Statewide 511 Traveler Information Number

The Federal Communications Commission has established 511 as the national phone number for travel information. Like 911, which has been established for emergencies, 511 would be uniformly accessible throughout the country. Unlike 911, the responsibility for defining, establishing, and operating the 511 system is not clearly identified. The Department of Transportation is the most logical choice for leading the state's 511 initiative, but establishing 511 statewide will require coordination with a large number of phone and cellular providers and other state and local agencies. South Dakota has a traveler information system called the Advanced Traveler and Weather Information System (ATWIS). This system is now accessed by dialing #SAFE on cellular telephones only. Information is also available by land line via four telephone numbers available throughout the state that provide traveler information. To permit statewide 511 to replace these existing systems, decisions need to be made regarding what information will be available via 511, who will pay for them, and what funding mechanisms exist. Research is needed to investigate technical and institutional issues associated with establishing and operating 511 statewide in South Dakota. The research would address concerns of phone and cellular providers, state and local agencies, and the traveling public at large. The work would produce a plan for practical deployment of 511 in the state. The objectives of this research project are to: (1) Evaluate the institutional and technical issues relevant to establishing a statewide 511 traveler information number; and (2) Propose a plan for deploying and operating a statewide 511 traveler information number.

• Record URL:
  http://sddot.com/business/research/projects/ProjectInfo.aspx?ColorTheme=Red&ProjNbr=SD2002-05

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $25000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  SD2002-05

• Sponsor Organizations:

  South Dakota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building, 700 E Broadway
  Pierre, SD  United States  57501
• Project Managers:

  Huft, David

• Performing Organizations:

  South Dakota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building, 700 E Broadway
  Pierre, SD  United States  57501
• Principal Investigators:

  Becker, Jonathan

• Start Date: 20020101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20050531
• Source Data: RiP Project 12574

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traveler information systems; Communication systems; Guidelines; Information systems; Information theory; Methodology; Research projects; Road weather information systems; Traveler information and communication systems
• Identifier Terms: 511 (National Travel Information Number); National Traveler information System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Weather information systems
• Geographic Terms: South Dakota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01458303
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: South Dakota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SD2002-05
• Files: RiP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:39PM