| Project Title: |
CARS/FORETELL ENHANCEMENTS AND DEPLOYMENT FOR ATIS |
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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 the State of New Mexico. Project funding was approved in September 2002. The project will integrate existing road condition information into a common database, and establish an Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) Website for the dissemination of highway/road closure and restriction data statewide and in the Metropolitan Albuquerque area. The project will also integrate National Weather Service data. The Condition Acquisition and Reporting System (CARS) Pooled Fund Program established under the FHWA Report Pooled Fund will be the centerpiece of the system. The project's concept is to convert CARS to a true XML application to facilitate parsing of data among systems (telephony, Website, Dispatch and E-mail). A related objective is to integrate CARS/FORETELL with National Weather Service Data to automate weather-related inputs to county watches and warnings into CARS. A final objective is to integrate National Weather Service data with road condition modeling available through the CARS/FORETELL platform to facilitate statewide road weather condition monitoring and forecasting. | |
| Project Location: | New Mexico | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA; New Mexico Department of Transportation; City of Albuquerque; Bernalillo County; City of Rio Rancho | |
| Project Start Date: | September 2002 | |
| Project End Date: | April 2006 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $297,605 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $717,605 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Wei Zhang |
FHWA New Mexico Division, HDA-NM |
(505) 820-2029 |
Tom Blaine |
New Mexico Department of Transportation |
(505) 841-9174 |