STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS

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STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS
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Module 3 Learning Objectives

• Awareness of some of the key issues facing State
  and local DOTs
• Uniqueness of ITS
• Relating ITS to your job
• Awareness of the basic building blocks needed to
  implement ITS

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ITS Integration
Emergency Response Management
Traveler Information Systems
Customers
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Institutional Integration

• Within a jurisdiction
• Between jurisdictions

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Technical Integration

• Information sharing
• Control sharing
• Must have a common telecommunications system

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Benefits from Integration

• The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
• Integration among and between modes
• Enhanced safety
• Improved efficiency
• Real time operational information
• Transit and commercial vehicles

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MAKING INTEGRATION HAPPEN

• Find a forum and start talking
• Planning for it
• Designing for it

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Systems Architecture

• What is a System?
• What is an Architecture?
• What is a Standard?

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ITS Systems Architecture - Phoenix
City TOC

• Other Information Sources
• Traveler Information
• News
• Sports
• ...

City TOC
ADOT FMS
AZTech Server
Traffic Workstation
ADOT FMS
Dedicated Wireline
CONGESTION AHEAD
Internet Service
Airport
PARKING AVAILABLE
Voice System
Other Information Service Providers
Phoenix Transit
Other Comms
Other Devices
Maricopa County EMS
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The National ITS Architecture

• National interoperability
• Promotes use of off-the-shelf equipment
• A lot of this work is done for you

http//www.its.dot.gov (see architecture link)
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ITS Telecommunications
SATELLITE
MICROWAVE
TCC
RADIO
CABLE TV
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How do you satisfy your telecommunications needs?

• Build
• - Expand
• Barter
• Lease

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Telecommunications - Build/Expand
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Telecommunications - Barter
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Telecommunications - Lease
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Systems Engineering MethodBuilding a House
Implementation
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Systems Engineering for ITS Deployment
Implementation
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Making ITS Happen

• Funding
• Procurement

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Funding

• Federal Aid
• Capital Grants
• Partnerships

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ITS Public/Private Partnerships

• Not just
• Many roles
• Profit is ok !!

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ITS Procurement and Project Delivery Strategies

• ITS projects are different from traditional
  procurements
• Critical items are not highest cost
• Developing software electronics
• Using telecommunications
• Specifications warrant attention
• New skills are needed

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ITS Procurement and Project Delivery Strategies

• Options for structuring contracts for your
  system

• Engineer/Contractor (Traditional Approach)
• Systems Manager/Systems Integrator
• Design/Build
• Others?

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Putting It All Together

• Make certain someone has the responsibility to
  make all of the parts function and work together!

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Module 3 Discussion Questions

• What are some of the key issues facing State and
  local DOTs?
• What makes ITS unique?
• How does ITS relate to your job?
• What are the basic building blocks needed to
  implement ITS?