Indiana
GCM Corridor
Castle Rock is currently working with Wisconsin and Indiana (and coordinating with Illinois) to develop 511 deployment plans for the Gary/Chicago/Milwaukee (GCM) corridor. The plans focus on sharing travel data among GCM member states, and creating a uniform 511 experience for travelers and commuters moving across state borders.
CARS-511
Condition Acquisition and Reporting System for 511 Traveler Information Services
CARS-511 is a voiceXML-based traveller information reporting system that provides callers with real-time construction, accidents, road conditions and delays via an easy-to-remember three-digit telephone number: "5-1-1". CARS-511 requires no additional data input because it uses information directly from CARS.
Iowa
I-235 Integration
Traffic on I-235 in Des Moines, Iowa is monitored by loop detector sensors and closed circuit TV (CCTV). CARS-DATA and CARS-CCTV integrate data from those sources into CARS. Dynamic message signs (DMS) are used to alert traffic to upcoming events, and CARS-Web allows the public to access traffic related information via the internet.
CARS
Condition Acquisition and Reporting System
CARS is a road reporting system that supports a multi-state database of traffic events, including construction, accidents, road conditions and delays. CARS databases drive web, 511, DMS, HAR and LPFM systems without further manual input.
CARS-511
Condition Acquisition and Reporting System for 511 Traveler Information Services
CARS-511 is a voiceXML-based traveler information reporting system that provides callers with real-time construction, accidents, road conditions and delays via an easy-to-remember three-digit telephone number: "5-1-1". CARS-511 requires no additional data input because it uses information directly from CARS.
Enterprise
The ENTERPRISE Program is a pooled-fund study comprised of member agencies (State Departments of Transportation) from North America and Europe. The primary mission of the ENTERPRISE Program is to develop and carry out a joint research program to develop, evaluate, and deploy Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies.
Amber Alerts
The Amber Plan is a voluntary, cooperative program between the law enforcement community and the broadcast media to send an emergency alert to the public when a child has been abducted and is believed to be in danger. Castle Rock is deploying a module to be known as CARS-Amber. CARS multi-state travel information databases will allow any authorized law enforcement personnel to enter an Amber Alert from any location within the state, thus automating the currently lengthy data entry process.
LPFM
Castle Rock has worked to implement Low Power FM (LPFM) stations in various states to disseminate travel information concerning construction, accidents, delays, and other roadway, weather and tourism information to local travelers. Low Power FM stations usually have a broadcast range of approximately 10 miles and are currently operational in Vermont and Iowa.
Louisiana
Louisiana 511
Castle Rock is deploying a condition reporting system for the entire state of Louisiana, which will allow complete manual and automatic entry of events into 511 from any Internet computer. Subsequently, a 511 phone system will be planned and designed, leveraging the existing 511 software (developed for other states as CARS-511) that allows for a customized phone system relaying the content that is contained in the condition reporting system to the callers.
Kentucky
CARS
Condition Acquisition and Reporting System
CARS is a road reporting system that supports a multi-state database of traffic events, including construction, accidents, road conditions and delays. CARS databases drive web, 511, DMS, HAR and LPFM systems without further manual input.
CARS-511
Condition Acquisition and Reporting System for 511 Traveller Information Services
CARS-511 is a voiceXML-based traveller information reporting system that provides callers with real-time construction, accidents, road conditions and delays via an easy-to-remember three-digit telephone number: "5-1-1". CARS-511 requires no additional data input because it uses information directly from CARS.
Amber Alerts
The Amber Plan is a voluntary, cooperative program between the law enforcement community and the broadcast media to send an emergency alert to the public when a child has been abducted and is believed to be in danger. Castle Rock is deploying a module to be known as CARS-Amber. CARS multi-state travel information databases will allow any authorized law enforcement personnel to enter an Amber Alert from any location within the state, thus automating the currently lengthy data entry process.
Minnesota
Amber Alerts
The Amber Plan is a voluntary, cooperative program between the law enforcement community and the broadcast media to send an emergency alert to the public when a child has been abducted and is believed to be in danger. Castle Rock is deploying a module to be known as CARS-Amber. CARS multi-state travel information databases will allow any authorized law enforcement personnel to enter an Amber Alert from any location within the state, thus automating the currently lengthy data entry process.
CARS
Condition Acquisition and Reporting System
CARS is a road reporting system that supports a multi-state database of traffic events, including construction, accidents, road conditions and delays. CARS databases drive web, 511, DMS, HAR and LPFM systems without further manual input.
CARS-511
Condition Acquisition and Reporting System for 511 Traveler Information Services
CARS-511 is a voiceXML-based traveler information reporting system that provides callers with real-time construction, accidents, road conditions and delays via an easy-to-remember three-digit telephone number: "5-1-1". CARS-511 requires no additional data input because it uses information directly from CARS.
ENTERPRISE
The ENTERPRISE Program is a pooled-fund study comprised of member agencies (State Departments of Transportation) from North America and Europe. The primary mission of the ENTERPRISE Program is to develop and carry out a joint research program to develop, evaluate, and deploy Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies.
Mayday
The purpose of Mayday is to assist travelers that have been involved in accidents or breakdowns without relying on the traveler to provide emergency services with pertinent information. Through GPS tracking and transmitting, Mayday sends a call for help along with the vehicle's location to an emergency response team. This provides quick, accurate information, even when the traveler is incapacitated.
Web Development
The display of traveler information on the Internet is a concept that has grown in popularity and usefulness. Castle Rock has worked with several Departments of Transportation to develop an effective mechanism for displaying traveler information on the Internet.