National ITS Architecture and
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 | ITS Professional Capacity Building Section of the ITS Joint Program Office Website |
| This website is the official site of the U.S. DOT's ITS Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program and presents a compilation of resources related to training, professional development, formal education, and sources of technical assistance in ITS. The "Training" section contains a list of almost 40 classroom and Web-based courses (both self-guided and instructor-led "blended" courses) that have been endorsed by the PCB Program. The Program also supports three certificate-granting training series. The "Talking Technology and Transportation (T3)" section contains information about these free 90-minute Web-based seminars ("webinars"). This section has a calendar of upcoming T3 seminars and archive of past ones. The "Education" section lists relevant undergraduate and graduate courses offered by colleges and universities in the U.S. In the "Technical Assistance" section, the ITS Technical Assistance Navigator provides an overview of technical support options in key aspects of ITS deployment and guides users to the resources most appropriate to their preferences and needs. These resources include contact information for Federal subject-area experts and links to other organizations that can offer assistance. In addition, the ITS Peer-to-Peer Program connects people seeking assistance with specific technical issues with state and local experts who are prepared to share their experience. The site also contains a list of contacts and related links. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov. | |
 | Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Web Seminars |
| The Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Web-based seminars ("webinars") are interactive conferences with instruction provided via both telephone and the Internet. Sponsored by the ITS Joint Program Office's Professional Capacity Building Program, these seminars cover a wide range of topics. Topics of recent T3 seminars include improving highway safety with ITS, guidelines for successful ITS procurement, software acquisition for project managers, and transit fare collection standards. Most seminars consist of one hour of presentation by instructors or panelists and a half-hour question and answer period. About 100 to 150 people participate in each seminar. Past seminars are archived on the T3 website, so even people who missed the seminar can review the material presented. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/res_t3.asp to view a calendar of upcoming seminars and archives of past ones. | |
| ITS Awareness Seminar (NHI Course# 137001) |
| This course provides an overall understanding of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and ITS infrastructure. The course illustrates ITS infrastructure components by showcasing those systems that are deployed around the country. Institutional and technical issues in deployment of ITS infrastructure are also presented. Topics covered include planning, design, architecture, standards, procurement, installation and construction, operation and maintenance, and funding. Skill Level: Awareness learning. Target Audience: Transportation professionals who are currently not generally involved in ITS, but expect to be involved in ITS planning, implementation, operations, or maintenance. This course is available in both classroom and Web-based versions. Course Length: One day for the classroom version; four hours for the Web-based version. Cost: $200 per participant for the classroom version; $50 per participant for the Web-based version. To Access This Resource:
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| Deploying Integrated ITS – Metropolitan (NHI Course# 137002) |
| This course supports integrated ITS infrastructure deployment with consideration of the National ITS Architecture. The regional context in which the public components of ITS infrastructure will be implemented and integrated is emphasized. The course combines the technical and institutional components of deployment. The importance of each component is discussed and placed in the context of regional decisions that must be made by state and local agencies. Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: Transportation program managers who are currently involved in ITS or expect to be involved in ITS planning, implementation, operations, or maintenance. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137002." | |
| ITS Telecommunications Overview (NHI Course# 137005) |
| This course provides a broad introduction to the fundamentals of wireline and wireless telecommunications systems as they apply to ITS. The course covers key terms and concepts, requirements analysis, use of regional ITS architectures in telecommunications planning, and institutional and organizational issues. Target Audience: Transportation managers and engineers involved in policymaking, procurement, planning, program development and legal aspects of ITS infrastructure deployment. Course Length: Eight hours. Cost: $200 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137005." | |
| Rural ITS Toolbox (NHI Course# 137007) |
| This course describes many ITS-related practices and techniques that have been applied successfully to rural transportation problems, which are described in the Rural ITS Toolbox document. The training course goes into further detail by including problem solving techniques and training for the course participant to describe ITS technologies to their stakeholders. This course will help participants identify cost-effective ITS technologies that can address rural transportation problems. Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: County, municipal, and town executives; traffic engineers; state, Federal, and local transportation planners and operations personnel; motor carrier managers; environmental groups; information technology (IT) personnel; academia; consultants; and contractors. Course Length: Eight hours. Cost: $200 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137007." | |
| Deploying the National Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture (NHI Course# 137013) |
| The objective of this course is to demonstrate in an interactive workshop format how to apply tools and methodologies developed by the National ITS Architecture Team for the U.S. DOT. Topics covered include transportation services, subsystems and terminators, information flows, market packages, ITS standards, developing an ITS architecture, logical architecture, using an architecture for project deployment, user service requirements and the theory of operations, and the FHWA's Final Rule and FTA's Policy on ITS Architecture and Standards. Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: This course is primarily for a public sector audience involved in ITS planning, deployment, and operations; systems integrators from the private sector would also benefit. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270 per participant. The course fee includes a copy of the National ITS Architecture Version 5.0 on CD-ROM. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137013." | |
| Introduction to the National ITS Architecture (NHI Course# 137015) |
| This Web-based distance learning course provides students with a broad overview of the National ITS Architecture and the role it plays in planning, designing, and implementing ITS. The course provides background (what the National ITS Architecture is, how it is defined, why it was established, and its goals and objectives) and introduces the concept of ITS user services. Basic concepts and models of systems engineering are addressed, as well as the physical architecture through examples of local implementations of the National ITS Architecture. Specific elements of the physical architecture, such as subsystems and terminators, are presented in detail. Skill Level: Awareness learning. Target Audience: Transportation professionals wanting to enhance their knowledge of and skills for using the National ITS Architecture. Course Length: Eight hours. Cost: $75 To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.citeconsortium.org/courses/initsa.html or contact Kathleen Frankle, Consortium of ITS Training and Education (CITE), (410) 414-2925, KFrankle@umd.edu. | |
| ITS Software Acquisition (NHI Course# 137019) |
| This course provides a general understanding of the many issues involved in the development, management, and deployment of ITS software. Topics covered include the challenges software projects present and how to overcome them, the guiding principles to use for acquiring software successfully, and selection of an appropriate contracting mechanism. Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: State and local personnel, such as project leaders, who will be involved in ITS projects that have a significant software component to them. FHWA Resource Center and Division office personnel who are involved in coordinating these projects would also benefit. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137019." | |
| Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Procurement (NHI Course# 137020) |
| This seminar is intended to heighten awareness of the challenges in procuring ITS within the traditional construction project environment. This seminar combines lectures with presentations of case studies to describe the lessons learned from past ITS projects, and explain how best practices can be instituted to help ensure successful ITS procurement. This seminar is a companion to, but not a prerequisite to, ITS Software Acquisition. Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: Federal, state, and local transportation professionals directly involved in procuring ITS systems, especially those responsible for developing and reviewing statements-of-work for ITS procurement, including program managers, contracting officers, and attorneys. Course Length: One day. Cost: $200 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137020." | |
| CORSIM Traffic Simulation Model Training (NHI Course# 137022) |
| This seminar provides an understanding of CORidor SIMulation (CORSIM), a tool that simulates traffic and traffic control conditions on combined surface street and freeway networks. CORSIM determines how traffic engineering and control strategies impact a prescribed network's operational performance, as expressed in terms of various measures of effectiveness (MOEs). The MOEs, such as speed and delay, provide insights into the effects of the applied strategy on traffic operations and provide the basis for optimizing the applied strategy. Skill Level: Specialized learning. Target Audience: Traffic engineering technical staff from Federal, state, and local agencies. Course Length: Three days. Cost: $400 per participant. The sponsoring organization is responsible for providing 200 Mhz microcomputers with Windows 95 or Windows NT or better, color monitors, and a hard disk with 50 MB free storage memory. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137022." | |
| Introduction to Systems Engineering for Advanced Transportation (NHI Course# 137024) |
| This course provides an introduction to systems engineering for ITS project managers and staff, allowing participants to understand the benefits of applying systems engineering approaches to developing quality systems. The course covers both technical practices (modeling, prototyping, trade-off analysis, and testing) and management practices (risk analysis and mitigation). Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: Transportation engineers and other information technology (IT) professionals and technical staff at all levels of the public and private sectors, including ITS project managers, technical team members, contractors, and staff. Project managers in particular may benefit from this course. This course is available in classroom, Web-based and blended instructor-led/Web-based versions. Course Length: Two days for the classroom version; 10 hours for the Web-based and blended versions. Cost: $270 per participant for the classroom version; $200 per participant for the Web-based version; $250 per participant for the blended version. To Access This Resource:
