| Project Title: |
SEABROOK, TEXAS |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This project is the FY 2001 ITS
Integration Program earmark for Seabrook, Texas. Funding approval for the
project was deferred to September 2002. The goal of this project is to facilitate
access to closed circuit TV images by traffic management and emergency management
agencies in small communities. The Greater Houston Transportation Management
and Emergency Center, Houston TranStar, provides CCTV images offering great
potential value to agencies in smaller cities surrounding the greater Houston
metropolitan area. Access to CCTV for these communities is dependent on
their ability to fund a T1 and fiber optic connection to Houston TranStar.
These costs frequently exceed budget constraints. This project will make Houston TranStar video accessible to a large number of users through the Internet. This will allow small cities and government agencies to access video without large capital outlays. The project's implementing concept is to establish a distribution system for the images from the 300 CCTV cameras deployed on Houston's freeway system. The principal system components are: - An encoder - a PC with video capture board and equipped with software to convert data into data packets. - Video Gateway for video channel selection. - Web Server to communicate the user's Web browser and initiate a connection to the video channel via the gateway. - Video Player. |
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| Project Location: | Harris County, Texas | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA, Texas DOT, Cities of Seabrook and Webster, Bay Area Transportation Partnership (BATP) | |
| Project Start Date: | October 2002 | |
| Project End Date: | June 2006 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $952,337 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $1,904,674 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Mark Olson |
FHWA Texas Division, HPC-TX |
(512) 536-5972 |
Ext. |
David Fink |
Texas DOT |
(713) 881-3063 |
Ext. |