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Title:

Road Web Markup Language: XML for Road Information Distribution on the Net

Abstract:

The Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido, Japan has been promoting the ITS/Win Research Program for research and development of ITS technology intended for Hokkaido's cold and snowy climates. In this program, the XML-based Road Web Markup Language (RWML) has been developed. XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a nextgeneration Internet language. The research and development includes an on-demand server technology that will enable road users to access a variety of information, concerning roads, sightseeing, events, and municipal services including facilities, weather information and disaster prevention, using the in-car mobile terminals of a car navigation system or Internet-accessible mobile phones. This paper outlines the characteristics of RWML in comparison of XML and HTML, history of development and results of field experiments.

Source(s):

11th Standing International Road WEather Conference (SIRWEC); Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido (Japan)

http://www2.ceri.go.jp/sirwec2002/english/papers/kajiya.pdf

Date: 2002

Author:

Kajiya, Yamagiwa, Kudo

Keywords:


Communications
Weather information
Traveler information

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