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| Managing High Technology Projects in Transportation (NHI Course# 137026) |
| The goal of this course is to improve the project management skills of both public and private sector personnel responsible for managing the implementation of technology-intensive transportation projects. The course provides training on the fundamental principles and practices of good project management; the steps to be taken for the planning, design, and implementation of transportation systems projects; the types of project management tools available; and the basic skills required to be a good project manager. Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: Current and prospective project managers from state and local transportation agencies, as well as those in the private sector who support the implementation of advanced transportation projects. Course Length: Two days. This course is available in classroom, Web-based and blended instructor-led/Web-based versions. Course Length: Two days for the classroom version; eight hours for the Web-based and blended versions. Cost: $270 per participant for the classroom version; $200 per participant for the Web-based version; $250 per participant for the blended version. To Access This Resource:
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| Turbo Architecture Software Training (NHI Course# 137029A) |
| This course provides training on how to use Turbo Architecture, which is a software tool for regional and project-specific architecture development. Target Audience: Public sector transportation professionals at the state, county, city, and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) levels, as well as private sector consultants, who are developing regional and project architectures. Skill Level: Specialized training. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270. The sponsoring organization is responsible for providing 400 Mhz microcomputers running Windows SE or better, color monitors, and a hard disk with 50 MB free storage memory. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137029A." | |
| Principles and Tools for Road Weather Management (NHI Course# 137030) |
| This course helps those involved in highway maintenance and operations develop techniques and strategies for tackling road weather problems. This course provides basic knowledge of meteorology and addresses the technological resources available to support highway personnel in making effective road weather management decisions. Key topics covered in the course include the impacts of weather on highway operations, fundamentals of meteorology including how it pertains to Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS), technical and institutional resources available for implementing RWIS and a range of effective and open solutions to various types of road weather conditions and for various management practices. The course focuses heavily on resources and solutions, and how those solutions can reduce the impact of adverse weather on the traveling public and the highway agency. Target Audience: Transportation engineers, planners, managers, public works personnel, safety engineers, systems engineers, operators, maintenance personnel and emergency personnel. Course Length: One Day Cost: $200 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137030." | |
| Configuration Management (CM) for Traffic Management Systems (NHI Course# 137042) |
| Configuration management (CM) is the practice of handling changes systematically so that a facility maintains its integrity over time. CM involves policies, procedures, techniques, and tools to manage and evaluate proposed project changes, track the status of changes, and maintain an inventory of system and support documents. This course presents issues surrounding CM and recommended practices for agencies to consider in a modular manner. A two-day version of the course presents all 10 modules. The sponsor may select modules to be presented in the one-day version of the course. Target Audience: Any individual involved in the planning, design, implementation, management, operation, or maintenance of transportation systems, including representatives of metropolitan planning organizations, traffic management centers, state and local governments, FHWA, universities, and consultants. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137042." | |
| Integrated Transportation Management for Small- and Medium-Sized Communities (NHI Course# 137043) |
| This course introduces the use of Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS) and Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) when deployed in small and medium-sized communities. This course provides participants with the basic knowledge and resources needed to begin the process of planning for ATMS and ATIS in small and medium sized communities. Target Audience: Transportation professionals involved in the planning, design, implementation, and operation of ITS in small and medium sized communities. Course Length: One day. Cost: $200 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137043." | |
| Improving Highway Safety with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (NHI Course# 137044) |
| The goal of this course is to increase awareness of the highway safety benefits offered by ITS technologies. Highway safety benefits may be experienced at the highway system, mainstream (highway improvement project) and stand-alone project level. The course surveys the participants on their experiences deploying ITS for highway safety improvements and reviews procedures and requirements of safety strategic planning and the ITS deployment process. Ideally, participants will comprise a 50/50 split between safety and ITS personnel so that experiences, expectations and contributions will be shared. This course is available in both classroom and Web-based versions. Target Audience: Both ITS and safety professionals. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270 per participant for the classroom version; $175 per participant for the Web-based version; $250 per participant for the blended version To Access This Resource:
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| Computerized Traffic Signal Systems (NHI Course# 133010) |
| This course presents current technology and control options available for computerized traffic control, including microcomputer applications. It covers the technical issues of a computerized traffic control system and steps necessary to develop and manage a system. These steps begin with problem identification; followed by a feasibility study, control system design, installation, maintenance, and finally operation and system evaluation. The course will not assume any prior knowledge of computers. Skill Level: Specialized learning. Target Audience: Traffic engineering personnel from Federal, state, and local agencies involved in the technical aspects of traffic engineering. Course Length: Three days. Cost: $400 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "133010." | |
| Traffic Signal Design and Operation (NHI Course# 133028) |
| This course addresses the application of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to intersection displays, as well as signal timing, computerized traffic signal systems, control strategies, integrated systems, traffic control simulation, and optimization software. Upon completion of this course, participants will gain an understanding of the congestion and delays that exist on streets and roadways, and how these delays can be managed through effective traffic signal timing and optimization. The course is divided into three parts: Traffic Signal Design, Traffic Signal Systems, and Traffic Software. Skill Level: Specialized learning. Target Audience: Federal, state, and local traffic engineers involved in the design, review, and inspection of traffic control projects. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270 per participant. The course fee includes a copy of the Manual of Traffic Signal Design, Second Edition. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "133028." | |
| Managing Traffic Incident and Roadway Emergencies (NHI Course# 133048 or 133048A) |
| This course addresses the concepts and techniques of traffic incident management. The course focuses on the safety and operational efficiency of responding agencies and the institutional and administrative barriers that hinder interagency cooperation. Course modules cover the main groupings of topics: on-scene traffic incident management operations, multi-agency communications, and program management. Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: This course is designed for a multi-agency, multidisciplinary audience of mid- and upper-level managers from transportation, law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical, emergency communications, and other agencies that respond to traffic incidents. In addition, the target audience also includes private sector responders from towing and recovery companies, hazardous materials contractors, and traffic reporting media. Course Length: One or two days. Cost: $4,500 or $6900 per session (between $128 and $345 per participant depending on the number of participants and course length). To Access This Resource: Contact the NHI Training Team, (703) 235-0534, nhitraining@fhwa.dot.gov or access the website addresses:
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| Freeway Management and Operations (NHI Course# 133075 or 133075A) |
| This course provides participants with an appreciation and understanding of the key policies, institutional issues, challenges and barriers, technical, and other issues to consider in the planning, design, implementation, management, operation, evaluation, and marketing of freeway facilities. The key topics covered include introduction to freeway management and operations, freeway management as a component of traffic operations programs, performance monitoring and evaluation, roadway and operational improvements, ramp management and control, lane management and control, high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) systems, traffic incident management, planned special events, information dissemination, transportation management centers, information sharing and integration, detection and surveillance, and communication media. This course addresses basic traffic flow theory for freeways and evaluation of freeway operations during project development and design. In addition, this course provides information on freeway traffic control systems, traffic management centers, and operations analysis procedures for freeways. Skill Level: Specialized learning. Target Audience: Federal, state, and local transportation professionals involved in planning, design, and implementation of freeway traffic operational improvements. Course Length: Two or three days. Cost: $270 per participant for the two-day course; $400 per participant for the three-day course. To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Access Management, Location and Design (NHI# 133078) |
| This course presents the fundamentals of access management (AM) along highways and arterial streets. Topics covered in this course include the benefits of AM, AM practices and policies from various states and jurisdictions, warrants, design guidelines for the application of AM, retrofit programs, and evaluation of AM's impact on safety and operations. Target Audience: Engineers and planners at the Federal, state and local levels who expect to be involved in decisions about access to new or existing sites. Course Legnth: Three days. Cost: $400 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "133078." | |
| Advancing Transportation Systems Management and Operations (NHI Course# 133098) |
