Development of 'Shared Road Information System' incooperation among road administrators in the TohokuRegion

摘要

The Tohoku region is subject to traffic hindrances due to snow, heavy rain, and sequentialrnearthquakes recently, and changes in other natural conditions, so that organizations involvedrnin traffic and transportation face an increasing need to cooperate in grasping the conditionsrnmore swiftly and accurately. The Tohoku Regional Planning Bureau of the Ministry of Land,rnInfrastructure, and Transport is proceeding with upgrading and streamlining of roadrnadministration through development and operation of "Shared Road Information System"rnwhich enables the Ministry, local governments, and the Japan Highway Public Corporation tornshare individual information concerning traffic hindrances as integrated information displayedrnon digital road maps.