ITS Primer
Below is a textbook that CITE highly recommends for students
taking the "Fundamentals of ITS and Traffic Management" course.
The book follows the course closely but contains additional
information not in the on-line course. |
 Intelligent
Transportation Systems
Publisher
- ITE, Editor - Donna Nelson, Director, Maryland Transportation
Technology Transfer Center
This book will provide transportation professionals
and others with a broad overview of intelligent transportation
systems (ITS). The introductory chapter explores the reasons
ITS has emerged as an important transportation discipline,
explains what is included in the discipline and examines
some of the issues that will face those who choose to practice
in this increasingly important field. The following chapters
will then develop and explain many facets of ITS, such as
ITS standards, System Architecture, ITS technologies and
deployment issues. Each chapter was written by notable authors
actively involved in the development and deployment of ITS.
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ITS Textbooks
Below is a list of ITS textbooks published by Artech
House, Inc. that are available for purchase through
CITE. Any profit from the books will be used for the development
of additional ITS web-based courses. Your support is appreciated. |
 Incident
Management in Intelligent Transportation Systems
Kaan Ozbay and Pushkin Kachroo
In this book, the authors describe an integrated traffic
incident management system and related software designed
to facilitate interagency communication and help transportation
officials coordinate response activities so that traffic
flow is restored to normal as soon as possible.
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 Fundamentals of Intelligent Transportation
Systems Planning
Mashrur A. Chowdhury and Adel Sadek
This one-of-a-kind reference offers you a comprehensive
and easy-to-follow introduction to the fundamentals of
ITS planning and operations. The book puts special focus
on traffic flow issues and principles, and addresses recent
security concerns in transportation systems, thus allowing
you a greater degree of confidence in the success of your
projects before actual implementation.
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 Intelligent Transportation Systems
Architectures
Judy McQueen and Bob McQueen
Written for both technical and non-technical professionals
involved in intelligent transportation system (ITS) development,
this clear, systematic guide describes a practical approach
to planning, developing, and implementing successful ITS
architectures in regional settings.
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 Introduction to Transportation
Systems
Joseph Sussman
This book provides the 30-point framework underlying
most major transportation systems, and it closely examines
current and emergent activity to improve both freight and
passenger transportation.
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 ITS Handbook
2000: Recommendations from the World Road Association
(PIARC)
Kan Chen and John C. Miles
Combining a comprehensive definition of Intelligent Transport
Systems and a full review of experimental implementation
of ITS in various countries around the world, this new
book is an excellent introduction to ITS concepts and implementation
for transportation managers, planners and designers everywhere,
as well as a valuable resource for ITS professionals.
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 Positioning Systems in Intelligent
Transportation Systems
Chris Drane and Chris Rizos
Positioning systems, which determine the location of cars,
trucks, buses, trains, and airplanes, are critical in the
use of intelligent transport systems (ITS) to improve the
efficiency and safety of transport systems while making
them less congested and less polluting.
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 Sensor Technologies and Data Requirements
for ITS
Lawrence Klein
Beginning with descriptions of parameters that characterize
the flow of vehicles on freeways, arterial roads, and feeder
routes, this hands-on book examines intrusive and non-intrusive
traffic sensors and associated technologies that measure
traffic flow and assist in the management of congestion.
You get the latest information about sensors that provide
wider coverage areas and a larger variety of traffic flow
parameters than the more conventional inductive loops.
The operating characteristics of these measuring devices
is illustrated through detailed discussions of traffic-responsive
arterial signal control, freeway incident detection, ramp
metering, electronic toll and traffic management, commercial
vehicle operations, advanced traveler information systems,
and sensor installation and maintenance issues.
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 Tomorrow's Transportation: Changing
Cities, Economies, and Lives
William L. Garrison and Jerry D. Ward
This book offers a broad, engaging look at current and
emergent developments in Intelligent Transport Systems
(ITS), and at how improved transportation systems can have
a significant impact on lifestyles in the future.
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 Vehicle Location and Navigation
Systems
Yilin Zhao
This is the first book to provide, in a single source,
the detailed interdisciplinary information needed to understand,
design and implement advanced Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS, formerly IVHS).
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 Wireless Communications for Intelligent
Transportation Systems
Scott D. Elliott and Daniel J. Dailey
Written in straightforward English with no engineering
jargon, this book covers the ten leading wireless technologies
in use today and considers how they can be applied to improve
the function and efficiency of transportation systems.
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