Trichord Rolls Out Portable Evacuation Monitoring System (PEMS).LEESBURG, Va. -- Trichord, Inc. has introduced the Portable Evacuation Monitoring System (PEMS PEMS Predictive Emissions Monitoring System PEMS Portable Emissions Measurement System PEMS Pharmacy Education Management System PEMS Paris Evangelical Missionary Society PEMS Power and Energy Management Solutions PEMS Pre-and Early Modern Studies ) for emergency situations, portable traffic monitoring, and work-zone traffic management. These moveable networks of traffic sensors and data management centers were developed for emergency management officials and traffic managers to monitor and report congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. during mass evacuations An emergency evacuation is the movement of persons from a dangerous place due to the threat or occurrence of a disastrous event. 21st century
The portable part of the PEMS system consists of mobile carts equipped with wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. links, traffic sensors and video cameras. Powered with solar-recharged batteries, PEMS carts can collect and transmit traffic data during Category 1 or Category 3 hurricanes and be redeployed within a region in 24 hours. Beyond the field equipment, PEMS includes Trichord's data management center and real-time monitoring applications for use in operations centers The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. or in field stations. The system provides real-time traffic data on any road, including lane-by-lane speed, vehicle counts, travel time, and video imagery -- all accessible within 60 seconds via Trichord's Traffic Viewer(TM) and JamTrackerPlus(TM). The modular, open architecture can integrate and interoperate with existing transportation and emergency management systems. The first major deployment of PEMS began this month in Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, it is on the southeast end of the Virginia Peninsula, bordering on Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. As of the 2000 U.S. , to monitor construction work-zone traffic during the final phases of Virginia DOT's Coliseum Central Highway Improvement Project. "While PEMS was developed specifically as an evacuation tool, the Coliseum Central Project deployment is a classic example of how this system can serve the day-to-day needs of motorists and transportation officials between emergencies," said Craig Franklin, President of Trichord, Inc. Worker safety and congestion management are continuing concerns for construction firms and public transportation departments. New mandates to include work-zone monitoring and information distribution in major highway projects have prompted demand for re-deployable and cost-effective technology. Trichord, Inc. provides transportation systems integration and consulting services for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), real-time traffic and traveler information, emergency management and Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , and for data management and server hosting. More information is available at www.trichord-inc.com or (703) 737-0162. |
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