Current System Situation. In June of 2002, the Central Florida 511 service was initiated along 50 miles of the I-4 corridor in the Orlando Metropolitan area, making it the first 511 deployment in the state. The system utilizes an interactive voice response network supported by Tellme. Callers are able to request segment condition reports and quick summary reports along the I-4 corridor. In response, information on current conditions is provided to the caller via recordings produced by “live professional” announcers located at the Regional Traffic Management Center (RTMC). Announcers update conditions information every 20 minutes, or instantaneously if there is an incident on which to report.
Current System Situation. In general, wireless in-vehicle applications have only been deployed on a limited basis nationally due to bandwidth and cost related issues. Consequently, adoption and use has been slow for both public and private applications. At present, there are no wireless broadband systems in place for use by FDOT or its partners in the Central Florida region.
Current System Situation. The University of Central Florida (UCF) has been archiving loop detector based speed data from along I-4 since 1993. UCF is currently working (on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation) to expand the existing Central Florida Data Warehouse (CFDW) that collects, aggregates, processes, and disseminates/archives this data, as well as that from other existing resources, in one centralized location. As part of this effort, UCF is also in the final stages of developing a Central Florida-oriented regional traveler information web site (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx) utilizing currently available data. Additionally, in the future, the data warehouse will incorporate probe based travel time data from the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) and other resources (e.g., FDOT sensors deployed along arterial roadways and limited access roads in the Orlando Metropolitan area) as it becomes available.
Current System Situation. Within the state of Florida, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (a 4-mile bridge that spans the Tampa Bay) provides the sole example of security-related monitoring of a bridge. Even so, the recently opened St. Xxxxx River Bridge, located at the Seminole/Volusia County line, provides CCTV detection at critical road junctions on either side of the bridge.
