Evacuation Traffic Information System (ETIS)
Evacuation Traffic Information System (ETIS) : "ETIS covers the eighteen states of the eastern seaboard and Gulf states of the United States. ETIS is a GIS, Web-based tool that assists with collection and dissemination of transportation information during an evacuation. Transportation officials in each threatened State are responsible for inputting information for coastal counties on evacuation status, tourist occupancy, evacuation participation rates, and traffic count information. The ETIS provides a platform for States and the FEMA Regional Operations Center to monitor the evacuation process. The system also provides a forecast of total cross-State traffic and the likely destinations of the evacuees. Reports generated by ETIS and which can be viewed through the website include: 1) Shelter capacity by state, 2) Traffic count by state, 3) Traffic volumes by corridor, 4) Destination percentages by city, and 5) Estimated state to state traffic. Links are provided from this main page to the state agencies that would be involved in and responsible for mass evacuations from these areas in the event of hurricanes". (DOT, TRIS Online, Jan 18, 2008)
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