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home > discussion group > September 30 - November 30, 1999

ITE Traffic Incident Management E-mail Discussion Group Digest #15

September 30 to November 30, 1999

This digest contains the following messages:

#1. RE: TIM COMMITTEE (A PAPER FROM THE ITS FORUM) - from Corbin, John
#2. Attention TIM Committee - from Wilks, Tobasha
#4. TIM: ITE TIM COMMITTEE MEETING AT TRB - 1/9/00, 2-6 pm - from Corbin, John
#5. RE: Attention TIM Committee - from O'Laughlin, John B.
#7. I*ITS INTEROPERABILITY - from Corbin, John
#8. Introduction & An Invitation - from I95BERNIEW@aol.com
#9. TIM: DIGITAL SHORT RANGE COMM - 5.9GHz Frequency Band - from Corbin, John
#10. TIM: ITE TIM COMMITTEE MEETING AT TRB - 1/9/00, 1:30-5 pm (LOCA - from Corbin, John
#11. TIM:IM Article from The Police Chief/October 1999 - from Corbin, John

Disclaimer:  Topics that do not pertain to Traffic Incident Management have been omitted from the discussion group digests to save the reader time when reviewing messages, and to save space on the web server.   See Discussion Group Etiquette for examples of other reasons a message may have been omitted from a digest.


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#1. RE: TIM COMMITTEE (A PAPER FROM THE ITS FORUM) - from Corbin, John
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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 14:27:23 -0500
From: "Corbin, John" john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us
Subject: RE: TIM COMMITTEE ( A PAPER FROM THE ITS FORUM)

Tip's paper addresses issues associated with Public Safety and Transportation Systems Integration, and was previewed by the TIM Committee in Las Vegas in August.  The paper provides an excellent overview of issues of common concern to the Transportation & Public Safety communities.  Tip also lays out a very helpful 4-tiered structure for defining transportation/public safety levels of integration.  The paper will also be posted on our web site very soon at www.trafficincident.org

Thanks once again to Tip for sharing his insights.


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#2. Attention TIM Committee - from Wilks, Tobasha
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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 09:39:53 -0600
From: "Wilks, Tobasha" tobasha.wilks@dot.state.wi.us
Subject: Attention TIM Committee

The next ITE TIM leadership teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, December 7, 1999 from 1:00 pm Central Standard Time  (PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE).  The teleconference call-in number is:  (712) 2713211, passcode: 49502.

A detailed agenda will follow at a later date but key discussion topics will include: Liaison Reports; Action Plan Progress; and, TRB Coordination.  A summary of the last teleconference held on October 7, 1999 is attached/included for your review and use.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact John Corbin at (414) 227-2166 or Steve Cyra at (414) 359-2300.  Thank you.

____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Tabasha R. Wilks
633 W. Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1200
Milwaukee, WI 53203-1907
Phone# (414) 227-2156:  Fax# 227-2165
tobasha.wilks@dot.state.wi.us
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#4. TIM: ITE TIM COMMITTEE MEETING AT TRB - 1/9/00, 2-6 pm - from Corbin, John
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 19:27:03 -0600
From: "Corbin, John" <john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us>
Subject: TIM: ITE TIM COMMITTEE MEETING AT TRB - 1/9/00, 2-6 pm

The Winter Meeting of the full ITE Traffic Incident Management Committee is scheduled for Sunday, January 9, 2000 from 2 pm to 6 pm in conjunction with TRB in Washington, DC.  The meeting will be held at one of the hotel event venues for TRB.  The meeting room and agenda will be communicated prior to mid-December.

Our committee meeting will follow the TRB Conference on Traffic Management & Planning for Freeway Emergencies & Special Events also scheduled for January 9, 2000.

Please relay any issues or presentations that need to be included on the Winter TIM Committee meeting agenda.

Hope to see you in January!


