Interstate 10 is a 2,460-mile route running east to west from Jacksonville, Florida, to Santa Monica, California. It is the southern-most coast-to-coast highway in the Interstate Highway System it was designed to move people and commerce efficiently. This super highway brought with it many benefits for the common traveler and greatly reduced the time it took to deliver goods and really had a positive impacted on the fresh produce distribution network, however there was a cost and it was paid by small town America, the mom and pop restaurants and hotels that were bypassed by the interstate system were considered a small price to pay in the name of progress. Some of the challenges were environmental "where are people going to pee" so they built facilities, like this one that provides water closets and ample parking to accommodate the millions who took to the road most were known as oasis then since the amenities were very limited but vital.
Today the research continues with the ever changing legislation to regulate everything In the name of who knows what. The research includes an assessment of technology that can be used to improve truck parking management at rest areas in Florida which lead to the deployment of a pilot project to test implementation. The vehicle detection technology chosen for the pilot project here at the Leon County rest areas (eastbound and westbound) on I-10 features wireless ground sensors, which detect the presence of a vehicle as it comes to a stop above it. Over the course of this research, various software tools were developed to complement the wireless vehicle detection system described above, including a geographic information system (GIS) mapping application, a report generation module, and an occupancy prediction model. So while you're standing at the urinal or locked in the stall you have to ask yourself if you're really alone. With all the camera technology along our highways and these sensors and satellites it's doubtful that your trip be it pleasure or business goes unnoticed.
The funny thing is, with all this technology they still can't tell me if the restrooms are clean or not... read more