Location Technologies for ITS Emergency Notification and E911

Robert French and Clement Driscoll

Abstract:	The ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) National Program Plan and a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) issued by the Federal Communications Com- mission (FCC) in October 1994 promulgate indepen- dent but somewhat similar requirements for automati- tally determining the originating location of messages sent by wireless communication to emergency dispatch centers. In the case of ITS, the wireless communication is between in-vehicle devices and emergency response centers. This requirement is one of 29 ITS user ser- vices defined by the Program Plan that are being ad- dressed by the National ITS Architecture development program, which is scheduled for completion in July 1996. The NPRM would extend E9 11 service to cellu- lar phones and other portable/mobile communication devices irrespective of whether they are installed in ve- hicles. The FCC is expected to issue rules or take other action on wireless 9 11 caller location in 1996. In the meantime, cellular and personal communication service licensees are assessing alternative means for re- sponding to the anticipated FCC requirements. In addi- tion, manufacturers and wireless communication ser- vices providers are beginning to team with security monitoring services in commercial operations that offer emergency notification services similar to those pro- moted by the ITS Program Plan. This paper compares the ITS and NPRM requirements, summarizes potential- ly applicable location technologies, and describes re- lated ITS field trials and commercial ventures.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1996 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 22 - 24, 1996 Loews Santa Monica Hotel Santa Monica, CA
Pages:	355 - 360
Cite this article:	French, Robert, Driscoll, Clement, "Location Technologies for ITS Emergency Notification and E911," Proceedings of the 1996 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Santa Monica, CA, January 1996, pp. 355-360.
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