Guidance and Support of Guidance and Support of ITS ProgramsITS Programs

Michael FreitasMichael FreitasMay 2000May 2000

US Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration

OverviewOverview IntroductionIntroduction Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

– Types of AssistanceTypes of Assistance Future Technical AssistanceFuture Technical Assistance ITS Web ResourcesITS Web Resources

IntroductionIntroduction Focus of Current ITS Program is on Focus of Current ITS Program is on

DeploymentDeployment Fundamental Premise of ITS Deployment Fundamental Premise of ITS Deployment

ProcessProcess– There Are Basic Types of Knowledge and There Are Basic Types of Knowledge and

Skills Required at Every Stage of Deployment Skills Required at Every Stage of Deployment in Order for a Project to Make It Through the in Order for a Project to Make It Through the Entire Process SuccessfullyEntire Process Successfully

Technical Assistance Program is Based Technical Assistance Program is Based on That Premiseon That Premise

Deployment Stages Knowledge AreasGeneralAwareness

General ITS

Planning ITS Transportation Planning, Regional Architecture, NationalArchitecture & Integration, Modeling, Benefits, AgencyLeaders

Administrative Financing, Procurement/Contracting, Legal Issues,Partnerships, Telecom options, Federal Requirements

Technical National ITS Architecture, Standards, Telecom,Software/Hardware, Technologies, Specifications, Concepts ofOperation, Human Factors

Installation Contract Management, Configuration Management/Documentation, Testing, Personnel Training

Operations Evaluating Operations, O & M Issues/Options, Interagency,Operational Issues, Costs

Evaluations Cost/Benefit, Project Evaluation

Deployment Stages/ Deployment Stages/ Required Knowledge AreasRequired Knowledge Areas

Deployment Stages Low – LevelDeployment

Medium – LevelDeployment

High – LevelDeployment

General Awareness X

Planning X X X

Administrative X X

Technical X X

Installation X X

Operations X X

Evaluation X X

Level of ITS DeploymentLevel of ITS Deployment

ITS Deployment Process

Peer-to-Peer

PCB Program

Service Plans

ITS Deployment Process/Technical ITS Deployment Process/Technical Assistance OptionsAssistance Options

GuidanceMaterial

Planning/Analysis

Tools

Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance Service PlansService Plans Peer to Peer ProgramPeer to Peer Program Professional Capacity Building Professional Capacity Building

ProgramProgram Guidance MaterialGuidance Material Planning/Analysis ToolsPlanning/Analysis Tools

Service PlansService Plans Service Plans Define How FHWA Service Plans Define How FHWA

and FTA Will Provide Technical and FTA Will Provide Technical Support in an Area (Metropolitan or Support in an Area (Metropolitan or Rural) Deploying and Integrating of Rural) Deploying and Integrating of ITS Technologies and Procedures.ITS Technologies and Procedures.

Service Plans Replaced Informal Ad Service Plans Replaced Informal Ad Hoc Responses to Technical Hoc Responses to Technical Assistance RequestsAssistance Requests

Service PlansService Plans Strategic Technical Assistance Strategic Technical Assistance

PlansPlans– Field-BasedField-Based– Outcome OrientedOutcome Oriented– Facilitate Integrated DeploymentFacilitate Integrated Deployment– Funded at Over $1.0M/Year (Up to Funded at Over $1.0M/Year (Up to

$1.5M in FY 01)$1.5M in FY 01)

Service Plan ActivitiesService Plan Activities Service Plan Activities IncludeService Plan Activities Include

– Scanning ReviewsScanning Reviews– TrainingTraining– Architecture DevelopmentArchitecture Development

Tier I /II Workshops Tier I /II Workshops

Tier I /II WorkshopsTier I /II Workshops Objective - Assist MPOs in Developing Objective - Assist MPOs in Developing

Their Regional ArchitecturesTheir Regional Architectures– Tier I WorkshopTier I Workshop (1 Day) - Focused on (1 Day) - Focused on

Organizing the Architecture Development Organizing the Architecture Development ProcessProcess

– Tier II WorkshopTier II Workshop (2 1/2 days) - Focused (2 1/2 days) - Focused on Laying Out an Initial Regional on Laying Out an Initial Regional Architecture and Pointed at Steps to Architecture and Pointed at Steps to Complete the ProcessComplete the Process

ITS Peer-to-Peer ProgramITS Peer-to-Peer Program Program Established to Provide ITS Program Established to Provide ITS

