ITS DEPLOYMENT GUIDANCE FOR TRANSIT SYSTEMS. TECHNICAL EDITION

Basically, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) offer nontraditional solutions to problems faced by the entire spectrum of transportation service providers and have the ability to produce broad benefits for transit users and operators. This technical edition provides guidance for the transit community on developing and implementing ITS systems and using the National ITS Architecture. It is written specifically for the transit community and focuses on transit applications of ITS and the National ITS Architecture. It provides practical assistance based on real life experiences with developing and implementing transit ITS systems. This is a comprehensive document that defines the key concepts, products, and components of ITS and the National ITS Architecture. This document serves as a basic reference tool for understanding and deploying ITS in transit. It consists of six major sections and four appendices.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  ITS Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1997-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 410 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced public transportation systems; Deployment; Intelligent transportation systems; System design
• Identifier Terms: National ITS Architecture
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00742518
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FTA-TRI-11-97-04, FHWA-JP, O-97-04
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 6 1997 12:00AM