John M. Corbin, P.E., P.T.O.E.
Freeway Operations Engineer
Traffic Operations Center
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
633 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53203
phone: 414-227-2150
fax: 414-227-2164
john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us


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#5. RE: Attention TIM Committee - from O'Laughlin, John B.
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 18:04:23 -0500
From: "O'Laughlin, John B." <OLAUGHLIN@pbworld.com>
Subject: RE: Attention TIM Committee

I have made contact with the IACP and they have some interest in knowing what we are doing.  They have a national highway safety group with 30 state and city police chiefs that meets quarterly.  They have invited me to speak at their next meeting about Incident Management Operations and I will present them with an opportunity to become a member of the ITE IM group.  Any good material or information you can send me for them would be appreciated.

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#7. I*ITS INTEROPERABILITY - from Corbin, John
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 17:12:05 -0600
From: "Corbin, John" <john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us>
Subject: I*ITS INTEROPERABILITY

The ITSA Standards & Protocols Committee - Interoperability Subcommittee has drafted an excellent charter and action plan for review and comment at http://www.itsa.org/committe.nsf/
bc8c4d60e8ccd84c852565d7006a44cb/9e8ab1673d
6aa9c185256812003d259f?OpenDocument


The draft action plan includes a Top Ten List of priority issues that are to be addressed by task forces of the subcommittee.  The 5th item on their Top Ten List is "CAD for Emergency Management" - a subject near and dear to the hearts of several of us.

We will incorporate discussion of this draft into the agenda for our 12/7 1 pm (Central) ITE Traffic Incident Management Committee teleconference. Comments on this draft action plan are due 12/15.

The draft document is also included below
 <<ioactionplan.doc>> 
John M. Corbin, P.E., P.T.O.E.
Freeway Operations Engineer
Traffic Operations Center
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
633 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53203
phone: 414-227-2150
fax: 414-227-2164
john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us

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#8. Introduction & An Invitation - from I95BERNIEW@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 12:22:19 EST
From: I95BERNIEW@aol.com
Subject: Introduction & An Invitation

Dear ITE TIM Members,
 

I subscribed to the list only a short time ago and I wanted to introduce myself and also pass along information about  another list many of you might find useful.

My name is Bernie Wagenblast and I recently joined TransCore where I'll be involved in various ATIS, ATMS and  outreach type projects.  My background is somewhat  atypical in this field.  At the start of my career I worked in  broadcasting and my introduction to the transportation field  was as an on-air traffic reporter in New York City in the late  70's and early 80's.  Following that I worked for NYC DOT  and helped establish their communications center.  For ten years I was at TRANSCOM, mostly as the Operations Manager, but at the same time serving as the media spokesman.

Most recently I was the Director of Operations for SmartRoute  Systems' NYC office.  As you can see my background is a mix  of traffic operations, media and communications.  If my experience can be of help with any of the topics that come up on the list, please feel free to contact me. 

The other item I wanted to mention is an e-mail list I manage  called Transportation Communications.  As the name suggests,  the group focuses on news and information related to communications in the transportation field.  This includes all modes and covers topics such as ATIS, ATMS and  outreach issues.

The list currently has over 400 transportation professionals on it.   It's a low volume list, averaging one message a day.  In addition to serving as a news source, the list is also a forum where transportation professionals may ask questions and share  information with others in the field of transportation communications. 

Anyone interested in joining this free list may do so by sending a blank e-mail message to:  transport-communications-subscribe@egroups.com

If you have any questions about the list, please send me a note at: brwagenblast@home.com

Thanks.  I'm looking forward to being a part of the TIM list.

Bernie Wagenblast

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#9. TIM: DIGITAL SHORT RANGE COMM - 5.9GHz Frequency Band - from Corbin, John
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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:17:07 -0600
From: "Corbin, John" <john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us>
Subject: TIM: DIGITAL SHORT RANGE COMM - 5.9GHz Frequency Band

Thanks to Jon O. for bringing this to our attention...

