SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING ROAD MANAGEMENT JOB

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently collect road information such as an accident from general people by using a portable telephone set with GPS or a communication-type car navigation system. SOLUTION: When a user of a traveling vehicle detects occurrence of an event such as the accident or a fallen object, the user transmits positional information by GPS and information on the accident or the like to an information collection center 2 by using the portable telephone set with GPS 1 or the communication-type car navigation system. The information collection center 2 analyzes received data, estimates a position and directs a patrol vehicle 3 to take a countermeasure. When transmitted information is correct as a result of the countermeasure, a procedure of acknowledgement is performed from the users who have transmitted the information to a selected user. Thus, much information can speedily be collected, correspondence to the accident and that to the fallen object can speedily be performed and secondary disasters can also be prevented. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI