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Russell, Account Executive, Jane Mobley Associates; Bruce Baldwin, ITS/Safety
Engineer, FHWA; Dr. Eric Meyer, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of
Kansas.
Issues/Concerns/Questions – The following issues or concerns were presented during the
question and answer portion of the presentation.
• Questions were raised as to the role of KDOT in the rollout of the Intelligent
Vehicle Initiative (IVI) and other vehicle-based applications. Seminar
leaders acknowledged that the introduction of IVI and similar technology
was the province of the automobile manufacturers. Seminar leaders
discussed the fact that this technology was available and was being offered in
certain high-end cars and predicted that many IVI applications would be
available in the coming years in moderate to low-end cars.
• Questions were raised as to who would be paying the $1,000 to $1,500 per
GPS transponder for AVL and Mayday in public vehicle. KDOT personnel
indicated that the funding issue was a matter of discussion at this point in the
planning process.
• Seminar leaders were asked to discuss the “smart construction zone”
technology being applied by KDOT at the present time. Seminar leaders
discussed the zones being designed or applied in Kansas City, on I-35 south
of Newton and in Topeka
• Other questions presented by the audience addressed issues such as increased
driver distraction with the addition of navigation devices in vehicles,
consumer cost concerns, and the ability of VMS to convey complicated
information within their brief exposure period.
District #2 ITS Awareness Seminar – Salina – March 29, 1999
Overview - The District #2 seminar took place at the KDOT District #2 headquarters in
Salina on March 29, 1999. In addition to KDOT district personnel, 33 individuals were
invited to attend the seminar. 10 non-KDOT personnel attended the seminar. Total
attendance at the seminar was16.
Project personnel in attendance - Matt Volz, ITS Coordinator, KDOT; Chris Beightel,
Assistant ITS Coordinator, KDOT; Erin Flanigan, Project Manager, TranSystems; Scott
Russell, Account Executive, Jane Mobley Associates; Bruce Baldwin, ITS/Safety
Engineer, FHWA.
Issues/Concerns/Questions – The following issues or concerns were presented during the
question and answer portion of the presentation.
• Workshop participants were particularly interested in the AVL technology.
While some participants shared the concern that some personnel may resist
AVL/GPS applications, most participants agreed that the value of location
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