Department of Transportation Twitter and 511 Scan August 18, 2010
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Department of Transportation Twitter and 511 Scan
August 18, 2010
Background
• This is jurisdictional scan of the Department of Transportation (DOT) twitter pages throughout North America.
• This scan will also include an overview of 511 and which jurisdictions are participating.
• This scan also indicates what other forms of social media the various jurisdictions may be using.
• There will be a summary at the end of the presentation of the findings.
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ArizonaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511 X
SMS X
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other
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Arizona
• Appears to publish general information about transportation related news.
• Does not provide conditions for specific highways.
• The DOT for Arizona is also on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ArizonaDOT – The publish safety videos and other transportation
related information. • They are also participants in 511.
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Arkansas
COMMUNICATION MEDIUM
IN USE?
Twitter X
511
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other6
Arkansas
• They use twitter in the general sense, there is no highway specific subscription capability.
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ColoradoCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511 X
SMS X
Email Alerts X
YouTube
Other (traffic cams) X
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Colorado
• Twitter account is general road info, not specific to any particular highway.
• Make use of twitpics, which is basically putting a picture of the construction on twitter.
• Email alerts and SMS are the same screens as Arizona.
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Connecticut COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube
Other
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Connecticut
• They have 5 twitter accounts splitting up the state into 4 districts, or there is one account with all the information.
• Email alerts allows similar subscription capacity (any one of the 4 districts or all of them). It has limited subscription options (6 am – 6 pm or 6pm – 6 am, on weekdays or weekends).
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DelawareCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other (Flickr) X
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Delaware
• General twitter account, all highways on one account.
• Make use of YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/DelawareDOT to communicate safety videos and other information.
• Also use Flickr to post pictures.
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FloridaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
511 X
SMS X
Email Alerts X
YouTube
Other
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Florida
• You can subscribe for email alerts and SMS messages from the 511 site for Florida.
• The next slide contains dialing codes for highway info that callers would have to input to get the desired information.
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IdahoCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube X
Other
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• A general twitter account. • YouTube video of public safety
announcements:– http://www.youtube.com/idahoitd
• They have a facebook page with 6 fans…
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IllinoisCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other
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Illinois
• The facebook and twitter accounts share the same general information.
• YouTube:– http://www.youtube.com/IllinoisDOT
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IowaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other
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• General twitter page.• YouTube site:– http://www.youtube.com/iowadot
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KentuckyCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube X
Other
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• General twitter page.• Facebook page contains videos and news
releases. • YouTube Channel with a news anchor for all
their videos.– http://www.youtube.com/KYTransportation
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Louisiana COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• Has multiple twitter accounts for different cities and projects.
• Has facebook pages for specific highway projects and news releases.
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Massachusetts COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube X
Other (blog, Flickr) X
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• General twitter site. • YouTube channel:– http://www.youtube.com/youmovemass
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MichiganCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube X
Other
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• General twitter page.• Facebook page with news releases. • YouTube Channel:– http://www.youtube.com/michigandot
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MinnesotaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other
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• Two separate twitter accounts. – One for the twin cities.– One for the rest of the state.
• Facebook page with general road information. • YouTube channel:– http://www.youtube.com/user/rfilipczak#p/a
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MississippiCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• They have 6 Twitter accounts for 6 different highways.
• They are not posting current information, essentially making them irrelevant.
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MissouriCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X (20 pages)
Facebook X (13 sites)
511
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other X
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• Multitude of twitter and facebook accounts/pages.
• Some of which are better maintained than others.
• Some have new content every few hours while others haven’t had anything new in months.
• They make use of many social media tools.
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MontanaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube
Other
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• They have a facebook page and 511 service.• They also have a basic twitter account.
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Nebraska COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• Has a simple twitter account with general information for all highways.
• Also has a 511 service.
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NevadaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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New HampshireCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• 5 twitter accounts for 5 different highways. – Information appears to be current.
• While they have a mobile friendly page, they do not have SMS capabilities on their 511 site.
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New JerseyCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube
Other
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• The 511 service with New Jersey has more customizable options in terms of subscribing.
• One can subscribe to specific sections of a highway and receive updates on changes.
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New MexicoCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube
Other
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• Their site does allow for RSS subscription and they have a mobile friendly page for quick loading.
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New MexicoCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X (12)
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other X
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• In addition to having 511 service;• They have 12 twitter accounts for regions, and
9 for the different subway systems. • They make use of facebook to communicate
general information.• They make use of other media like Flickr and
YouTube as well.
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North CarolinaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X (15)
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other X
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• The have 15 twitter accounts that are organized by either region or major interstate.
