Remote Infrared Audible Signage (RIAS)

This cooperative agreement supports the effort of the Sound Transit to conduct a pilot project to purchase, install, and demonstrate Remote Infrared Audible Signage (RIAS) technology at various multimodal and regional transit stations, and transit vehicles in Seattle area. This project will show the benefits of RIAS technology by providing way-finding and direction information to persons with visual, cognitive, or learning disabilities. The RIAS transmitters are installed within a given environment on specific places, such as, airport transit stations, bus stations, ferry stations and rail platforms, information kiosks, fare vending machines, street intersections with pedestrian signals, and transit vehicles including buses and trains. The receivers, which pick up voice messages from the transmitters, are then used to guide target users through the environment. The project is currently in the process of procuring RIAS equipments.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $1980000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  WA-26-7010

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Wagley, Raj

• Performing Organizations:

  Sound Transit

  401 S Jackson Street
  Seattle, WA  United States  98104
• Principal Investigators:

  Miller, Michael

• Start Date: 20060000
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 14625

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Kiosks; Multimodal transportation; Public transit; Rail transit stations; Transit operating agencies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Audible signage; Remote infrared signage
• Geographic Terms: Seattle (Washington)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01489288
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Contract Numbers: WA-26-7010
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 6 2013 1:01AM