摘要: |
The Advanced Regional Traffic Interactive Information and Management System (ARTIMIS) located in the Cincinnati region was one of the earliest ITS systems conceived in the United States. ARTIMIS represents a remarkable partnership among the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI). ARTIMIS consists of several components including closed circuit TV cameras (CCTV), overhead-mounted and portable dynamic message signs (DMS) highway advisory radio (HAR), freeway and ramp reference markers freeway service patrol (FSP) vans funded through a public/private partnership, a traveler advisory telephone service, and total station surveying equipment. ARTIMIS began limited operations in June 1995 and the system was completed in December 1998. However, the system continues to be expanded. In 1999, the KYTC, ODOT, OKI, and local agencies in the region initiated the evaluation of ARTIMIS to assess: public perception; agency perception; and system benefits. This paper presents the results of the evaluation effort. |