INTELLIGENT

TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS
Intelligent Transportation Systems

Learning Objectives

Definition of ITS
Importance with respect to the future of
transportation
How ITS touches YOU!
Major ITS areas
ITS successes
Potential careers in ITS

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Transportation Facts

If all Americans who take transit to work

drove instead, their cars would circle the
earth in a line of traffic 23,000 miles long.
There are more than 160,000 traffic signals in
the U.S.
The cost of sitting in traffic congestion costs
travelers and businesses $40 billion each
year.

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What are Intelligent

Transportation Systems (ITS) ?

The application of high technology and

computer power to current freeway,
traffic, and transit systems to increase the
safety and efficiency of the surface
transportation system.
Have the potential to solve future
problems.

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ITS is...

...Traffic and Transit Management

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ITS is...

...Traffic Signal
Systems
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ITS is...

...Global
Positioning
Systems
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ITS is...

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Weather Information
Systems
Commercial Vehicle
Electronic Clearance

ITS is...

...Real-Time
Traveler Information
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Why is ITS Important?

Offers the next major leap forward in

improving safety, convenience, and
productivity of our personal and
commercial travel.
Critical as population and congestion
increase, and land and funding for
new roads decrease.

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What are We Doing Differently?

Improving productivity through

advanced technology and
management techniques
Operating existing programs more
efficiently
Integrating systems
Providing travel information

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Timeline of the ITS Program

Model Deployments
ISTEA
TEA-21

ITS America
ITS Joint
Program Office

Mobility 2000

1985

1988

1991

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1994

AHS
Demo

1997

2000

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Projected ITS Infrastructure

Benefits (1996-2015)
Accident Cost Savings (44%)
Time Savings (41%)
Emissions/Fuel (6%)
Operating Cost Savings (5%)
Agency Cost Savings (4%)
Other (< 1%)
Source : Apogee Report on Global ITS Benefits
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How Does ITS Touch YOU?

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Whats it Worth?
Identified Benefits

Time Savings
Improved Throughput
Reduced Crashes and Fatalities
Cost Avoidance
Increased Customer Satisfaction
Energy and Environmental
Benefits

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Major ITS Areas

Multimodal Travel Management and

Traveler Information
Advanced Traffic Management Systems
Advanced Traveler Information Systems
Advanced Public Transportation Systems
Advanced Rural Transportation Systems

Commercial Vehicle Operations

Advanced Vehicle Control and Safety
Systems

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Multimodal Travel Management

and Traveler Information
Multimodal
Regional
Traveler
Information

Transit
Management

Incident
Management

Freeway
Management

Electronic
Toll
Collection

Emergency
Management

Traffic Signal
Control

Electronic
Fare
Payment

Highway Rail
Intersection
Safety

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Multimodal Regional
Traveler Information

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TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Information Kiosks
at Transportation
and Activity
Centers
Traveler
Transit
Dispatch and
Information
Center

Real-time
Traffic, Transit, and
Multimodal Information
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Work / Home
Interactive Video Display
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Freeway Management

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Traffic Signal Control

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Transit Management

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TRANSIT FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Adaptive Signal Timing and
Communication Control
Automated
Fare Collection
and Passenger
Counting

Smart Card Reader

Silent Alarm

Route
Destination
Automated
Display
Vehicle Location
and Vehicle
Identification

Driver
Information Display

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Vehicle
Diagnostics

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Electronic Toll
Collection

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Electronic Fare Payment

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ELECTRONIC FARE PAYMENT SYSTEMS

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Incident Management

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Emergency Management

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Highway Rail
Intersection Safety

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The Key is Integration and

Communications
Incident
Management
Systems

Highway
Rail Intersection
Safety

Transit
Management
Systems
Electronic
Toll Collection
Systems

Emergency
Response
Management

Freeway
Management
Systems

Traveler
Information
Systems

Traffic
Signal Control
Systems
Electronic
Fare Payment
Systems
System Users

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Rural Issues
Safety, Mobility, Transit
ITS Enhancements:

Incident management/Mayday system

Transportation management in congested
areas:
Tourist sites
Seasonal harvesting areas
Construction zones, etc.
Integrated traveler information: tourist/
road/weather/traffic conditions

