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

fYear

1993

fDate

12-15 Oct. 1993

Firstpage

49

Lastpage

52

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VNIS.1993.585581

Filename

585581