Peer SupportPeer Support Over 120 Peers, Primarily Public Over 120 Peers, Primarily Public

Sector Sector Program Matches Peer With Program Matches Peer With

RequestRequest Program Pays Peer Expenses Program Pays Peer Expenses

ITS Peer-to-Peer ProgramITS Peer-to-Peer Program Over 370 Requests Received and Over 370 Requests Received and

ProcessedProcessed 66% Response Completion Within 66% Response Completion Within

1 Month1 Month Customer Service PortalCustomer Service Portal

– One number access: 1-888-700-PEEROne number access: 1-888-700-PEER– www.its.dot.gov/peer/peer.htmwww.its.dot.gov/peer/peer.htm

Professional Capacity Professional Capacity Building (PCB) ProgramBuilding (PCB) Program

The ITS PCB Program Was Formed to The ITS PCB Program Was Formed to Assist Transportation Professionals in Assist Transportation Professionals in Developing the Knowledge, Skills, and Developing the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required to Deploy, Operate Abilities Required to Deploy, Operate and Manage ITS Projects. and Manage ITS Projects. – All Levels of Government All Levels of Government – Academia, and Professional Academia, and Professional

AssociationsAssociations– Public and Private SectorPublic and Private Sector

Professional Capacity Professional Capacity Building (PCB) ProgramBuilding (PCB) Program

The Program Is Comprehensive and The Program Is Comprehensive and Multi-modal in Nature (24 Courses Multi-modal in Nature (24 Courses Offered)Offered)

The Web Site Provides a Comprehensive The Web Site Provides a Comprehensive List of ITS PCB Program Offerings List of ITS PCB Program Offerings – http://pcb.volpe.dot.govhttp://pcb.volpe.dot.gov

It Also Includes Links to Other Relevant It Also Includes Links to Other Relevant Web SitesWeb Sites

PCB Program - Course PCB Program - Course TopicsTopics

AwarenessAwareness ArchitectureArchitecture Architecture & Architecture &

Standards ConformityStandards Conformity Commercial Vehicle Commercial Vehicle

OperationsOperations Freeway ManagementFreeway Management Incident ManagementIncident Management ITS Procurement and ITS Procurement and

AcquisitionAcquisition

ITS StandardsITS Standards Regional Multimodal Regional Multimodal

Traveler Information Traveler Information (ATIS)(ATIS)

RuralRural TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Traffic Signal ControlTraffic Signal Control Transit ManagementTransit Management

Professional Capacity Professional Capacity Building (PCB) ProgramBuilding (PCB) Program

PCB TrainingPCB Training– 9,000 People in Travel Management 9,000 People in Travel Management

Related TopicsRelated Topics– 3,000 People in Commercial Vehicle 3,000 People in Commercial Vehicle

Operations Operations Currently Piloting 3 Web-based Currently Piloting 3 Web-based

Training CoursesTraining Courses

Guidance MaterialGuidance Material Guidance Documents Are Intended Guidance Documents Are Intended

to Aid Transportation Practitioners to Aid Transportation Practitioners in:in:– Planning and Deploying ITS SystemsPlanning and Deploying ITS Systems– The Use of the National ITS Architecture The Use of the National ITS Architecture – To Foster the Integration of To Foster the Integration of

Transportation Systems Within a Transportation Systems Within a Region.Region.

Guidance Material Guidance Material Typical Guidance Documents Include:Typical Guidance Documents Include:

– Developing ITS Using the National ITS Developing ITS Using the National ITS ArchitectureArchitecture

– ITS Deployment of Transit SystemsITS Deployment of Transit Systems– Developing Traffic Signal Control SystemsDeveloping Traffic Signal Control Systems– Developing Traveler Information SystemsDeveloping Traveler Information Systems

All Documents Are Available All Documents Are Available Electronically on the ITS Web-site (EDL)Electronically on the ITS Web-site (EDL)

Guidance MaterialGuidance Material ITS Benefits Special Studies InitiativeITS Benefits Special Studies Initiative

– Benefit BrochuresBenefit Brochures– Cross Cutting StudiesCross Cutting Studies– Case Studies Case Studies – Implementation GuidesImplementation Guides– Technical ReportsTechnical Reports

Topic Areas - CVO, Emergency Services, Freeway Topic Areas - CVO, Emergency Services, Freeway and Arterial Management, Planning and and Arterial Management, Planning and Integration, Weather Information for Traveler & Integration, Weather Information for Traveler & Maintenance Etc.Maintenance Etc.

