Castle Rock is the national leader in Rural ITS. Our Rural ITS deployments stretch from Alaska to Maine, and from New Mexico to Minnesota. We apply the National Architecture and our National Standards expertise to the solution of everyday problems, including state-wide 511, broadcast traveler information, road weather information systems (RWIS) and travel information web pages. We don’t stop at the architecture: we also make it work.

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Acadia National Park Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System
An Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system for real time traveler information that is conveyed via telephony will be implemented in the Acadia National Park. The IVR system will provide access to general information about the park as well as real-time transit, traffic, and parking information.

CARS - Condition Acquisition and Reporting System
CARS is a road reporting system that supports a multi-state database of traffic events, including construction, accidents, road conditions and delays. CARS databases drive web, 511, DMS, HAR and LPFM systems without further manual input.

CARS - 511 - Condition Acquisition and Reporting System for 511 Traveler Information Services
CARS-511 is a voiceXML-based traveler information reporting system that provides callers with real-time construction, accidents, road conditions and delays via an easy-to-remember three-digit telephone number: “5-1-1”. CARS-511 requires no additional data input because it uses information directly from CARS.

FORETELL - Road and Weather Conditions
Foretell is an advanced road and weather condition prediction system that integrates satellite, radar and surface observations with Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) data, using state-of-the-art weather models and decision support displays.

Idaho RWIS Integration Project
Castle Rock is working with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to integrate Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) data from different vendors to provide a more cost-effective and efficient system for combating snow and ice control and other maintenance concerns. This system will consist of a data ingest application and two Web-based graphical user interface for easy access and display of the data.

Info-FM: Low Power FM Radio Partnership
Info-FM is a concept for self-sustaining LPFM stations funded by business sponsorship. Castle Rock has worked with agencies in four states (Iowa, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Vermont) to apply for networks of LPFM licenses, and multiple stations are now being deployed.

Mayday - Providing Emergency Notification for Troubled Vehicles
Since 1994, Castle Rock has actively participated in the development of emergency notification and response systems, commonly referred to as Mayday. Most recently, Castle Rock has worked with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to develop a concept that will allow subscribers to commercial Mayday products to benefit from a real-time link to the 911 phone system and the Minnesota condition reporting system.

Nevada I-80 Corridor - ITS Strategic Deployment Plan for the I-80 / US-395 Corridor Study Project
A study was performed on Nevada's I-80/US 395 Corridor to recommend applicable ITS deployments considering the unique geographical and rural characteristics of the region. The corridor is nearly 500 miles, linking California with Utah. The corridor sees a significant amount of commercial vehicle and recreational traffic through the several mountain passes and wide valleys that I-80 spans.

New Mexico District IV - ITS Strategic Plan
North-eastern New Mexico plays a vital role in the national economy with two major cross-country truck corridors passing through it. This project focuses on the development of an ITS Strategic Plan focused on low‑cost rural solutions that manage traffic, disseminate travel information and integrated with the state-wide ITS and CVO plans. The second phase of this project focuses on developing the design documents for the procurement and deployment of the proposed infrastructure within the strategic plan.

Traveler Information Web Pages
The display of traveler information on the Internet is a concept that is growing in popularity and usefulness. Castle Rock has worked with several Departments of Transportation to develop an effective mechanism for displaying traveler information on the Internet. Minnesota’s http://www.511mn.org was launched on July 1, 2002.

Weather and Road Condition Monitoring and Information System for New York State Route 17 in Sullivan County
Castle Rock is providing services to NYSDOT Region 9 from the conceptualization of a weather and road condition monitoring system through the oversight of system design, installation along the Route 17 corridor as well as integration with other state and regional weather and road condition monitoring components.

Wisconsin State-wide ATIS (Advanced Traveler Information System) Plan and ITS Architecture
Castle Rock was a part of a team that assisted the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in assessing the state-wide traveler information needs and developing a top-level ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) architecture. The aim of the project was to develop a plan for information sharing between Wisconsin’s transportation districts and a state-wide architecture acting as a framework for the deployment of future ITS building blocks.