Miyagi ITS Showcase

ITS Showcase Advances in navigation systems Increasing efficiency in road management Support for public transport
Miyagi ITS Showcase
The Miyagi ITS Showcase is a project which envisages providing congestion-free roads in time for the Miyagi National Athletic Meet, the 1st Athletic Meet for the Disabled, both in 2001, and the 2002 Soccer World Cup and accelerating the deployment of ITS in the Tohoku Region. To draw up plans for fulfilling these purposes, a liaison council was founded in January 2000: the council consists of members from the regional offices of five ITS-related ministries and agencies, road administrators and the secretariat members for the above events. The Sendai Branch Work Office of the Ministry of Construction has already started several activities as part of the ITS showcase, such as providing various information through its web site and mobile phones with Internet access.

Provided information	Daily web site hits from mobile phones with Internet access
1. Information on the Sekiyama Pass Highway Provision of information on air temperature and road surface temperature of the section where the National Highway No. 48 cuts through the pass	Average: 30, Maximum: 182 (winter)

2. Information on weather along highways Provision of information on rainfall along national highways in Miyagi Prefecture	Average: 23, Maximum: 345

3. Information on parking lots Provision of information on vacancies at parking lots in the central area of Sendai City	Average: 140, Maximum: 355

4.Information on bus operation Provision of information on predicted bus arrival time	Average: 70, Maximum: 94

Figures for 1. 2. and 3.are as of the end of July 2000, and those for 4. are as of 8 August 2000.

ITS HANDBOOK 2000-2001（Nov 2000）