This slide is a graphic presentation of the U.S. DOT Mobility Program.
It comprises of the Real-time Data Capture & Management and
Dynamic Mobility Applications.
You would agree with me that
It would be less effective having a well structured DCM program that cannot be
used for application development or a DMA program that is not supported by
high quality data.
Data from multiple sources and
types would be captured, cleaned, integrated into
a data environment and used many times.
These data would comprise of:
•Observed data (Real-time and Archived),
•Interpolated data
&
•Other elements needed for applications developments.
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For example, location,
transit, weather, vehicle status and infrastructure data from the DCM are then
used by multiple applications such as real-time weather advisory information
or warning systems in the Mobility & Environmental Apps.
This system would:
1.Expedite system
development, testing and commercialization
2.Maximize system
productivity
3.Enhance roadway safety
& capacity (Stats: 40k highway death / year, 6 million crashes, & 4.2
Billion hours of travel delay = $78 m/yr)
A real-time navigation system
would reduce fuel consumption by 10.5% over non real-time system {Stats show:
2.9 Billion gallons of wasted fuel = 22% of emission from vehicles).