Final Report: Mobile Surveillance and Wireless Communication Systems Field Operational Test. Volume 1, Executive Summary

9098221055-14251999PDFTech ReportUCB-ITS-PRR-99-6Mobile communication systemsWireless communication systemsTraffic surveillanceArterial highwaysAdvanced traffic management systemsRamp meteringEvaluation and assessmentEvaluation/program assessmentOrange County (California)Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (Calif.)Klein, Lawrence A.Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (Calif.)California. Department of TransportationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUniversity of California, IrvineNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Arterial ManagementNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Freeway ManagementNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Information ManagementNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Management SystemsIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeThis study focused on assessing the application of traffic monitoring and management systems which use transportable surveillance and ramp meter trailers, video image processors, and wireless communications. The mobile surveillance and wireless communication system was tested as a Field Operational Test (FOT) in southern California. This volume contains the objectives of the FOT, summaries of the notable features of the mobile surveillance and wireless communication system descriptions of other portable traffic management systems, evaluation findings, conclusions, and recommendations