-----Original Message-----
From: Obenberger, Jon <FHWA> mailto:Jon.Obenberger@fhwa.dot.gov
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 3:34 pm
To: john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us
Subject: Workshop on ITS Applications in the 5.9GHz Frequency Band
-Forwarded


John, please forward to the IM list serve.  THANKS!
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Date:   11/24/1999  03:14 pm -0500  (Wednesday)  
From:  rhfsmith@mindspring.com
To:  hubsmtp.gwhub
Subject:  Workshop on ITS Applications in the 5.9GHz Frequency Band

ITS America holding Stakeholders Workshop on ITS Applications in the 5.9GHz Frequency Band

Given the challenges of guiding and supporting the development of DSRC standards in the 915 MHz band, the U.S. DOT wants to conduct adequate due diligence prior to investing in standards development in the 5.9 GHz band (5.88750 +/- .0375 GHz). 

In particular, U.S. DOT is seeking formal advice from its Federal Utilized Advisory Committee -- ITS America -- on this subject.  U.S. DOT would like ITS America's advice to consider: 

-- Whether there is a significant market for ITS products at this frequency 
-- If so, what the products and services in this market are likely to be (possible examples: traffic control, access control, fee collection, CVO) 
-- The probable time frames for product and service introduction, domestically and globally 
-- The effect on the domestic ITS industry of such introductions 
-- The technical alternatives and their relative merits 
-- The role of standards in developing the market for these products and services
-- Whether traditional private sector processes are sufficient for creating these standards in a manner and timeframe which protects and defends U.S. interests 
-- The specific public interests that would shape the role of government in general and U.S. DOT in particular in the development of these standards  
-- The role which U.S. DOT should take in this area

ITS America has scheduled a Workshop to facilitate this process.  The attached documents include a background paper, the workshop announcement, and registration form, which is being held December 16 (Full day) and 17 (half day in the morning) at ITS America.  Rick Weiland is Chairing the Task Force working this issue, and ITS America staffers Paul Najarian (202-484-4137, pnajarian@itsa.org) and Steve Keppler (202-484-4662, skeppler@itsa.org) are providing support.

We have reserved a block of rooms (under ITS America Stakeholders Workshop) at the Holiday Inn near the ITS America offices at $115/night.  The phone number is 202-479-4000.

For further information, please see the attached documents.

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#10. TIM: ITE TIM COMMITTEE MEETING AT TRB - 1/9/00, 1:30-5 pm - from Corbin, John
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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:44:39 -0600
From: "Corbin, John" <john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us>
Subject: TIM: ITE TIM COMMITTEE MEETING AT TRB - 1/9/00, 1:30-5 pm (LOCATION AND REVISED SCHEDULE)

The meeting of the full ITE TIM Committee will take place as 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday, 1/9/00.  (PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REVISED MEETING TIME.)  

We will meet in the Forum Room of the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

We hope that you will be able to join us in person, but we will also pursue arrangements for participation by teleconference.

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#11. TIM: IM Article from The Police Chief/October 1999 - from Corbin, John
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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 10:19:46 -0600
From: "Corbin, John" <john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us>
Subject: TIM: IM Article from The Police Chief/October 1999

Thanks to Andy for bringing this article to light.  One could assert that this validates the need for a sustained federal interorganizational peer dialogue between the Public Safety and Transportation communities - for example, a "Public Safety and Transportation Coalition".

One could also observe that this article offers yet another wake-up call to the ITS industry.

As always, I'll stand humbled and corrected as necessary.

John M. Corbin, P.E., P.T.O.E.
Freeway Operations Engineer
Traffic Operations Center
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
633 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53203
phone: 414-227-2150
fax: 414-227-2164
john.corbin@dot.state.wi.us

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew M. Schoka mailto:schoka@mitretek.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 9:33 am
To: IEEE IMWG
Subject: IM Article from The Police Chief/October 1999


Dear IMWGers,

You all may be aware of this already, but just in case,

Attached please find an article recently published in The Police Chief Magazine of the IACP. It is in TIF format so you should be able to view it with a viewer provided with MS Windows (on Windows 95 it is called Imaging for Windows 95, developed by Wang).

It is an important article because it makes particular reference to the IMWG and the distribution of an "unapproved draft standard titled, Common Incident Management Message Sets......" It offers a somewhat critical opinion that the public safety community should be concerned that the standard being developed will have an impact on that community without any real public safety involvement. 

I think this should be a topic of discussion at the upcoming meeting  with particular actions identified to address the expressed concerns. 

regards,
Andy Schoka

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