Gateway Traveler Information SystemInvestigators: John Dillenburg, Pete Nelson, and Doug Rorem, CS Department

Prime Grant Support: Illinois Department of Transportation

Problem Statement and Motivation

Technical Approach Key Achievements and Future Goals

• Integrate disparate systems into a central traffic Integrate disparate systems into a central traffic information systeminformation system

• Provide XML and CORBA data streams to Provide XML and CORBA data streams to government agencies, academic institutions, and government agencies, academic institutions, and industryindustry

• Provide Provide www.gcmtravel.com website with real-time maps of congestion, travel times, incidents and construction

• System developed by AI Lab personnel System developed by AI Lab personnel

• Centerpiece of corridor’s intelligent transportation Centerpiece of corridor’s intelligent transportation system architecturesystem architecture

• Uses NTCIP Center-to-center communications Uses NTCIP Center-to-center communications standards to network with Tollway and other IDOT standards to network with Tollway and other IDOT agenciesagencies

• Advanced AI techniques for data fusion of multiple data Advanced AI techniques for data fusion of multiple data sourcessources

• Website hosted via 4 clustered servers in AI LabWebsite hosted via 4 clustered servers in AI Lab

• Dual T1 lines to Schaumburg for traffic data feeds and Dual T1 lines to Schaumburg for traffic data feeds and Internet access for IDOTInternet access for IDOT

• 435,000,000 website hits per year435,000,000 website hits per year

•USDOT’s “Best Traveler Information Website” two years USDOT’s “Best Traveler Information Website” two years in a rowin a row

• Traffic data from Wisconsin Department of Traffic data from Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s MONITOR system, Indiana Department Transportation’s MONITOR system, Indiana Department of Transportation, *999, Northwest Central Dispatch, of Transportation, *999, Northwest Central Dispatch, IDOT’s Traffic System CenterIDOT’s Traffic System Center

• Gateway II system planned for near future: upgraded Gateway II system planned for near future: upgraded hardware and software, more data connections to other hardware and software, more data connections to other agencies, 511 integration, cell phones as probes for agencies, 511 integration, cell phones as probes for arterial streets, redundant fault tolerant design, geo-arterial streets, redundant fault tolerant design, geo-database upgradedatabase upgrade