A novel interactivity environment for integrated intelligent transportation and telematic systems

Advances in intelligent transportation are rapidly sensing and connecting both highways and vehicles. This recent availability of high-speed communication and large quantities of information are rapidly changing the way we perceive transportation. In order to develop technologies and applications that are practical in this intelligent environment, it is important to consider specific ways to best use this infrastructure effectively. This paper focuses on the development of and experiments with a visualization environment that presents an interactive, immersive, and context-preserving display of outdoor information. The developed visualization integrates a variety of types of information about a section of interstate such as aerial photographs, maps, and live outdoor videos into a single interactive environment. Additionally, a wireless mobile testbed is presented that allows the undertaking of novel interactivity experiments among mobile participants without requiring a fully instrumented vehicle. These systems allow effective experimentation with and integration between highway and vehicle based real-world intelligent transportation systems.