ITS: COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDY, PLANO, TEXAS
Plano, Texas--home to the national headquarters of JCPenney, Frito Lay, and EDS--was faced with the challenge of extending its intelligent traffic control system into Legacy Park, the business development where the three headquarters reside. Plano's 80 traffic signals and four surveillance cameras are controlled from a central location using the local cable television network. The purpose of the study described here is to present several alternatives for connecting Legacy Park traffic signals and camera into the control center using state-of-the-art communication technologies, such as fiber optics, spread spectrum radio, and digital video. Several assumptions are presented for purposes of clarity. The authors also report on the net present value of the initial and recurring costs associated with each alternative, highlighting the most cost-effective choices.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Washington, DC United States -
Authors:
- Taylor, S T
- Singleton, B N
- Publication Date: 1996-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 28
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Serial:
- ITE Journal
- Volume: 66
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- ISSN: 0162-8178
- Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Communications; Data communications; Digital computers; Fiber optics; Intelligent transportation systems; Spread spectrum communications; Surveillance; Technological innovations; Traffic control; Traffic signals
- Old TRIS Terms: Digital systems; Spread spectrum radio; Traffic control systems
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00726947
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 16 1996 12:00AM