Author

Dr. Anthony A. Saka
Center for Transportation Studies
Morgan State University
E-mail: asaka@morgan.edu
Phone: (443) 885-1871/1866

Description

This course provides a history and overview of ITS. The topic areas discussed will offer students a framework which allows them to place current issues and policies in context.

Objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define ITS
• Present the original ITS functional areas
• Present the most current version of ITS user service bundles and their associated user services
• Review the National ITS Architecture development process and the major architectural elements and attributes
• Present the evolutionary process of ITS in the U.S.
• Describe the components of ITS infrastructure
• Present crosscutting issues in ITS deployment
• Describe the key roles of ITS

Audience

Public-sector Transportation Professionals including US DOT engineers, planners, project managers, and field staff, FTA Regional staff, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Specialists, and others as appropriate. Transportation professionals from state, regional, and local agencies would also benefit from participation in the course.

Length

Approximately four hours.

Prerequisites

This course assumes familiarity with surface transportation problems and major national transportation-related policies in the U.S.

Course Outline

The course outline is as follows:
(numbers in parentheses refer to pages)

1. Introduction (1-7)
   1. Definition of ITS and Identification of ITS Objectives
   2. Benefits of ITS
   
   
2. ITS Programs in the World (8-13)
   1. European ITS Programs
   2. Japanese ITS Programs
   3. ITS World Congress
      
3. Historical Background (14-30)
   1. ITS Timeline
   2. IVHS Categories
   • ATIS
   • ATMS
   • APTS
   • CVO
   • AVCS
   • ARTS
   3. ITS Technological Elements
   4. Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
   5. Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI)
   6. The Importance of Telecommunications in ITS
      
4. ITS User Service Bundles (31-55)
   1. ITS User Services
   2. User Service Bundles
      • Travel and Traffic Management
        • Case Study: Georgia Navigator
        • Exercise
        • Case Study: Milwaukee Monitor
      • Public Transportation Management
        • Public Transportation Management: Benefits
        • Case Study: Dallas DART
        • Exercise
      • Electronic Payment
      • Commercial Vehicle Operations
        • Case Study: Oregon's Green Light
      • Emergency Management
      • Advanced Vehicle Safety Systems
        • Automated Highway Systems (AHS)
      • Information Management
      • The Model Deployment initiative
5. National ITS Architecture and standards
   1. Definition of National ITS Architecture
   2. Rationale
   3. Development Process
      
6. Crossword Puzzle (60-61)
   
7. Emerging & Crosscutting ITS Issues (62-67)
   1. System Integration Issues
   2. Societal Issues
   3. Institutional Issues
   4. Legal Issues
   5. Financial and Economic Issues
      
8. Session Summary (68-69)
   
9. Session Examination (70)