ITS Element: Private Traveler Information Device

Send Your Comments

Description: Personal devices used by the traveling public. Includes PCs, pagers, etc.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: Private Travelers
Mapping: Personal Information Access

Interfaces:

DDOT PTSA Customer Information System
DDOT Public Information Office
DDOT Website
District Traveler Information System
MATOC
Private Traveler Information Systems
RITIS
Market Packages: APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information - DDOT PTSA
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - District Public Traveler Information System-Outputs
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - District Road Network Conditions (1 of 2)
ATIS02 - Interactive Traveler Information - District Public Traveler Information System
EM10 - Disaster Traveler Information - DDOT Public Information Office System
EM10 - Disaster Traveler Information - HSEMA Center
Functional Requirements:

Personal Basic Information Reception

  • The personal traveler interface shall receive event information from a center and present it to the traveler.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive evacuation information from a center and present it to the traveler.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive wide-area alerts and present it to the traveler.
  • The personal traveler interface shall provide the capability for digitized map data to act as the background to the information presented to the traveler.
  • The personal traveler interface shall support traveler input in audio or manual form.
  • The personal traveler interface shall present information to the traveler in audible or visual forms, consistent with a personal device.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive traffic information from a center and present it to the traveler.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler.

Personal Interactive Information Reception

  • The personal traveler interface shall receive traffic information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive yellow pages information (such as lodging, restaurants, theaters, bicycle facilities, and other tourist activities) from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive event information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive evacuation information from a center and present it to the traveler.
  • The personal traveler interface shall receive wide-area alerts and present it to the traveler.
  • The personal traveler interface shall accept reservations for confirmed trip plans.
  • The personal traveler interface shall support payment for services, such as confirmed trip plans, tolls, transit fares, parking lot charges, map updates, and advanced payment for tolls.
  • The personal traveler interface shall provide an interface through which credit identity, stored credit value, or traveler information may be collected from a traveler card being used by a traveler with a personal device.
  • The personal traveler interface shall base requests from the traveler on the traveler's current location or a specific location identified by the traveler, and filter the provided information accordingly.
  • The personal traveler interface shall provide digitized map data to act as the background to the information presented to the traveler.
  • The personal traveler interface shall support traveler input in audio or manual form.
  • The personal traveler interface shall present information to the traveler in audible or visual forms consistent with a personal device, and suitable for travelers with hearing and vision physical disabilities.
  • The personal traveler interface shall be able to store frequently requested or used data, including the traveler's identity, home and work locations, etc.

Last updated: 06-10-11