ITS America Announces Finalists for the 2009 Best of ITS Awards
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2009 - The Intelligent Transportation
Society of America (ITS America) announces the finalists for the
2009 Best of ITS Awards.
Presented by ITS America, the Best of ITS Awards is the only
program in the world that honors the most innovative, effective,
and influential achievements in the Intelligent Transportation
System (ITS) industry. This highly competitive program recognizes
the organizations whose projects have demonstrated specific and
measurable outcomes and exemplified innovation by establishing a
"new dimension" of performance.
The finalists were selected by an expert panel of judges. The
categories and finalists are:
Best New Innovative Practices
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New York City Department of Transportation - VTCS-2: Advancing the State-of-the-Art in Traffic Management Using a Large Scale Wireless Network
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Kansas and Missouri Departments of Transportation - Kansas City Scout Incident Management Program
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) - Networked Traveler World Congress Development and Demonstration
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Kapsch TrafficCom - Kapsch TrafficCom: Smart Road Technologies for Safety and Mobility
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I-95 Corridor Coalition - I-95 Vehicle Probe Project
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Mississippi Department of Transportation - Saving Lives Through Innovative Partnerships: The msTraffic/MED-COM Project
Best New Innovative Product or Service
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Florida Department of Transportation/Office of Motor Carrier Compliance - Florida Department of Transportation/Office of Motor Carrier Compliance
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NAVTEQ - The Map Positioning Engine by NAVTEQ
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OnStar by GM - OnStar Stolen Vehicle Slowdown
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FreightDesk Technologies, Inc - Truck Control System: Aqaba, Jordan
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New York State Department of Transportation - 511 NY
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Virginia Department of Transportation, Operations and Security Division - VaTraffic: Statewide Roadway Traveler Information System
Awards will be presented in each category on Monday, June 1 at
a special ceremony during ITS America's 2009 Annual Meeting &
Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in
National Harbor, MD - inside the Washington, DC metropolitan
area.
More information on the awards program and the 2009 Annual
Meeting and Exposition can be found at http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
About the Intelligent Transportation Society of America
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America
represents more than 400 member organizations including public
agencies, private corporations, and academic institutions involved
in the research, development, and deployment of technologies that
improve safety, increase mobility, and sustain the
environment. http://www.itsa.org
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