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Incident Location Tool for TraCS 10
What You Should Know About ILT 5
Dan GiesemanLocation Systems Development
Manager
Institute for TransportationIowa State University
10-22-2010
ILT 5 Current Release Notes
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• ILT 5 is deployed exclusively with TraCS 10.
• Supports Point and Click mapping of incidents in TraCS.
• ILT 5 has progressed from Beta Release to Production stability.
• Current version number is 5.0.4.2.
• TraCS 10 requires ILT location on some forms.
• Currently deployed as part of a limited TraCS 10 rollout.
• Coming Soon to an agency near you!
ILT Functionality Overview
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• Users of ILT 5 locate using the ILT “Puck”.
• Be familiar with these common ILT Functions:
– Location– Snapping– Measuring– Labeling– GPS Guidance – Auto-Panning– Inset Map– Map Control Buttons - Zoom In/Out, Full View,
etc
• Finders are being added– Currently there is a GPS Map Location Finder.
Anatomy of the Locator Puck
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US 0069/GRAND AVE and 24TH ST352 FT
NAV
MEAS
SNAP
LABEL
Measure Distance Location DescriptionNAV
MEAS
SNAP
LABEL
Manual Locate Reticule
Locate Incident Button
Snap On/Off
Label On/OffMeasure On/Off
GPS On/Off
Grip Point
Incident Location Tool: User Interface
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The Locator “Puck”
Map Control Buttons
A Closer Look: ILT Basic Functions
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In-Depth: Snapping Illustrated
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Snapping records Incident here.
• Snap Tolerance (old way): Preset Fixed Distance.• Snap Tolerance (new way): Dynamic based on Map
Extent.
User positions puck here.
This Distance is called Snap Tolerance.A Roadway Network
What Exactly is Dynamic Snap Tolerance?
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Snap Tolerance is Whatever this Distance is on the current Map Extent.
More on ILT GPS Guidance
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• User can move Puck OR GPS can guide the Puck!
• ILT 5 Auto-Detects GPS Feed on any Serial Port.
– Technically Speaking:
• Any Real or Virtual COM Port• NMEA Sentences at 4800 8, N, 1
• Be Aware: GPS is Subject to Atmospheric Interference.
• Be Aware: GPS does NOT fit roadway maps perfectly.
• However: GPS alongside Snapping yields high Location Accuracy!
A Closer Look: ILT GPS Guidance
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Attention Admins: ILT 5 Can Receive Web Updates!
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• Sub-System is called ILT Version Update Server
• Maintains system code AND mapping via Web Updates.
• Constant network connectivity is NOT required.
• ILT software and maps are Version Fingerprinted (Build IDs).
• Update files are packaged and compressed for transfer.
• Offline Mode is supported (e.g. via USB or CD).
• Control is tunneled in HTTP and Data transfer uses FTP.
Version Update Architecture
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A Closer Look: ILT Version Update Server
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