TO CUSTOMIZE IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT : ATMS TMC SOLUTIONS BASED ON THE USE OF STANDARD PRODUCTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES OVER CUSTOM-BUILT SOLUTIONS, AT ALL STAGES IN A PROJECT'S LIFE-CYCLE

This article looks at advanced traffic management systems (ATMS) and the advantages of having standard, off-the-shelf products with flexible customization tools and support for open standards. The experience of the computer aided design (CAD) industry is used as an example of the benefit of shifting from proprietary custom solutions to the use of standard products. The author describes some of the benefits of open standards for ATMS, including operation, maintenance and replacement.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1999
• Corporate Authors:

  Geopak TMS

  ,    

  Kimley-Horn and Associates, Incorporated

  ,    

  Arizona Department of Transportation

  206 South 17th Avenue
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85007

  Pacific Rim Resources

  ,    

  iTravel Model Deployment Initiative

  ,    

  PTV System GbmH

  ,    
• Authors:
  • McLemon, Iain
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-24
• Serial:
  • Traffic technology international : the 1999 international review of advanced traffic management
  • Publisher: Geopak TMS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Electronic equipment; Information processing; Standards; Traffic control centers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00780490
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 5 2000 12:00AM