Implementation of ITS Practice in Georgia

1. Implementation of ITS Practice in Georgia Presentation for ITSGA Annual Meeting September 25, 2006 Chattanooga, Tennessee Marion Waters

2. Audience Survey • People not from Georgia (who know only a little about Georgia’s ITS) • People familiar with current NaviGAtor System (since 2000) • People who remember 1996 Olympic Games • People who remember IVHS

3. Timeline for ITS in GeorgiaKey Milestones....... February 1989 – IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems) conference in Atlanta at GA Tech sponsored by FHWA September 1990 – Georgia Selected for 1996 Olympic Games December 1991 - The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) Established a Federal program to research, develop, and operationally test Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and to promote their implementation.. Demo Project for Georgia $58.1 Million February 1992 – FHWA Scanning Tour July 1992 – RFP for System Integrator

4. 1992 Technologies (in RFP)1994 Specifications • Bag Phones (5% market penetration) • Dial-in to Electronic Bulletin Boards (1200 baud modems - No Internet!) • Multi-mode fiber • Windows 3.1 • 486 Processors • Optical Juke box for 187 Mbytes

5. Timeline for ITS in GeorgiaKey Milestones....... October 1992 – TRW Selected January 21, 1993 – Notice to Proceed issued November, 1994 – HERO operations begin April 11, 1996 – TMC Dedication / Official beginning of Operations July 17, 1996 – Olympic Games

6. 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES

7. CENTENNIAL GAMES ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA

8. CENTENNIAL GAMES 1996 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA LARGEST OLYMPICS IN HISTORY

9. The Clock is Ticking! 8 Days Remaining

10. Night in Atlanta Intelligent Transportation Systems The most fully integrated Intelligent Transportation System in operation today. Atlanta, Georgia

11. G D O T Statewide ATMS Network DALTON GDOT CONCEPT BEGAN 1992 TRW CONTRACT SIGNED 1/23/93 CARTERSVILLE GAINESVILLE ATHENS ATLANTA AUGUSTA MACON COLUMBUS SAVANNAH ALBANY VALDOSTA Coordination, Cooperation, Commitment

12. INTERSTATE GEORGIA 75 To Gwinnett TCC INTERSTATE GEORGIA 85 Cobb TCC Toll Plaza INTERSTATE GEORGIA 285 78 Dekalb TCC GDOT G.O. Atlanta TCC Fulton TCC INTERSTATE GEORGIA 20 INTERSTATE TMC GEORGIA 285 INTERSTATE GEORGIA 20 166 INTERSTATE GEORGIA 675 INTERSTATE GEORGIA 75 INTERSTATE GEORGIA 85 Clayton TCC Vision for 1996 Video Detection & Surveillance Cameras

13. SURVEILLANCE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAMERAS SURVEILLANCE TCC CAMERAS Transportation Control VEHICLE Center DETECTION INCIDENT DEVICES MANAGEMENT TEAM TRANSPORTATION * DOT * INFORMATION Metro Traffic COLLECTION MARTA TMC INFORMATION INPUT INFORMATION OUTPUT TRAFFIC CONTROL TRANSPORTATION MEASURES SIGNAL TIMING INFORMATION DISPERSAL SIGNAL CHANGES KIOSKS TIMING CHANGEABLE CHANGES ADAS MESSAGE SIGNS RAMP MARTA METERING HIGHWAY RATES ADVISORY SHOWCASE RADIO

14. Travelers Showcase Project TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CENTER (TMC) Radar Detectors MARTA Video Detection CCT Advance Traveler Information System (ATIS) *DOT Airport Private Providers Spotters HP 200LX & SkyTel 2-Way Pager Motorola Envoy Cable TV Hotel Interactive TV Internet Page In-Vehicle Navigation

15. Travelers Showcase Project Personal Communication Devices (PCD) • Road Maps • Incident Alerts/Congestion • One-Way Street and Turn Restrictions • Route Selection • Transit Schedules and Fares • Bus Stop and Rail Station Locations • Parking Lot Information / Status • Special Information (Sports, Parades, Concerts, etc.) • Yellow Pages Information

16. Intelligent TransportationSystems Atlanta, Georgia MARTA FTA GDOT GeorgiaNet FHWA City of Atlanta

17. Key Milestones... “Post Olympics” Refinement of Software (success) Signal integration efforts (failure) Strategic Deployment Plan 1997 (success) Economic evaluation 1997 (success)

18. Economic Benefits for Atlanta Region (metro only) • 23-Minute Reduction in Average • Incident Duration • $44.6 Million Savings in Time Alone • Air Quality Benefit • Benefit/Cost Ratio 2.3 to 1

19. Key Milestones... “Post Olympics” Selection of “Integrator II” 1998 Y2K “re-baseline” (success) Moderate system growth

20. 2002 What is ITS? (and what does it do?) • Intelligent Transportation Systems • The use of technology to enhance the performance of the existing transportation infrastructure and to provide a higher operation level for improved customer service • Mitigate Congestion - Operate the system

21. 2002 Transportation Management Center • 24 X 7 • 825 Calls Daily • Connected to TCCs • Statewide Incident Management • Maintenance Dispatch (Nights/Weekends)

22. 2002 2002 System 2002 120 miles 262 CCTV’s 90 CMS 1135 VDS

23. 2002 Strategic Directions • Utilize Technology to Maximize Capacity and Efficiency • Provide Increased Customer Satisfaction • Seek Strategic Directions Through Stakeholder Meetings • Address Areas of Greatest Customer Concern • Implement Useful/Beneficial ITS Applications Statewide (Rural and Urban)

24. 2002 Goals and Mission • Improve Safety (secondary accidents) • Manage Incidents (Traffic Control) • Mitigate (not eliminate)Congestion • Reduce Air Pollution • Provide Information (Reduce • demand/Reduce Backups/Customer Service)

25. Summary ITS was the right solution for Georgia implemented in time for the Olympics Its future is ........

26. “Success is Never Final.” - Winston Churchill When will this system be completed? “When we have lost our vision for the future.” (Or when the congestion goes away.)