Cross-cutting Issues

Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services is dependent on various factors including leadership, technology, jurisdiction and financial strength of the implementers. In order to streamline policy decisions for integration of ITS, an Integration Relationship and Leadership Matrix (IRLM) has been developed and discussed in this paper. The potential role of an ITS implementer has been identified with one or more of the three categories – Lead, Participatory, and Regulatory – depending upon the agency’s relationship to various levels of integration. Several levels of integration and priority focus areas are identified. The IRLM is intended be an analytical framework for ITS integration decisions to be made within an agency as well as in a multi-agency regional context. The framework is designed to assist the ITS implementers to plan for optimal integration of ITS at local, regional and state jurisdictions, eventually leading to ITS integration nationwide.

University of South Florida

Florida DOT

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, May 19-22, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry provides high tech solutions for managing traffic congestion. One of the main foci of ITS relates to the software integration of the various field components, commonly referred to as the system. Systems projects are characterized by their higher than standard implementation risk. Project risks may be defined in terms of schedule, quality, cost, or requirements risks. The risks increase exponentially as the amount of new software development increases. Development may be in any part of the project, but this paper will primarily discuss risks and costs associated with levels of central software development.

PB Farradyne

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, May 19-22, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota

The ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) collects information on ITS costs, and maintains this information in the ITS Unit Costs Database http://www.benefitcost.its.dot.gov/). The costs database is a central site for ITS costs data and is based on the most recent data collected by the JPO. Its purpose is to make cost data available to public and private organizations. The database also provides data that the ITS JPO can use for programmatic and policy decisions, and education of ITS stakeholders. The database can be viewed and downloaded as a costing tool for ITS implementers. The costs database is updated bi-annually (September and March). The goal in updating the costs database is to ensure that the cost ranges established in the database are still valid and to attempt to fill gaps where data is missing with emphasis on operations and maintenance (O&M)data.

US DOT ITS JPO

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, May 19-22, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota

This paper defines rural ITS needs in Florida and discusses how rural ITS needs can be integrated with urban and regional ITS needs leading to a total integrated statewide ITS plan”. It is also the intention of this paper to also determine rural ITS priorities and geographical areas of focus in Florida based on the extent of documented problems and existing development strategies in rural areas. The rationale for development strategy illustrated in this paper can followed by other states not having a plan for rural ITS applications.

Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR): University of South Florida – College of Engineering

Florida Department of Transportation

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida

This paper describes the second in a series of studies to identify best locations for presenting information on an automotive head-up display (HUD). A total of 16 participants (8 under age 30, 8 over age 65) drove a simulator (at 3 controlled levels of driving workload) while responding to messages appearing at 8 locations on a HUD. Depending on the condition, participants either pressed buttons to indicate the gender (male, female) of a first name shown on the HUD or detected the appearance of a scrambled name. The overall pattern of the results was generally similar for both young and old drivers, though the driving performance of older men was better (less variable) than other age-gender groups. Their responses to HUD messages, however, were slower, and they committed more errors.

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Nissan Motor Company Research Center

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida