Iowa Mobile ID

Iowa DOT aims to develop and test a new way to access state-issued identification through an effort called Iowa Mobile ID. More than just a digital image of an ID, Iowa Mobile ID is a fully interactive solution offering a convenient, secure, and private way to verify someone’s identity. While the effort to connect and display someone’s state-issued identification on a mobile device has proved successful in concept, significant hurdles remain prior to statewide rollout. This research pilot project aims to investigate how brick-and-mortar businesses would accept and verify someone’s Mobile ID; how traveling vendors without standard point-of-sale infrastructure accept Mobile ID; what technological hurdles arise from having a Mobile ID app available for download to new and old mobile devices; what limitations may arise when internet connections are insufficient for quick and secure connections to verification databases; best practices for approaching business and public users who may be hesitant to utilize such a technology; what changes may be needed to state laws or policies to allow Mobile ID as a legal and legitimate source of identification; and next steps towards statewide rollout of the Iowa Mobile ID program.

• Record URL:
  https://ideas.iowadot.gov/subdomain/ideas-main/end/node/3798?qmzn=iiDThb

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $80000
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-RE22(019)-8H-00

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Managing Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Project Managers:

  Clute, Khyle

• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Principal Investigators:

  Smith, Toni

• Start Date: 20220601
• Expected Completion Date: 20240531
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Identification systems; Licenses; Mobile applications; Technological innovations
• Identifier Terms: Iowa Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01910234
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Iowa Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-RE22(019)-8H-00
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 27 2024 5:43PM