| This course provides an understanding of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) in a regional context. The transportation challenges of the 21st century require a significant cultural shift in the way transportation systems are managed and operated. This means moving from limited interactions between planners and operators to a solid linkage that facilitates data sharing, joint development of regional operations opportunities, resource sharing, and supportive institutional arrangements. From an operations perspective, this cultural shift requires anticipating user needs 24/7, focusing on customers, and changing policies and procedures to be performance-based. To be successful, the new norm requires a cross-jurisdictional, multi-agency, and multimodal perspective. From a planning standpoint, this cultural shift means bringing "operations thinking" into the planning process. Smart planning requires that ongoing operations be considered in regional planning and investment decisions. This course explores 21st century transportation challenges and how to advance TSM&O through a cultural shift in operations and planning. Target Audience: Transportation managers, service providers, public safety officials, public works directors, and business sector members of chambers of commerce. Operators and planners from states, cities, counties and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) also benefit from this course. Course Length: One day. Cost: $200 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "133098." | |
| Managing Travel for Planned Special Events (NHI Course# 133099 or 133099A) |
| This course provides participants with the ability to identify and discuss the key phases, institutional issues, challenges, techniques, and other issues to consider in coordinating, planning, managing, and controlling traffic for planned special events. The following key topics are covered in the course: planned special events overview, pre-event planning and coordination, traffic management plan and travel demand management initiatives, implementation activities, day-of-event activities, and post-event activities. Participants will be able to apply the recommended concepts and techniques with all five key phases involved with managing travel for a planned special event: (1) program planning, (2) event operations planning, (3) implementation activities, (4) day-of-event activities, and (5) post-event activities. The course will refer to FHWA's Managing Travel for Planned Special Events Handbook. The course will guide participants on how to apply key concepts contained in the handbook. Target Audience: The target audience includes transportation managers, service providers, public safety officials, public works directors, and business sector members of chambers of commerce. Operators and planners from states, cities, counties and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) would also benefit from this course. Course Length: One or two days. The two-day version includes scenario-based exercises in a workshop format. Cost: $200 per participant for the one-day course; $270 per participant for the two-day course. To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Improvement Program (NHI# 380005) |
| This course presents a broad overview of various options for improving highway-rail intersections, also called railroad grade crossings. The course covers historical background, definition of grade crossing components, collection and maintenance of data, assessment of crossing safety and operations, identification and selection of improvement alternatives, program and project development and implementation, maintenance, private crossings, and the Operation Lifesaver program. The workshop format enables participants to apply the material in a series of exercises. Target Audience: Representatives of Federal, state, and local transportation agencies responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of highway-rail intersections. Also, state and local traffic engineers responsible for highway-railroad grade crossing safety. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "380005." | |
| Introduction to Telecommunications Technology |
| This course introduces ITS telecommunications to those who have little or no previous exposure to the issues surrounding the deployment and use of telecommunications infrastructure. The course introduces participants to the fundamentals of wireline and wireless telecommunications systems and concludes with a brief discussion of the telecommunications technology acquisition process. Skill Level: Core learning. Target Audience: Transportation managers and engineers involved in policymaking, procurement, planning, program development, and legal aspects of ITS infrastructure deployment. A blended Web-based version provides online interaction between participants and instructors. The Web-based version is also available in Spanish. Course Length: Eight hours. Cost: $175 per participant for the Web-based version; $250 per participant for the blended version. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.citeconsortium.org/courses/1mod3.html or contact Kathleen Frankle, Consortium of ITS Training and Education (CITE), (410) 414-2925, KFrankle@umd.edu. | |
| Advanced Telecommunications Technology |
| This course provides a system-level understanding of the operation of modern broadband transportation communications networks. This course focuses on how to plan and implement telecommunications networks to support major ITS infrastructure. Target Audience: Public sector transportation professionals including Federal engineers, planners, project managers, and field staff and others as appropriate. Transportation professionals from state, regional, and local agencies would also benefit from participation in the course. Course Length: Eight hours. A blended Web-based version provides online interaction between participants and instructors. Cost: $175 per participant for the Web-based version; $250 per participant for the blended version. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.citeconsortium.org/courses/2mod8-blended.html or contact Kathleen Frankle, Consortium of ITS Training and Education (CITE), (410) 414-2925, KFrankle@umd.edu. | |
| Advanced Systems Engineering for Advanced Transportation Projects |
