IEEE
PUBLISHES GUIDE TO ITS TRAFFIC INCIDENT COMMUNICATION STANDARDS
Contact:
Karen McCabe, IEEE Senior Marketing Manager
+1 732 562 3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
For Release:
Immediate
PISCATAWAY,
N.J., USA, 6 July 2004 Now that many states and localities
have begun to implement the IEEE 1512® family of transportation
emergency communication standards, the IEEE has issued a guide
for decision makers and managers at public safety centers and
transportation centers that reviews
the four standards in the series and how to put them into effect.
IEEE 1512
standards foster efficient communication in traffic incidents.
They create common message sets so all parties involved, from
a 911 system to the police to a public works department, can share
information more easily in managing traffic incidents. The goal
is to control resources so as to reduce congestion, secondary
collisions, and the time it takes to clear an incident, as well
as to improve interagency coordination and safety for travelers
and emergency personnel.
The "Guide
to the IEEE 1512® Family of Standards" covers such topics
as the need for the standards, issues related to information sharing,
table top exercises, and how to incorporate the standards into
existing communication systems. It also includes implementation
guidelines and case studies on the equipment, software and policy
changes agencies have
made to enhance interaction among 1512 standard users.
IEEE 1512
Standards
IEEE 1512
standards include a base standard and four companion volumes:
The base standard, IEEE 1512™-2000, addresses message sets
for traffic management, public safety and hazardous materials
incident response in general.
* IEEE 1512.1™-2003 provides traffic management message sets
for transportation and public safety agencies in transportation
incident management.
* IEEE P1512.2™ provides message sets for interagency coordination,
dispatching and asset management for transportation and public
safety agencies.
*IEEE 1512.3™-2002 provides message sets for the management
of hazardous materials in transportation incidents.
The "Guide to the IEEE 1512 Family of Standards" is
publicly available at: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/scc32/imwg/guide.pdf.
To obtain copies of the IEEE 1512 standards, got to: http://shop.ieee.org/store.
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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