What are Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ?

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What are Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
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• The application of advanced sensor, computer,
  electronics, and communications technologies and
  management strategies in an integrated manner
  providing traveler information - to increase the
  safety and efficiency of the surface
  transportation system.

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Current Technology Innovation
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Future Wide Area Bandwidth
Generation
Speed
Technology
Application
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Johnson City MPO Background

• Established 1982
• Staff 3 Full-Time Personnel
• Housed with GIS and Public Transportation Staffs

• Established 1982
• Staff 3 Full-Time Personnel
• Housed with GIS and Public Transportation Staffs

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Johnson City Project Scale

• ITS Lite
• Urban Metro Setting lt 200,000 population
• Identify larger statewide ITS initiatives for
  mainstreaming and tests
• Emphasize practical side of ITS
• (Internet, GIS, lower cost sensors, etc.)
• Software Integration
• Focus on SR 381 Medical Corridor and New
  Interstate 26 Extension to Asheville, NC

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FTA Regional Mobility Research Projects 1991 - 94
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Overall Design Systems Integration Emphasis With
GIS
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Traffic Signal Monitoring System

• Linked Through Fiber Optics
• Based on Siemens/ACTRA
• Links to Other Sensor Elements
• GIS Links
• Opticom
• Variable Message Signs

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Video Monitoring
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Traffic Monitoring Sensors

• Based upon Active Microwave Sensors (RTMS)
• Multipurpose Functionality
• GIS Links
• Real Time Data for Traffic/Transit Managers
• Mounted Overhead Reduced Maintenance Costs

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Integration with Traffic Monitoring Sensors

• Permanent and Mobile Locations
• Traffic Signal Integration
• Incident Detection and Management
• TDOT Count Stations

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Transit/Paratransit Management

• Routing/Scheduling ADA Clients
• Real-Time Monitoring/GPS
• GIS Integration
• Coordination Among Providers
• Access to Real-Time Traffic Data

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Incident Management

• Integration of ACTRA, RTMS, GIS, Real-Time
  Access
• I-26 Importance
• Links to TDOT

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Strategic Approach

• GIS as the Core Why?
• Seamless Data Integration
• Spatially-Based Information
• Open Systems
• Existing Tools, Easy-To-Use Interfaces
• Customizable

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The Integrating Nature of Present-Day GIS

• GIS in the Mainstream
• Data Integration
• Delivery Mechanisms (Internet)
• Improved Interfaces
• Lower Cost
• Toolbox Approach

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GIS-ITS Integration

• GIS Elements
• ESRI, Intergraph Products
• ArcView, ARC/INFO, MapObjects, GeoMedia ,Web
  Tools
• Database Flexibility (Access, etc.)
• Data Availability Locally
• Relationships with TDOT (TransCAD modeling)

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GIS Base Data

• Extensive Sources
• City has Long-Term GIS (15 Years)
• Transit - 1 of the First Users of GIS
• High-Quality Transportation Data
• Recent Digital Orthos, Planimetrics
• Tested Data Exchange with TDOT
• Section 15 Data
• Development of Custom Interfaces for Users

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Internet/Visualization/ATIS

• Public Access
• GIS/Web Tools
• 3-D Visualization Tools
• Real-Time Data Display and Query
• Future Bandwidth Internet 2
• Kiosks or Publicly Accessible Computer Terminals
  for Transit

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http//www.jcmpo.org
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Potential for Vehicle Tracking On Web
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ITS National/Regional Architecture

• Purpose Promotes ITS Integration Nationally and
  Regionally
• Provides a Framework, Standardized Approach for
  Development
• Adaptable and Customizable

Integration Strategy
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ITS National/Regional Architecture
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Customize Architecture to Fit Your Needs/Situation
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GIS Summary/Significance

• GIS As a Central, Integrating Technology
• Mainstream Maturity of GIS
• High-Tech, Leading Edge Possible in Smaller Areas
• For MPOs Transit Systems.
• Many Possibilities

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Contacts

• Alan Bridwell, Johnson City MPO
• 137 W. Market Street, Johnson City, TN 37604
• [phone] atb_at_tricon.net http//www.jcmpo.or
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• Don Kiel, Geo Decisions
• 101 Innovation Blvd., Suite 213, State College,
  PA 16803
• [phone] dkiel_at_gfnet.com
  http//www.geodecisions.com
• Glenn Berry, Geo Decisions
• 605 N. Baxter Street, Johnson City, TN 37601
• [phone] gberry_at_gfnet.com