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Background • Accelerate “...development of standards and protocols to promote and ensure interoperability in the implementation of ITS technologies…” [TEA-21] • Facilitates mix and match of traffic control devices, such as signal controllers or dynamic message signs • Easier communication between traffic management centers • Activities are based upon the National ITS Architecture • traffic control and management, transit operations, commercial vehicle operations, etc. • Technical standards alone won’t ensure interoperability • IAG toll agreement
Who’s Involved • AASHTO • ITE • SAE • IEEE • ASTM • NEMA
US DOT’s Standards Program • Development • Testing • Outreach, education, and technical assistance • Policy support
Development • Purpose is to accelerate the typically lengthy volunteer process in developing standards • The formal program has been in place since January 1996 • Most of the work is based upon the National ITS Architecture • We’re a significant way through the development of the original list of 80 • about half are already completed with the other half to be completed by next year • As new functions are added to the architecture additional standards may be needed
Testing • Purpose is to prove out the standards in a real world and provide a better understanding of how they work • We expect to test about 50 of the original 80 standards • We’ve learned a lot from our 1st test on dynamic message signs that was just recently completed • customizing affects interchangeability • simply stating use of NTCIP in projects is not enough
Outreach, Education, and Technical Assistance • Purpose is to support understanding and application, as well as provide deployment assistance • A number of products are currently available and under development • Spring mailing • Electronic Document Library (EDL) • Standards website: www.its.dot.gov/standard/standard.htm • Standards peer-to-peer program has been started up • We’re trying to determine what the field staff need to know and how to best help them to become knowledgeable • Field staff workshop in planning stages • Training courses being developed
Policy Support • The purpose is to support implementing the requirements of TEA-21 • identification of critical standards • rulemaking for conformity with published standards • Above and beyond the rulemaking for architecture and standards policy, a separate rulemaking process is necessary before use of standards is required • Before any rulemaking activity will be undertaken by FHWA, a number of things need to happen • Standard is approved by the standards development organization • Testing • Assessment of readiness • Rulemaking
What Do Division Offices Need to Know Using NTCIP as an example: • When are NTCIP standards applicable? • Which NTCIP standards need to be used? • Is it a smart investment/what are the trade-offs? • What does an NTCIP standard/specification look like? • Who’s using NTCIP and what have been the successes and failures? • Where to go for more detailed information?
What We’re Doing to Help • Outreach Materials (everything is available through the ITS JPO standards website) • Availability of standards • Lessons learned and case studies • Deployment contact information • Test reports • Fact sheets • User guides • Sample procurement specs • Training Courses and workshops • NTCIP is the 1st priority (overview, signal controller, center to center, dynamic message signs) • Technical Assistance
Challenges • How to best educate and utilize our field staff for standards support. • How to encourage local jurisdictions who don’t receive federally funding to utilize ITS standards and provide for a seamless system to the driving community. • How to operate in a rapidly changing information technology environment.