Perspectives on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-23260-7
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten

'Perspectives on ITS' is a collection of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) writings of Professor Joseph M. Sussman from MIT.  Professor Sussman is a long-time major participant in the ITS world, beginning with his work on the core writing team in the original 'IVHS' Strategic Plan in 1991-92, and continuing on to the present day. He has worked in a number of ITS area and is a keen observer of the ITS scene in general. The book contains extended articles on various aspects of ITS and perspectives on the future of the field, building on its rich history; organizational issues related to ITS - in particular, regionalism and the transportation / information infrastructure; and ITS' implications for the transportation profession at large and for transportation education. In addition it contains 14 selected columns from the ITS Quarterly.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Acknowledgments;9
3;Contents;11
4;I.1. ITS: A SHORT HISTORY AND A PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE;14
4.1;1. INTRODUCTION;14
4.2;2. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND;15
4.3;3. FUNCTIONAL AREAS IN ITS 3.1 Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS);19
4.4;4. A BROAD APPROACH;20
4.5;5. INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES;21
4.6;6. TRANSPORTATION AND CHANGE;24
4.7;7. THE POST-STRATEGIC PLAN PERIOD;25
4.8;8. CONCLUSION;27
5;II. 1. TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS: AN ORGANIZATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE^;31
5.1;1. INTRODUCTION;31
5.2;2. DRIVING FORCES TOWARD AN OPERATIONS FOCUS;34
5.3;3. THE CASE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE;37
5.4;4. SOME ORGANIZATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION;40
5.5;5. WHAT WE NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN AN OPERATIONS MISSION;42
5.6;7. THE AGENDA;54
5.7;8. A CLOSING WORD;56
5.8;9. AFTERWORD;57
6;II. 2. DEPLOYING THE TRANSPORTATION/ INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE;85
6.1;INTRODUCTION;85
6.2;EMERGING FACTOR OF INTERMODALISM;86
6.3;THE TRANSPORTATION/INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE;86
6.4;COMMON ISSUES AND INTERACTION;87
6.5;A NATURAL PARTNERSHIP;88
6.6;NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS;89
6.7;CONCLUSION;90
6.8;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;91
7;II. 3. ITS DEPLOYMENT AND THE " COMPETITIVE REGION";92
7.1;1. THE CONTEXT FOR ITS DEPLOYMENTS;93
7.2;2. ITS AS A REGIONAL INITIATIVE;94
7.3;3. A CONCEPT OF REGIONALISM;94
8;III. 1. EDUCATING THE " NEW TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL";97
8.1;1. INTRODUCTION;97
8.2;2. THE SIX "I"S;98
8.3;3. A FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION;99
8.4;4. THE "T-SHAPED PROFESSIONAL";102
8.5;6. WHAT IS DIFFERENT NOW?;105
8.6;7. CONCLUSION;106
9;III. 2. THE NEW TRANSPORTATION FACULTY: THE EVOLUTION TO ENGINEERING SYSTEMS;108
9.1;1. INTRODUCTION;108
9.2;2. TRANSPORTATION IN THE 21st CENTURY;109
9.3;3. TRANSPORTATION -- A BROADER AND DEEPER DEFINITION;110
9.4;4. EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES;111
9.5;5. ACADEMIA;113
9.6;6. TOWARDS THE NEW TRANSPORTATION FACULTY;116
9.7;8. CONCLUSION;121
10;IV. 1. BEYOND TECHNOLOGY - LOCAL ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS FOR ITS DEPLOYMENT;125
10.1;CHANGE IN VIEWPOINT;126
11;IV. 2. CO-OPETITION: A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING ITS RELATIONSHIPS;128
12;IV. 3. TEACHING ABOUT ITS - A MOVING TARGET;131
12.1;MEASURING ITS BENEFITS;131
12.2;ISSUE OF BALKANIZATION;132
12.3;DIVERSE STUDENT BODY;133
13;IV. 4. ITS AND SAFETY: A WORST CASE SCENARIO;134
13.1;INTENSE SCRUTINY FOR ITS;134
13.2;PROFOUND IMPACT OF AN ACCIDENT;135
14;IV. 5. AHS, ITS AND AWARENESS;137
14.1;AHS AS LONG-TERM INTEGRATED APPROACH;137
14.2;POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPING AWARENESS;138
15;IV. 6. THE ITS ROLE AT THE MILLENNIUM;140
15.1;PUZZLING DISCONNECT;141
15.2;ARTICULATING LONGER-TERM VISION;141
16;IV. 7. ITS AND THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY;143
16.1;HEART OF the FEDERAL INITIATIVE;143
16.2;CHANGES AT ITS AMERICA;144
17;IV. 8. ITS AND "RESCUING PROMETHEUS";146
18;IV. 9. ITS AND CONGESTION;149
19;IV. 10. REGIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE CONSISTENCY: WHAT SHOULD IT MEAN?';151
20;IV. 11. A CAUTIONARY NOTE;154
20.1;PUBLIC SECTOR;154
20.2;INDUSTRY ISSUES;155
21;IV. 13. CONSIDERING ITS AS A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEM;159
21.1;1. INTRODUCTION;159
21.2;2. INTEGRATED ATIS/ATMS;159
21.3;3. COMPLEXITY AND INTEGRATION;161
22;IV. 14. MEGA-CITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - A MAJOR ITS MARKET FOR THE FUTURE;162
23;V. 1. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AT THE TURNING POINT: PREPARING FOR INTEGRATED, REGIONAL, AND MARKET- DRIVEN DEPLOYMENT^;166
23.1;1. INTRODUCTION;166
23.2;2. FREEWAY, INCIDENT, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION ( ETC);167
23.3;3. ARTERIAL MANAGEMENT;168
23.4;4. TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS;168
23.5;5. ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;169
23.6;6. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS;170
23.7;7. CROSSCUTTING TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES;171
23.8;8. CROSSCUTTING INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES;171
23.9;9. ASSESSING ITS;172
23.10;10. ITS AND OPERATIONS;174
23.11;11. ITS OPPORTUNITIES;176
23.12;12. GREAT EXPECTATIONS;179
24;V. 2. TRANSITIONS IN THE WORLD OF TRANSPORTATION: A SYSTEMS VIEW;181
24.1;TRANSITIONS;182
24.2;CONCLUSION;197
25;V. 3. ITS: WHAT WE KNOW NOW THAT WE WISH WE KNEW THEN: A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE ITS 1992 STRATEGIC PLAN;198
25.1;1. ABSTRACT;198
25.2;2. PREFACE;199
25.3;3. ITS IN 2003: HOW IT COMPARES WITH THE 1992 STRATEGIC PLAN PERSPECTIVE;200
25.4;4. REAUTHORIZATION OF TEA-21;210
25.5;5. A FINAL WORD;211
26;Afterword;214