Communicating with the public using advanced traveler information systems during disasters

010290702006Pol, JamesPDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-06-024NTIS-PB2006114518DTFH61-01-C-00182Advanced traveler information systemsEmergency communication systemsDisasters and emergency operationsInformation disseminationData communicationsInstitutional issuesMobilitySafety511Emergency managementTraffic management centerTelecommunicationsHazardous materials/hazmatPartnershipsInfrastructureEmergency transportation operationsInteragency cooperationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationRaman, MalaZimmerman, Carol A.Kell, ToddBausher, ChrisBattelle Memorial InstitutePBS&J, Inc.United States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Emergency ManagementNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Information ManagementNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Traveler InformationNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationThis document is part of a study on "Communicating with the Public Using ATIS during Disasters" being conducted by Battelle for the Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations and the U.S. Department of Transportation ITS Joint Program Office. The purpose of the study is to examine what information needs to be communicated to evacuees and other travelers under disaster conditions and how the advanced traveler information system (ATIS) assets of a state's department of transportation or other transportation agency can be effectively used to deliver such information. This document details a concept of operations for dissemination of information to the traveling public during disaster events. The concept of operations report is intended to illustrate how agencies need to interface with each other and what data and information need to be shared to effectively manage and deliver traveler information during disasters