Integration of heterogeneous traffic and travel information through a combined internet and mobile communications - FEASIBILITY STUDY

1.00 Background and objectives 1.01 Development of human-centred information systems that provide rich and accurate information on transport alternatives to general public has always been a key ingredient of any integrated transport policy. The Government White Paper ’A New Deal for Transport’ (July 1998) places a special emphasis on the need to make informed choices by transportation research practitioners, decision makers and general public. Of these, the provision of information to general public represents a particularly difficult challenge. This is because the user information needs are not homogeneous; they depend on the type of journey that is being planned, the relative priorities (comfort, journey time, punctuality) and the individual preferences for information dissemination.