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Project Summary Location Funding

Federal ITS Total Cost

FAST-TRAC Oakland County,This test wi l l combine ATMS (SCATS traffic adaptive control MIsystem) and ATIS (Siemens Ali-Scout route guidance anddriver Information system) for improved traffic flow. Trafficcontrol will be provided using Autoscope video imageprocessing technology Infrared beacons wi l l be installed atcritical locations in the network to provide for a continuousexchange of real time traffic and route guidance informationwith specially equipped vehicles

Integrated Ramp Metering/Adaptive Signal Control Irvine (OrangeThis test will evaluate the effects of balancing traffic flow County, CA)between l-5/1-405 and the parallel arterial streets and thevarious transportation management agencies to optimize theirstrategies to improve traffic flow. This project w i l l integrate anexisting centrally controlled freeway ramp meter system withan arterial signal system consisting of existing signalcontrollers, a new advanced traffic controller, and a candidateadaptive control measure.

ITS for Voluntary Emissions Reduction Denver, COThis test will evaluate real-time emissions information todrivers using infrared roadside emissions sensors and avariable message sign at a freeway entrance ramp. The testalso provides education material about the fuel savings andair quality benefits of well tuned vehicles The effectivenessof offering free or subsidized vehicle tune-ups will also beevaluated.

Mobile Communications System Orange County,This project will test and evaluate the use of a portable CAdetection and surveillance system for highway construction,special events, and incident locations, Specially equippedtrailers will be placed at temporary traffic congestionlocations.

MontgomeryCounty, MD

Multi-jurisdictional Live Aerial Video Surveillance Sys. II MontgomeryThis test evaluated live video transmission from fixed-wing County, MDaircraft to county and State traffic management centers andthe feasibility of transmitting live video to mobile commandcenters.

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$56,410,000

$2,617,000 $3,271,250

$304,663

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Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)

Montgomery County ATMSThis project will enhance Montgomery County’s ATMS toprovide integrated transit and traffic capabilities.

$1,060,000

$645,000

North Seattle ATMSThis project will explore methods for adjacent traffic signalsystems to share loop detector and operational data toimprove operations across boundaries and betweenadjacent systems

$3,500,000

$70,512,5O0

$498,358

$3,679,690

$1,860,000

$645,000

$4,375,000

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Project Summary

San Antonio TransguideThis test documents the San Antonio advanced trafficmanagement system design rationale and goals, evaluatesthe system’s success in meeting the design goals, andevaluates the digital communication network for costeffectiveness and benefits versus ‘traditional” transportationdata communication systems. An additional element of thistest is the on-line evaluation and comparison of severalincident detection algorithms.

Satellite Communications FeasibilityThis project will evaluate the use of VSAT (very smallaperture terminal) satellite as the communications medium forfour stationary closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras anda mobile CCTV camera and communication platform

SCOOT Adaptive Traffic Control SystemThis test will Implement the SCOOT in an area of the City ofAnaheim’s traffic control system so that it can be evaluated forits effectiveness as an adaptive signal timing control package.SCOOT automates the data collection process and thenautomatically optimizes traffic signal timing based on real-time traffic conditionsSpread Spectrum Radio Traffic InterconnectThis test will evaluate the use of spread spectrum radio as atraffic signal communications device within the Los AngelesATSAC signal system. The radios will be tested in a networkof signals to determine their ability to reliably reroutecommunications links, work in a variety of geographies, andprovide for large-scale communications

Ada County Travel Demand Mgmt Emissions DetectionThis test will evaluate the feasibility of using remote sensingtechnology to monitor vehicle emissions Active infraredroadside emissions detection technology will be used todetermine the relative contributions of in-county and out-of-county vehicles to mobile-source emissions.

Connecticut Freeway Advanced Traffic Mgmt. SystemsThis ATMS project evaluated the use of roadside mountedradar detectors in combination with closed circuit television(CCTV) for incident detection and verification The ATMSuses 44 radar detectors (wide- and narrow-beam) andcompressed video.

Evaluating Environmental Impacts of IVHS Using LIDARThis test will combine Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)technology for wide area emissions detection with activeinfrared technology for roadside emissions detection toevaluate any Improvements in air quality due to implementingtraffic responsive control strategies for events at a sportscomplex

Location

San Antonio, TX

l-95 inPhiladelphia, PA

Anaheim. CA

Los Angeles, CA

Ada County, ID(Boise)

Hartford, CT

Minneapolis andSt Paul, MN

Funding

Federal ITS Total Cost

$1,049,654 $1,485,966

$2,220,000 $2,800,000

$1,153,927 $2,438,427

$2,629,075 $3,866,685

$253,000 $319,000

$600,000 $1,380,000

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Multi-jurisdictional Live Aerial Video Surveillance Sys. I Fairfax County,This test evaluated live video transmission from a VAgyro-stabilized camera mounted on helicopters for use inobserving, evaluating, and properly managing major highwayincidents and situations of a public safety nature.

Smart Call Box San Diego, CAThe project will test the feasibility of using the Smart CallBoxes to collect traffic census data, obtain traffic counts, flowsand speeds for incident detection; report information fromroadside weather information systems; control changeablemessage signs, and control roadside closed-circuit televisioncameras.

TRANSMIT (TRANSCOM) RocklandThis test evaluates the use of automatic vehicle identification County,(AVI) technology as an incident detection tool. The system NJ/Bergenconsists of AVI “tag” readers, which allow vehicles equipped County, NJwith transponders to serve as traffic probes to identifypotential incidents by comparing actual to predicted traveltimes between readers.

Advanced Traveler Information Systems (

Atlanta Traveler Information Systems Kiosk Project Georgra:This project builds upon the Atlanta Regional Advanced Statewide with aTransportation Management System infrastructure to test and concentration inevaluate provision of travel information through electronic, the AtlantaInteractive kiosks and other devices at such si tes as welcome Metropolitancenters, major transfer points, and other gathering points Areasuch as hotels.

Atlanta Driver Advisory System AtlantaThis test will evaluate the benefits of en route traveler Metropolitanadvisory and traveler services information using FM Areasubcarrier wide area communications systems andapplications of the 220 Mhz frequency pairs All elements areplanned to be integrated into Atlanta’s advanced trafficmanagement system

Boston Smart Traveler Boston, MAThe project tested the public acceptance and potential trafficimpacts of a telephone-based audiotext traffic informationservice.

TravTek Orlando, FLThis test provided traffic congestion information, motoristservices (“yellow pages”) information tourist information, androute guidance to operators of 100 test vehicles, rentedthrough AVIS, that were equipped with In-vehicle TravTekdevices. Route guidance reflected real time traffic conditionsin the TravTek traffic network.

Funding

Federal ITS Total Cost

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$915,000 $1,607,600

$2,750,000 $3,437,500

TIS)

$4,000,000

$7,236,916 $9,097,803

$1,860,000

$5,000,000

$3,395,000

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