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MAYDAY PLUS: EARLY FINDINGS
| 题名： | MAYDAY PLUS: EARLY FINDINGS |
| 作者： | Ginny M. Crowson; Douglas J. Funke |
| 关键词： | MAYDAY; EARLY FINDINGS |
| 摘要： | In Minnesota, only 30 percent of the miles traveled occur on rural roads, yet 70 percent of traffic fatalities occur on rural roads. Similar statistics on a national level also demonstrate a need to improve safety in rural settings. One area that offers great potential for improving safety on rural roads is the application of satellite and wireless communication technology to provide emergency response agencies with improved notification and location of rural emergencies. An excellent example of how this technology is being applied to improve rural transportation safety is the growing use of Mayday systems, including some that can automatically detect collisions and immediately notify the appropriate emergency response agency. While research and operational field tests of Mayday technology take place across the country, the commercial market for Mayday products is rapidly expanding. Over a million new vehicles from US auto manufacturers have Mayday features available as an option each year, and the projected consumer market for these features is expected to reach $2.2 billion in 2000. Mayday Plus is a public-private, multiple organization partnership to develop and test a Mayday response system that integrates existing emergency response agencies with the rapidly growing commercial market of in-vehicle Mayday products and services. In addition to demonstrating the technical feasibility of such a system, Mayday Plus is also identifying and beginning to resolve jurisdictional issues involved in emergency response. Beginning in April, 1999, the Mayday Plus system will undergo a six-month operational test, during which time, 120 vehicles, the Minnesota State Patrol and the Mayo Clinic will test the system in real-life and simulated emergency situations. Since the project began in May, 1997, a wealth of information about emergency response has been gathered. This paper presents: (1) early findings based on outreach to, and work with, dispatchers and decision makers in southeastern Minnesota’s law enforcement and medical communities; (2) design decisions made as a result of interaction with the emergency response community; and, (3) experience with preliminary implementation of the system design. |
| 总页数： | ITS America. Meeting (9th : 1999 : Washington, D.C..). New thinking in transportation : conference proceedings. 1999. pp13 |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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