| This Web-based distance-learning course covers a broad set of topics in systems engineering and systems integration. The course provides participants with an appreciation of the principles of systems engineering and its application to ITS projects. In addition, this course introduces participants to techniques of systems integration associated with regional systems. Introduction to Systems Engineering is recommended, but not required, before taking this course. Skill Level: Specialized learning. Target Audience: Transportation engineering and information technology (IT) professionals involved in the implementation of ITS, plus graduate students pursuing a concentration in ITS. A blended Web-based version provides online interaction between participants and instructors. Course Length: 10 hours. Cost: $200 per participant for the Web-based version; $250 per participant for the blended version. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.citeconsortium.org/courses/syseng.html or contact Kathleen Frankle, Consortium of ITS Training and Education (CITE), (410) 414-2925, KFrankle@umd.edu. | |
| Roles of the Public & Private Sectors in ITS: Cooperative Partnerships |
| This course examines some of the critical success factors of cooperative partnerships and offers a suggested approach to partnering. The course presents important issues (legal, regulatory, procurement, public policy, etc.) associated with the establishment of partnerships. In addition, the course provides real-life examples of both successful and unsuccessful attempts at partnerships in the area of ITS. Target Audience: Public sector transportation professionals including Federal engineers, planners, project managers, and field staff and others as appropriate. Transportation professionals from state, regional, and local agencies would also benefit from participation in the course. Course Length: Eight hours. A blended Web-based version provides online interaction between participants and instructors. Cost: $150 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.citeconsortium.org/courses/2mod12-blended.html or contact Kathleen Frankle, Consortium of ITS Training and Education (CITE), (410) 414-2925, KFrankle@umd.edu. | |
| ITS for Transit: Applications, Costs and Benefits |
| This course presents case studies with examples of the costs and benefits experienced by transit agencies that have implemented ITS technologies. The course provides an overview of the range of capabilities of ITS technologies for transit and a methodology for determining their value to an organization. In the course, participants will review common transit problems and the potential solutions offered by ITS technologies and learn how to apply cost-benefit analysis methodologies using real-life applications. Target Audience: Managers, service planners, senior operational, maintenance and fleet management staff, and senior customer relations and security staff. Course Length: Two days. Cost: Free for Federal, state, and local government employees; $300 for contractors and consultants. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=ID005 or contact Myrna Sirleaf, National Transit Institute, (723) 932-1700 x228, MSirleaf@nti.rutgers.edu. | |
| Rural ITS |
| The purpose of this course is to provide transit, and health and human service agencies with an overview of ITS as well as the costs and benefits of applying ITS to transit operations. This course emphasizes the use of technologies to improve operations, customer service, maintenance and management for agencies with small fleets, agencies that operate over wide geographic areas and agencies that have challenges in coordinating their services with other transportation providers. Providing transit agencies with this information is crucial as agencies search for cost-effective and innovative ways to provide better service and administer services more efficiently. Agencies armed with this knowledge can successfully determine whether the deployment of new technologies is needed and can then pursue the procurement and deployment. Target Audience: Agency managers, lead maintenance staff, customer service staff and others interested in learning about useful technologies. Course Length: One day. Cost: Free for Federal, state, and local government employees; $150 for contractors and consultants. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=ID035 or contact Myrna Sirleaf, National Transit Institute, (723) 932-1700 x228, MSirleaf@nti.rutgers.edu. | |
| Managing Information for Success |
| This course emphasizes the importance of efficient handling of data and information to transit operations. Modern operations using transit ITS technologies generate a large amount of data that can be not only used within the agency but also shared with other partners in an integrated system. The course outlines the benefits of having trained staff make full use of the information available and having means to efficiently process and archive this information. Course Length: One day. Cost: Free for Federal, state, and local government employees; $150 for contractors and consultants. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=ID027 or contact Myrna Sirleaf, National Transit Institute, (723) 932-1700 x228, MSirleaf@nti.rutgers.edu. | |
| Intelligent Transportation Staffing |
| Human resources are the key to a successful deployment of ITS in a transit agency. It is important that organizations have people in place that know how to create disparate parts of an organization into a team, set realistic goals, implement and use the technology, interpret the data, and derive the optimum benefits from the system. These staffing needs transcend all departments. How does an agency that is planning an ITS deployment ensure that its organization is appropriately staffed to ensure a successful and profitable implementation? This course will address these questions and provide participants with a toolkit to recruit, interview, hire, train and retain employees who are critical to an ITS purchase and deployment. Target Audience: Transit managers, human resource personnel, employees assigned to an ITS project who need additional personnel, consultants, decision-makers, project management managers, and staff of agencies participating in regional ITS projects. State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and county and municipal government staff would also benefit from this course. Course Length: Two days. Cost: Free for Federal, state, and local government employees; $300 for contractors and consultants. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=ID050 or contact Myrna Sirleaf, National Transit Institute, (723) 932-1700 x228, MSirleaf@nti.rutgers.edu. | |
