iCone - Stopped Traffic Advisory System
“The iCone is a device that beams realtime traffic information over the Internet to a central web site for use by government officials, emergency response personnel, trucking fleets, the public and information resellers, including media outlets and GPS services like Garmin. The product is comprised of a highway construction barrel with a computer chip, circuit board, GPS device, radar sensor and networking capability inside. The device is the only one of its kind, has been crash test approved by the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”), and currently is under evaluation by seven state Departments of Transportation (“DOTs”). The iCone completed its third generation of field testing with the New York State DOT in the fall of 2008. The iCone traffic beacon features: Simple operation – drop it on the roadside and flip a switch to activate Autonomous – power budgeting and board design result in weeks of operation without recharging Universal coverage – special satellite modems provide network communications on every road in North America High accuracy positioning – GPS identifies the exact lane that is closed Traffic speed detection – average speeds are transmitted to measure congestion Durable construction – water-proof, shock resistant, one moving part (the switch) Full support lease arrangement – simple lease model covers all costs of communications, servers and web-based information delivery Data processing – traffic reporting and monitoring”