Title :
Real-time traveller information - in everyone´s pocket? - a pilot test using hand-portable GSM terminals
Author :
HellAker, Jan ; Palmgren, Christer ; Turunen, Seppo
Author_Institution :
AB Volvo, Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract :
PROMISE, a project in the DRIVE/ATT framework, is currently implementing pilot tests of traveller information services in two European cities. The two-way PROMISE traveller information services as they are implemented in the Gothenburg pilot installation are described. Based on the Groupe Spatiale Mobile cellular network and its Short Message Service (SMS), the users may request real-time traveller information from several existing information sources, e.g., for public transport, parking availability, road traffic information and road weather forecasts.
Keywords :
traffic information systems; Gothenburg; Groupe Spatiale Mobile; PROMISE; Short Message Service; cellular network; hand-portable GSM terminals; parking availability; public transport; road traffic information; road weather forecasts; traveller information; Cities and towns; Computer interfaces; GSM; Information systems; Personal digital assistants; Research and development; Roads; Telecommunication traffic; Testing; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE-IEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1235-X
DOI :
10.1109/VNIS.1993.585581
