
Jim Mona
Connecticut DOT
I95JMona@aol.com
(posted to reflector by John Corbin)
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#2. RE: A*PORTABLE CCTV - from
Althauser, Gerry
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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 17:42:23 -0700
From: "Althauser, Gerry" <AlthauG@WSDOT.WA.GOV>
Subject: RE: A*PORTABLE CCTV
Washington State DOT is testing two vehicle mounted portable cameras for
incident management. At this time only one is operational. There
have been some problems with the cellular modem connections.
Connections are sporadic and unreliable. The picture received is of good
quality and all other camera functions are operational. These cameras have
pan, tilt, rotation, and zoom capabilities. The equipment hardware being
used has been very durable so far. Testing is just getting under way, so
data is slim at this time.
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#3. RE: A*PORTABLE CCTV - from
Steven Cyra
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 09:09:50 -0500
From: Steven Cyra <SCYRA@HNTB.com>
Subject: RE: A*PORTABLE CCTV
I believe Indiana DOT uses portable CCTV as part of their Hoosier Helper
Freeway Service Patrols. You may want to contact Troy Boyd, INDOT
Fwy Operations Manager at (219) 886-3374 or Dan Shamo INDOT ITS Program
Engineer at (317) 232-5523.
Steve Cyra
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#5. I*TIM TOTAL STATIONS - NON BLANK MESSAGE -
from Corbin, John
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:00:16 -0500
From: "Corbin, John" <john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us>
Subject: I*TIM TOTAL STATIONS - NON BLANK MESSAGE
From: Ron Herrington [mailto:ronh@lfucg.com]
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 11:47 am
To: john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us
Cc: JIMW@lfucg.com; "PW-486DX/STEVEC"@lfucg.com
Subject: Accident investigation
The Division of Traffic Engineering of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County
Government (Lexington, Kentucky) received an ISTEA grant in November, 1992
to provide local and state police with electronic total stations (advanced
land surveying equipment) for use in accident investigation. Land
surveyors and professional engineers had been using the technology for 15
years and was very applicable to collecting data from traffic incidents.
The application of this technology to police work provides numerous
benefits to the motoring public, police accident investigators and traffic
engineers. The benefits for the public include a decrease in the
number of secondary accidents that result from reducing the road closure
time, a decrease in fuel and other highway user costs, and a decrease in
motorist frustration caused by sitting in congested traffic. The benefits
for the investigators include an increase in personal safety as use of the
equipment minimizes exposure to traffic, an increase in data accuracy and
completeness, a decrease in investigation and road closure time, and the
production of better accident reports. The traffic engineer benefits
through better managed traffic flow by less lane closures and
incidents.
Data collection is enhanced by twice the number of measurements in one
half of the time. Coupling the total station equipment with a
plotter, computer and printer allows for the production of scale drawings
for each collision in a fraction of the time the traditional coordinate
method takes.
Initially, the Lexington Police received 2 total station units and the
Kentucky State Police received 3 units. They received 40 hours of
in-class and hands-on training prior to actual use in the summer of 1993.
Currently, all 16 state police posts in Kentucky have these units to share
between officers in accident investigations.
If you desire additional information concerning the Lexington
experience please contact Jim Woods or me at 606-258-3830.
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#6. TIM: Comm. Mtg. - 8/2, 2:30-5:30 pm in LV -
from Corbin, John
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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 14:26:46 -0500
From: "Corbin, John" <john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us>
Subject: TIM: Comm. Mtg. - 8/2, 2:30-5:30 pm in LV
A meeting of the full ITE Traffic Incident Management Commitee will be
conducted from 2:30-5:30 pm local time on Monday, August 2 in the Pavilion
2 Conference Room at the Las Vegas Hilton. A complete agenda for
this meeting will be provided by mid-July.
Tentatively, the meeting will consist of the following parts:
1. Introductions & Informational Presentations
2. Overview & Discussion of the 1999-2000 Committee Action Plan
3. Breakout Task Force Discussions
- National Transportation & Public Safety Coalition Proposal
- TIM Peer Network Support Contract Proposal
Please forward any questions or suggestions to myself or Steve Cyra at
scyra@hntb.com
Will hope to see you in Las Vegas!
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#12. Re: TIM: Comm. Mtg. - 8/2, 2:30-5:30 pm in LV
- from Tom Bruff
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Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 12:32:25 -0400
From: "Tom Bruff" <bruff@semcog.org>
Subject: Re: TIM: Comm. Mtg. - 8/2, 2:30-5:30 pm in LV
Will a teleconference be available if I can't make the meeting?
J. Thomas Bruff
Senior Transportation Engineer
SEMCOG
660 Plaza Drive, Suite 1900
Detroit, Michigan 48226
phone: 313/961-4266, ext. 258
fax: 313/961-4869
e-mail: bruff@semcog.org
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#13. TIM Web Site - from
Szymkowski, Melissa
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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 11:28:14 -0500
From: "Szymkowski, Melissa" <webmaster@trafficincident.org>
Subject: TIM Web Site
The Traffic Incident Management website,
www.trafficincident.org is
now operational. Please contact me with any changes or additions for
the site.
Thanks!
Melissa
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Melissa A. Szymkowski
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
MONITOR Traffic Operations Center Tel: (414) 227-2161
633 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1200 Fax: (414) 227-2164
Milwaukee, WI 53203
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