ATLANTIC : A THEMATIC LONG-TERM APPROACH TO NETWORKING FOR THE TELEMATICS AND ITS COMMUNITY
John C. Miles, S Morello, Wendell Johnson · 8th World Congress on Intelligent Transport SystemsITS America, ITS Australia, ERTICO (Intelligent Transport Systems and Services - Europe) · 2001
The main aim of ATLANTIC is to create a network consisting of key individuals and organisations involved in researching Transport Telematics and intelligent transport systems (ITS) in the European Union, the USA and Canada for the purpose of information exchange and debate between leading ITS researchers, government officials concerned with transport policy and other leading stakeholders. The principal focus will be road transport and the inter-modal connections, with the objective of benchmarking the coverage, content and results from the three regions. This paper presents the rationale and methodology used for establishing and operating this trans-Atlantic network. It reviews the current status of the project, which commenced in June 2001 and will continue through to the end of 2002. It is the intent of the ATLANTIC partners to explore in the future ways and means of continuing the networks established under this project on a longer-term and broader geographical basis.