In autumn 2000, the Korea Ministry of Construction and Transportation (MOCT) announced that Daejeon metropolitan city, Jeonju and Jeju were chosen to showcase deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The program called the Advanced Transportation Systems Model Deployment Initiatives makes a significant step in Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (ITI) in Korea. The program calls for public and private sector partners to develop and integrate ITS technology to reduce travel times, improve emergency response and provide travel information to the public. The Initiative is poised to increase the performance and efficiency of the area's roadway and transportation systems to meet growth demand. The effort particularly focused on the traveler information systems that should raise the level of ITS awareness in Korea. To do this, Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) technology, which is the significant part of the projects, is used to gather travel time information in Daejeon area. About 5,000 on-board-units (OBUs) and 590 roadside equipments (RSEs) are installed and provide current travel time information. This system will provide accurate travel information to the public, police and government officials via Internet, VMS and DSRC OBUs. This is the first attempt in the world to use Active DSRC technology in ATIS and BIS for data gathering and dissemination.
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