• They have a 511 facebook page which has not been updated in 9 months, making it irrelevant.
• They also make use of Flickr, YouTube and RSS subscriptions.
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North DakotaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• They have a very limited 511 site that people can view. They also have a mobile friendly page as well.
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OhioCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X (6)
511
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• There are 6 twitter accounts representing different counties.
• There is also a section of the page that shows all recent tweets of all accounts.
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Oklahoma COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• Basic twitter account for the whole state.• Make use of social media tool Hoot Suite to
manage the account (ability to manage multiple social media accounts simultaneously on one screen).
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OregonCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X (55)
Facebook X
511 X
SMS X
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other X
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• Oregon is quite advanced with their social media presence.
• They have over 55 twitter pages, representing different segments of highways, and different regions.
• They also make use of facebook, Flickr, email alerts, and their site gives you instructions on how to subscribe to twitter via SMS.
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Pennsylvania COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511 X
SMS X
Email Alerts X
YouTube
Other
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• Pennsylvania has a similar system as some other states and uses the 511 system as a means to communicate SMS or email alerts out.
• They also make use of a basic twitter account.
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Rhode IslandCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube X
Other X
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• RI has a basic facebook and twitter account.• They also make use of YouTube and Flickr so
support pictures and videos posted on the site.
• RI also has a blog which is current.• They were also the only jurisdiction with a
MySpace page.
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South DakotaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• There is no 511 site to complement this service in South Dakota.
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Tennessee COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other
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• Tennessee has 20 different twitter accounts representing different geographical regions or highways.
• They also make use of facebook and YouTube to complement their communication channels.
• They have a basic 511 site.
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TexasCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X (32)
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other X
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• Texas has 32 twitter accounts for different regions or highways.
• They also make use of other social media like YouTube, facebook, Flickr, and podcasts.
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UtahCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube X
Other
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• Utah has a generic state wide twitter account.• They also have a generic facebook page which
published news releases. • They make use of 511 and YouTube as well.
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VermontCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• Vermont has a basic 511 site with a map of the road alerts.
• There are no subscription services or other channels.
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VirginiaCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS X
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other X
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• 511 Portal which you can customize. • There are 5 twitter accounts with general
news and traffic information for specific regions.
• There facebook site communicates news about the dept.
• They also make use of Flickr, YouTube, and RSS feeds.
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Washington StateCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other X
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• Generic twitter account, 511 site, facebook page.
• Interesting to see blog on the site as well as their use of Flickr, and YouTube.
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WisconsinCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
Facebook X
511 X
SMS X
Email Alerts X
YouTube X
Other
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• Ability to subscribe to SMS and email alerts using their 511 service.
• They have 2 facebook pages, which are about news and specific construction projects.
• They have 3 facebook accounts. – 2 for project updates.– 1 for general DOT info.
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WyomingCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
511 X
SMS X
Email Alerts X
YouTube
Other
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• Wyoming’s 511 service allows for subscription of SMS and email alerts.
• No use of social media found.
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511 – General Information • A 511 traffic information service is similar to other high profile single-
access systems such as 311, 411, and 911. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) allocated the telephone number “511” for the purposes of a traveler and weather information service, and this designation was secured through the work of the PPSC Task Force several years ago.
• United States - Public and private sectors across the US have invested millions of dollars in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to enhance mobility, improve safety, and expedite the movement of freight to its destination. In 2000 the American Federal Communications Commission designated "511" as the single traffic information telephone number to be made available to states and local jurisdictions across the country. Today there are more than 30 state-wide 511 service operations and a number of localized services such as St. Louis, Boston, Cincinnati, and portions of Florida and California.
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The USA
• There are: – 27 states using 511– 30 using twitter– 15 using facebook – 12 using SMS
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Findings• The sophistication varied.
– Some states used multiple twitter accounts for different geographical regions or for specific highways.
– Where subscription service existed, it did not allow for a lot of options.• Option for am or pm• Weekday or weekend
– 511 pages varied in appearance but overall seemed similar to our own RoadInfo site. • Still need to dial or speak (where voice recognition existed) specific
highway numbers to access highway information. • Some provided subscription capability.
– It should be noted that tweets can be sent to SMS enabled phones as well.
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Canada
• There are 3 provinces and one territory using 511:– New Brunswick– Nova Scotia– Quebec– Yukon
• I found 1 twitter page for Quebec. • I did find a twitter page for the Trans-Canada
Highway.
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QuebecCOMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN USE?
Twitter X
511 X
SMS
Email Alerts
YouTube
Other
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• Quebec is the only province that had twitter account for traffic conditions. – The page was very basic.
• The 511 site looked better than the other Canadian jurisdictions.
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Thanks
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