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Major ITS Areas

Multimodal Travel Management and

Traveler Information
Commercial Vehicle Operations
Advanced Vehicle Control and Safety
Systems

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Commercial Vehicle
Operations

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Commercial Vehicle Operations

Achieve safe, simple, and costeffective commercial vehicle operation

through cooperation and advanced
technologies
Meet demands by:
Automating operations and technologies
Networking systems and information sources
Changing traditional public/private sector
processes, roles and relationships

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Commercial Vehicle Operations

ITS Enhancements:

Commercial vehicle electronic clearance

Automated roadside safety inspection
On-board safety monitoring
Commercial vehicle administrative
processes

Hazardous materials incident response

Freight management
International border crossing applications

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Commercial Vehicle
Operations Benefits

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI):

Improved safety monitoring
Paperwork reduction
Revenue collection improvement

Electronic Screening/Weigh-In-Motion
Stop only high-risk drivers/carriers/vehicles
Simplify/speed up/reduce roadside inspections

Electronic one-stop shopping

Tax payments, licenses, and permits

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Commercial Vehicle
Operations Benefits

Rover Vans
Perform safety inspections anywhere
Portable computers simplify inspections

In-vehicle systems:
Equipment malfunction warning systems

Other:
Electronic toll collection keeps vehicles
moving
Cost-effectiveness
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Commercial Vehicle
Information Systems and
Networks (CVISN)

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Major ITS Areas

Multimodal Travel Management and

Traveler Information
Commercial Vehicle Operations
Advanced Vehicle Control and Safety
Systems

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Collision Avoidance Program

Rear-End Collision Avoidance System

Intelligent Cruise Control
Road Departure Collision Avoidance System
Lane Change/Merge Collision Avoidance
System

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Automated Highway System

Demonstration - August 1997

San Diego, CA
Proof of Concept, Required by ISTEA
Included a variety of technology
demonstrations

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Intelligent Vehicle Initiative

Merging of all vehicle-focused ITS

activities
Emphasizes the significant role of
the driver in highway safety
Develop and made available
driving assistance and control
intervention systems
Applications for all types of
vehicles on all types of highways

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Systems Architecture

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What is a
System?
What is an
Architecture?
What is a
Standard?

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Systems Engineering for ITS

Deployment
User
Needs

System
Requirements

Implementation

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Operation

Design

Evaluation

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The National ITS Architecture

National interoperability
Promotes use of off-the-shelf equipment
A lot of this work is done for you

http://www.its.dot.gov
(see architecture link)
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ITS Systems Architecture Phoenix

City
TOC
ADOT
FMS
CONGESTION
AHEAD
PARKING
AVAILABLE

Airport

Phoenix
Transit

Dedicated Wireline

City
TOC

Other Information Sources

Traveler Information
News
Sports
...
ADOT FMS
AZTech
Server

Traffic
Workstation

Other
Information
Service Providers

Maricopa
County
EMS

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2-way
Paging

FM subcarriers
Cable
provider
Internet
Service
Voice
System
Other
Comms

Other
Devices

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Objective: to provide a
communications standard that
ensure the interoperability and
interchangeability of traffic control
and ITS devices

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SUCCESS
STORIES

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ADVANTAGE I-75

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station sites
Over 90
carriers,
more than
4,000 trucks

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Montgomery County, MD ATMS

Transit Management
System co-located with
Traffic Signal Control
System
Traveler Information
Services:
Changeable Message Signs
Cable TV
Highway Advisory Radio

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Houston TranStar

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Pooled resources
Regional
Emergency
Management
Center
Use toll tags for
surveillance

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Atlanta
COBB

FULTON

GWINNETT
ATLANTA

DE KALB

CLAYTON

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Distributed
System
Functionally
Identical
Multimodal
Traveler
Information
Showcase
Devices

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Metropolitan Model
Deployment Initiative

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ITS Career Opportunities

ITS = High-Tech Jobs

Career Goal: Improve the
safety and responsiveness of
the nations transportation
system
Not limited to civil engineering

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ITS Opportunities:
Specialists

Aerospace Engineers
Environmentalists
Systems Engineers
Computer Scientists
Communications
Engineers

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ITS Opportunities:
Required Skills

Engineering
Electronics
Communications
Systems Integration

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