| Flexible Community Transit Services: Planning, Design, and Technology |
| Transit operators increasingly need to serve markets for which conventional bus and rail modes can be too expensive, inefficient, or inflexible. Many operators are finding that flexible services such as route deviation have an important role to play in serving low-density areas, dispersed trip patterns, and travel by seniors and people with disabilities. This course presents the wide variety of innovative services now in use at transit systems in North America and Europe and examines and how ITS technologies can help implement flexible services. Other topics covered in the course include current efforts in Europe to use technology to create better flexible transit services, coordination of conventional transit service and paratransit to reduce the cost of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the benefits of technology as applied to flexible services, and the use of market research and performance data to determine where flexible services are appropriate. The course will also explore implementation issues, such as contracting, community relations, and technology procurement. Target Audience: Transit and paratransit managers, service planners, transportation planners from metropolitan planning organizations, social service agencies, and others concerned with effective and efficient service delivery. Course Length: Two days. Cost: Free for Federal, state, and local government employees; $300 for contractors and consultants. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=ID008 or contact Myrna Sirleaf, National Transit Institute, (723) 932-1700 x228, MSirleaf@nti.rutgers.edu. | |
| System Security Awareness and Security Incident Management |
| This series of four courses is designed to help transit systems better handle a potential terrorist incident as well as improve their security and reduce crime on their properties. Participants will learn how to improve their innate common sense abilities to observe, determine, and report people and things that are suspicious or out of place. Separate courses are available for employees of commuter railroads, passenger vessels, transit and transportation agencies. The course emphasizes prioritizing actions that must be taken at the scene of a threat or incident. Target Audience: Frontline employees and supervisors who have direct contact with the public for the vehicles and facilities used by the public. A train-the-trainer option for all four courses is available. Course Length: Three to four hours for the regular version; five to six hours for the train-the-trainer version. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Complying with the Federal Transit Administration's Policy on ITS Architecture Consistency and Its Impact on Project Planning and Implementation |
| In 2001, the Federal Transit Administration published its National ITS Architecture Policy on Transit Projects to meet the requirement in Section 5206(s) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). This policy requires that ITS projects conform to the National ITS Architecture and related standards. This policy applies to all ITS projects that are funded in whole or in part with the Highway Trust Fund, including the mass transit account. Additionally, FTA encourages the coordination of local ITS strategies and projects to help meet national and local goals. This course focuses on providing transportation agencies and Federal field staff with an understanding of the policy, the intent behind the policy, the impact of transit ITS planning and development, practical benefits of conformity, and guidelines for meeting policy requirements. Course Length: One day. Cost: Free for Federal, state, and local government employees; $150 for contractors and consultants. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=ID019 or Myrna Sirleaf, National Transit Institute, (723) 932-1700 x228, MSirleaf@nti.rutgers.edu. | |
| Introduction to ITS/CVO and CVISN (CVISN 101) |
| This Web-based course provides an introduction to the ITS/CVO program and the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) initiative. The course includes a short discussion of some of the problems currently existing in CVO, and an overview of the four main areas of the ITS/CVO program: Safety Assurance, Credentials Administration, Electronic Screening, and Carrier Operations. The concepts underlying current and future strategies are described for each of these areas, as well as the technologies used to carry them out. The discussion of CVISN focuses on the Level 1 capabilities (Safety Information Exchange, Electronic Credentialing and Electronic Screening) and the deployment process developed for their implementation. Target Audience: Public sector transportation professionals including Federal engineers, planners, project managers, and field staff and others as appropriate. Transportation professionals from state, regional, and local agencies would also benefit from participation in the course. A blended Web-based version provides online interaction between participants and instructors. Course Length: Six hours. Cost: $175 per participant for the Web-based version; $150 per participant for the blended version. To Access This Resource:
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| Advanced CVISN (CVISN 102) |
| This comprehensive course builds on the knowledge gained in CVISN 101 by delving into the specifics of the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) initiative. In this course, students will explore effective outreach strategies for securing ongoing support and buy-in to CVISN and learn how to meet funding challenges throughout the CVISN life cycle. Students will investigate CVISN's primary objective – to develop and deploy information systems that support capabilities in Safety Information Exchange, Credentials Administration, and Electronic Screening. In addition, the course presents a variety of best practices related to CVISN issues in states. Target Audience: Public sector transportation professionals including Federal engineers, planners, project managers, and field staff and others as appropriate. Transportation professionals from state, regional, and local agencies would also benefit from participation in the course. A blended Web-based version provides online interaction between participants and instructors. Course Length: Eight to 10 hours. Cost: $175 per participant for the Web-based version; $150 per participant for the blended version. To Access This Resource:
