INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN CANADA; CURRENT PRIORITIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

This paper presents an overview of current Canadian priorities and activities concerning intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and identifies future directions for their development in Canada. Current Canadian activities include traffic management systems, electronic toll collection, transborder and mainline preclearance projects with the United States, traveler information systems, commercial vehicle operational efficiency systems, and human factors research for motor vehicle safety. The evolution of ITS in Canada has been facilitated by a cooperative partnership centered in the Transportation Association of Canada called ITS Canada. This organization presently (May 1995) has 206 members representing 132 organizational entities including public agencies, private companies, and universities. Since its launching in 1992, ITS Canada has monitored developments internationally, sponsored workshops and ITS activities in Canada, and facilitated Canadian presence at international ITS events. This paper draws on the work of ITS Canada to present a national perspective on current priorities and future directions for ITS development in Canada.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Five volumes of papers and one volume of abstracts comprise the published set of conference materials.
• Corporate Authors:

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  TORANOMOM 34 MORI BUILDING 1-25-5
  TORANOMON, MINATOKU, TOKYO 105  Japan 
• Authors:
  • Johnson, W F
  • Harmelink, M D
• Conference:
  • Steps Forward. Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
  • Location: Yokohama, Japan
  • Date: 1995-11-9 to 1995-11-11
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 2242

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Activities leading to information generation; Development; Future; Intelligent transportation systems; Reports; Research; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Future research
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00724484
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 5
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 2 1996 12:00AM