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U.S. Department of Transportation
Triscallion_Black
Private Sector Data Organization – Aggregator, ISP
Existing Capabilities
New Capabilities
Data obtained via cellphone applications.  Not all of them on the road.  Most of the vehicle-generated probe data comes from trucks.
Data obtained from a more numerous and diverse population of vehicles. 
Cell location or Lat/Long position data. 
Richer and more reliable data set including position, heading, type of vehicle, passengers, road condition, and weather-related data (surface temperatures, headlight & wiper status). 
Use Case Requirements
Yes
Trusted Communications
Yes
Privacy
Yes
Data Publish-Subscribe
No
Data Geocast
V2I
Type of Communications
Value/Why Would Stakeholder Shift to Using a Core?
Authenticates the data supplier and data user (PayPal model)
Open data environments are possible – each data firm does not have to capture and store everything
Allow new entrants and small businesses to enter the data aggregation business by serving specialized niches.

Alternatives to Using a Core System
Purchasing or harvesting data from State and Local DOTs.
Purchasing data from proprietary networks.  These options provide more limited data set based on point sensors or a small sample of probe vehicles than is possible with a Core System and connected vehicles.
Cellphone tracking data   not always vehicle based    far less accurate for position and speed than connected vehicle data.
Each source requires a separate contract or agreement adding to the cost of acquisition.
The connected vehicle environment …  single platform to acquire diverse data across a scale much larger than possible with any single data source.  Result is a secure data collection capability more efficient than any existing, or anticipated, transportation related system.
Can level the playing field for small and startup businesses that cannot afford the investment made by the large established data aggregators.