Overview
This document is a report on the projects accomplished in Phase 5 of the Work Plan. The purpose of these projects is to keep progressing towards the TPF's ultimate goal of developing more effective methods for sharing, coordinating, and integrating traveler information and operational activities across state borders. The Phase 5 projects included Citizen-Assist Reporting, Cost/Benefit ITS Tool Evaluation (phase 1), Consistent and Coordinated DMS Use, Use of Mobile Sensors and Maintenance Decision Support for Automated Road Condition Reporting, NWP Regional Permitting (phase 2), and Facilitating the Use of Open Source Software Throughout the Corridor. A detailed outline of each of these projects is present in the document.
Operations Area of Practice
Corridor and Arterial Traffic Management
Freeway Management
Integrated ITS Deployment
Communications
Real Time Traveler Information
ITS standards and specifications
Systems engineering
Decision Criteria for ITS Device Type and Location
ITS System architecture
Standards and Specifications
Interagency Agreements / Cooperation / MOUs
Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
Customer Request Management
Data Acquisition, Support and Hosting
System Performance Definition, Monitoring and Reporting
Planning for Operations
Cost / Benefit Analysis
Decision Criteria for ITS Device Type and Location
Organizational Capability Element
Integrated Corridor Management
Standards and Interoperability
Freeway Operations
Project Systems Engineering
Traveler Information
Testing, Verification & Validation (V&V)
Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
Public safety agency collaboration
Outsourcing/PPP
Content Type
Informational Product
Role in Organization
Transportation Planner
Researcher/Academic
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Engineer
Senior Manager
Publishing Organization
Other Research Organizations