Guidance MaterialGuidance Material Examples of ITS Benefit Studies - Examples of ITS Benefit Studies -

Reports/Brochures Reports/Brochures – Transportation Management Center Concepts of Transportation Management Center Concepts of

Operations: Implementation GuideOperations: Implementation Guide– Transportation Management Center concept of Transportation Management Center concept of

Operation: A Cross-Cutting StudyOperation: A Cross-Cutting Study To Order ITS Benefit Special Studies - Go to the To Order ITS Benefit Special Studies - Go to the

Following Web-site and Click on Order FormFollowing Web-site and Click on Order Form– http://www.its.dot.gov/eval/Metro/http://www.its.dot.gov/eval/Metro/ Metro_BenefitsSpecial_EDLDocs.htmMetro_BenefitsSpecial_EDLDocs.htm

New ITS Planning/Analysis New ITS Planning/Analysis ToolsTools

ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) and Turbo ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) and Turbo Architecture SoftwareArchitecture Software– Available Through McTrans, May 2000Available Through McTrans, May 2000– User Manual Included w/ SoftwareUser Manual Included w/ Software– Free Technical Support Is AvailableFree Technical Support Is Available– Turbo; 1 Day Training Course for Headquarters and Turbo; 1 Day Training Course for Headquarters and

Field Staff - Available in July 2000Field Staff - Available in July 2000– IDAS; 2 Day Training Course is Under Development IDAS; 2 Day Training Course is Under Development

- Available October 2000 at Resource Centers - Available October 2000 at Resource Centers

ITS Deployment Analysis ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) SoftwareSystem (IDAS) Software

Tool Used to Enhance the Planning of Tool Used to Enhance the Planning of Proposed ITS ImprovementsProposed ITS Improvements

Complements the Traditional Travel Complements the Traditional Travel Demand Forecasting ProcessDemand Forecasting Process

Benefits of ITS Improvements Are Benefits of ITS Improvements Are Calculated and Compared With the Calculated and Compared With the Deployment CostsDeployment Costs

Provides a Direct Way to Compare a Provides a Direct Way to Compare a Number of Alternative ITS DeploymentsNumber of Alternative ITS Deployments

Turbo Architecture Turbo Architecture SoftwareSoftware

Interactive Software Program to Interactive Software Program to Assist Transportation Planners and Assist Transportation Planners and System Integrators, in the System Integrators, in the Development of Regional and Development of Regional and Project ArchitecturesProject Architectures

Uses the National ITS Architecture Uses the National ITS Architecture As Starting PointAs Starting Point

Technical Assistance - Technical Assistance - Commercial Vehicle Commercial Vehicle

OperationsOperations CVISN Operational and Architectural Compatibility CVISN Operational and Architectural Compatibility

Handbook (COACH)Handbook (COACH)– Comprehensive Checklist of What Is Required to Comprehensive Checklist of What Is Required to

Conform W/ Commercial Vehicle Information Conform W/ Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN), Operational Systems and Networks (CVISN), Operational Concepts and Architecture.Concepts and Architecture.

CVISN WorkshopsCVISN Workshops– Scope WorkshopScope Workshop– Planning WorkshopPlanning Workshop– Design WorkshopDesign Workshop

For More Information: For More Information: http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvisn/http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvisn/

Future Technical Future Technical AssistanceAssistance

Expectation That Significant Expectation That Significant Technical Assistance Will Be Technical Assistance Will Be Needed When the Architecture Needed When the Architecture Consistency Policy Becomes Final Consistency Policy Becomes Final

Planning Process Has Begun to Planning Process Has Begun to Determine What Kinds of Technical Determine What Kinds of Technical Assistance Will Be Needed Assistance Will Be Needed

Additional ITS Web Additional ITS Web ResourcesResources

ITS Joint Program Office:ITS Joint Program Office:– http//:www.its.dot.govhttp//:www.its.dot.gov

ITS Electronic Document Library (EDL):ITS Electronic Document Library (EDL):– http//:its.fhwa.dot.gov/cyberdocs/http//:its.fhwa.dot.gov/cyberdocs/

welcome.htmwelcome.htm ITS Cooperative Deployment Network (ICDN):ITS Cooperative Deployment Network (ICDN):

– http//:www.nawgits.com/jpo/http//:www.nawgits.com/jpo/ ITS AmericaITS America

– http://www.itsa.org/http://www.itsa.org/