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| DMS Procurement Workshop |
| This workshop discusses the nuts and bolts of a successful dynamic message sign (DMS) procurement. Participants will learn to develop methods for incorporating National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP) standards into their DMS specifications. The workshop gives participants practical, ready-to-use information on a full range of topics related to the procurement of standards-based DMS systems. Target Audience: Public and private sector professionals responsible for specifying and procuring ITS-related equipment and services. Transportation/ITS engineers, project managers, technical team members (specification writers), consultants, contractors, and operators will all benefit from the workshop. Course Length: Two days. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/int_its_deployment/standards_imp/dmswkshp.htm or contact Tom Stout, FHWA Office of Transportation Management, (202) 366-6054, Tom.Stout@dot.gov. | |
| Freeway Communication System Infrastructure Workshop |
| This workshop provides chief engineers, U.S. DOT field office division administrators, and transportation agency executives with a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and limitations surrounding the deployment of a statewide communication infrastructure to support transportation needs. The workshop explores Federal laws and regulations; accommodation policies of different states; regional, interstate and international coordination; design and construction of long-haul telecommunications systems; stakeholder needs; and negotiation of shared resources. The outcome of this workshop is an executive-level, participant-generated action plan on how to meet the telecommunication needs of participants' organizations and regions. Follow-up support services are also provided on an as-needed basis. Course Length: Two and a half days. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/news/2006-10_workshop.asp or contact Ron Giguere, ITS Joint Program Office, (202) 366-2203, Ron.Giguere@dot.gov. | |
| ITS Architecture Use and Maintenance Workshop |
| This two-day workshop will help participants understand how a regional ITS architecture can be used in regional and statewide transportation planning and project deployment. Participants will gain insight into the decisions and process steps involved in maintaining a regional ITS architecture. Workshops will be customized for individual regions, which a single workshop involving all stakeholders from a given region. This interactive workshop will be facilitated by the National ITS Architecture Team using lectures, discussions and group exercises. Exercises will guide participants on how to use their own region's ITS architecture to support long-range transportation planning, identify ITS projects, support programming and budgeting of these projects, support systems engineering, support project implementation, and maintain the architecture, i.e., keeping it relevant to changing circumstances. Cost: Free. Host organizations must pay certain logistical expenses, such as catering and room rental. To Access This Resource: Contact the ITS Specialist at the FHWA Division Office in your state. Contact information or these individuals can be found online at http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/int_its_deployment/its_specialists/fhwa_office.htm. | |
| Regional ITS Architecture Development Process Seminar |
| This one-day seminar will equip ITS professionals with the information needed to develop their own regional ITS architecture. The seminar will focus on the six-step process described in the document Regional ITS Architecture Guidance: Developing, Using and Maintaining an ITS Architecture for Your Region. The seminar will address both technical and institutional issues often encountered during the regional ITS architecture development process. Cost: Free. Host organizations must pay certain logistical expenses, such as catering and room rental. To Access This Resource: Contact the ITS Specialist at the FHWA Division Office in your state. Contact information for these individuals can be found online at http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/int_its_deployment/its_specialists/fhwa_office.htm. | |
| Regional ITS Architecture Development Process Workshop |
| This two-day workshop will equip ITS professionals with the tools to develop their own regional ITS architecture by helping them prepare a customized action plan to guide them through the process. The discussions will address both technical and institutional issues that stakeholders may encounter during the regional ITS architecture development process. The workshop is conducted in roundtable format, with extensive discussions of situations specific to the participants' own particular region. Participants are expected to be knowledgeable about the National ITS Architecture, as well as their region's transportation planning process. Participants will leave the workshop with a customized action plan, which they can then use as a roadmap to develop their own regional ITS architecture. A single workshop can accommodate from one to four regions, with ITS architecture champions and key stakeholders attending. Cost: Free. Host organizations must pay certain logistical expenses, such as catering and room rental. To Access This Resource: Contact the ITS Specialist at the FHWA Division Office in your state. Contact information for these individuals can be found online at http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/int_its_deployment/its_specialists/fhwa_office.htm. | |