Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration

Integrated Corridor Management Initiative – ICMS Surveillance and Detection Needs Analysis for the Arterial Data Gap

Appendix A – Acronyms

AMS: Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation

AVI: Automatic Vehicle Identification

AVL: Automatic Vehicle Location

CCTV: Closed-circuit Television

ConOps: Concept of Operations

COTS: Commercial Off-the-Shelf

DMI: Distance-Measuring Instrument

DMS: Dynamic Message Sign

DOT: Department of Transportation

DUAP: Data Use Analysis and Processing

FHWA: Federal Highway Administration

GASB: Governmental Accounting Standards Board

GIS: Geographic Information System

GPS: Global Positioning System

HAR: Highway Advisory Radio

HOT: High Occupancy Toll

HOV: High Occupancy Vehicle

ICM: Integrated Corridor Management

ICMS: Integrated Corridor Management System

IM: Instant Messaging

ITS: Intelligent Transportation System

KTT: Knowledge and Technology Transfer

LIDAR: Light Detection and Ranging

LOS: Level of Service

MOE: Measure of Effectiveness

MPH: Miles per hour

NCHRP: National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NTCIP: National Transportation Communication ITS Protocol

RADAR: Radio Detecting and Ranging

RITA: Research and Innovative Technology Administration

RMS: Ramp Metering System

RWIS: Road Weather Information System

USDOT: United States Department of Transportation

VDS: Vehicle Detection Sensor

VII: Vehicle Infrastructure Integration

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