IEEE
APPROVES COMMUNICATION STANDARD TO FOSTER PUBLIC SAFETY IN TRANSPORTATION
EMERGENCIES
Contact:
Karen McCabe, IEEE Senior Marketing Manager
+1 732 562 3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
For Release:
Immediate
PISCATAWAY,
N.J., USA, 18 November 2004 Law enforcement and other agencies
that respond to transportation emergencies need consistent ways
to exchange information so they can improve response time and
keep the public safe and informed. A new standard developed by
the IEEE, IEEE 1512.2™, provides a
uniform set of messages that can help accomplish this goal.
IEEE 1512.2,
"Standard for Public Safety Incident Management Message Sets
for Use by Emergency Management Centers," provides a means
to reduce message duplication among the many parties involved
in managing incidents during and after they occur.
Creating the
standard involved reconciling the differing communication styles
found in the many agencies that respond in transportation emergencies,
such as local and state police, fire departments, 911 systems,
incident management centers, public works departments and emergency
management centers. Message topics involved in forging reliable
communications include witness reports, site conditions and warnings,
the location and the best approach routes to an incident, comments
in logs on what occurred, agency contact names, and much more.
IEEE 1512.2
is part of the IEEE 1512™ family of communication standards
that supports efficient communication in transportation emergencies.
These standards create common message sets so all parties involved
share information and control resources more easily. This can
lead to reduced congestion, secondary collisions and how long
it takes to clear an incident, as well as improved interagency
coordination and safety for travelers and emergency personnel.
In addition
to IEEE 1512.2, IEEE 1512 standards include:
The base standard,
IEEE 1512™, addresses message sets for traffic
management, public safety and hazardous materials incident response
in general.
- IEEE 1512™
provides traffic management message sets for transportation
and public safety agencies in transportation incident management.
- IEEE 1512.3™
provides message sets for the management of hazardous materials
in transportation incidents.
A "Guide
to the IEEE 1512 Family of Standards" can be obtained at
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/scc32/imwg/guide.pdf.
IEEE 1512
standards are sponsored by the IEEE Vehicular Technology Committee
and being done under the auspices of the US Department of Transportation.
To learn more, visit: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/scc32/imwg/index.html.
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IEEE Standards Association
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IEEE 1512.2™,
1512™ and 1512.3™
are trademarks
of the IEEE. All other names or product names are the trademarks,
service marks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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