The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S.DOT) will be hosting a free public meeting to obtain stakeholder input on concepts, opportunities and needs for Enabling Advanced Traveler Information Services (EnableATIS) operational concept.   An introductory webinar is designed to give stakeholders an overview of EnableATIS and the objectives of the public meeting in advance of a half-day public meeting set for October 27th in Washington, DC. The public meeting will be webcast at no charge.

Input Requested for EnableATIS Operational Concept – Responses requested by November 17, 2011

An electronic feedback form is now available to provide your input and perspectives on the next generation of traveler information capabilities through EnableATIS. Participants at the Stakeholder Workshop on October 27 who would like to provide additional feedback to the contractor team are encouraged to do so. Stakeholders that were not able to participate in the Workshop have an opportunity to share their priorities and needs through this electronic feedback form.

To access the form, please use the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EnableATIS

Responses are requested by November 17, 2011.

Introductory Webinar Details

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 1:30—3:00 PM EDT

Public Meeting Details

Thursday, October 27, 2011, 10:00 – 4:30 PM EDT

Capital Hilton Hotel
1001 16th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 1-202-393-1000
Fax:  1-202-639-5784

About the Free Introductory Webinar

This 90-minute webinar will provide workshop attendees with an overview of the format and intended outcomes of the workshop, the initial draft vision for stakeholder consideration, as well as the context for EnableATIS within the USDOT Dynamic Mobility Application Program and related efforts in the Real-Time Data Capture and Management Program. Participants will be provided with an overview of the workshop goals and objectives.

About the Public Meeting and Webcast

A half-day workshop is scheduled for October 27, 2011 in Washington, D.C. to bring stakeholders together as part of an interactive forum to discuss opportunities, needs, transformative goals and performance measures. Outcomes from this workshop will provide an important foundation to the overall vision and an operational concept for EnableATIS. The first half of the workshop will also be delivered via webcast for those participants who are not able to participate in person. An electronic feedback form will be made available to allow participants to provide additional input.

About the Dynamic Mobility Applications Program

The Dynamic Mobility Applications program seeks to identify, develop, and deploy applications that leverage the full potential of connected vehicles, travelers and infrastructure to enhance current operational practices and transform future surface transportation systems management.  Program objectives include:

• Create applications exploiting frequently collected and rapidly disseminated multi-source data drawn from connected travelers, vehicles and infrastructure;
• Develop and assess applications showing potential to improve the nature, accuracy, precision and/or speed of dynamic decision making by both system managers and system users;
• Identify innovative forms of wireless connectivity linking travelers, vehicles and infrastructure supporting these new mobility applications; and
• Demonstrate promising applications predicted to significantly improve the capability of the transportation system to provide safe, reliable, and secure movement of goods and people.

A successful Dynamic Mobility Applications Program will lead to the more rapid and cost-effective deployment of interoperable technologies and applications that increase system efficiency and improve individual mobility.  The Dynamic Mobility Applications Program will act to promote the highest levels of collaboration and cooperation in the research and development of transformative mobility applications.  Further, the program seeks to facilitate the highest level of free and open competition in the commercialization of mobility applications as well as their integration and maintenance. More information can be found at http://www.its.dot.gov/dma/index.htm.

About EnableATIS

The goal of EnableATIS is to establish a vision and an operational concept for transformational advanced traveler information services (ATIS) applications that are enabled through the provision of integrated, multi-source, multi-modal data.  This vision and operational concept will serve as a framework for the development of ATIS applications, with a particular focus on identifying potential roles for public sector agencies in supporting, developing, and deploying the applications. While there is no cost to participate in the webinar or attend the public meeting, registration is required for the public meeting

To register for the public meeting or the webinar please send an e-mail to Adam Hopps at ahopps@itsa.org. Please mention which event you are registering for in your e-mail. Let us know if you need any reasonable accommodations for the disabled.