A Communications Program to Support ITS

The importance of the communications systems supporting Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is often underestimated. Transportation agencies spend millions of dollars annually on communication services to support ITS. A centralized communications program is vital for identifying investments and partnerships necessary for developing a robust and redundant network. This paper discusses the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) approach for a communications program including a Communications Master Plan, the first project implemented from this plan to begin a statewide network, and the benefits of capitalizing on fiber optic resource sharing opportunities.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Lance, Melissa
• Conference:
  • 18th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Orlando Florida, United States
  • Date: 2011-10-16 to 2011-10-20
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: 18th ITS World Congress, Orlando, 2011. Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Fiber optics; Intelligent transportation systems programs; Master plans; Network analysis (Planning); Programming (Planning); Resource allocation; State departments of transportation; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms: Virginia Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01449121
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 11 2012 9:59AM