THIS INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED AS PART OF THE ITS-IDEA PROGRAM WHICH IS ONE OF THREE IDEA PROGRAMS MANAGED BY THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD (TRB) TO FOSTER INNOVATIONS IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION. IT FOCUSES ON PRODUCTS AND RESULT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS), IN SUPPORT OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN. THE OTHER TWO IDEA PROGRAMS AREAS ARE TRANSIT-IDEA, WHICH FOCUSES ON PRODUCTS AND RESULTS FOR TRANSIT PRACTICE IN SUPPORT OF THE TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM (TCRP), AND NCHRP-IDEA, WHICH FOCUSES ON PRODUCTS AND RESULTS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM (NCHRP). THE THREE IDEA PROGRAM AREAS ARE INTEGRATED TO ACHIEVE THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF NONTRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS, METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE DEFENSE, AEROSPACE, COMPUTER, AND COMMUNICATION SECTORS THAT ARE NEW TO HIGHWAY, TRANSIT, INTELLIGENT, AND INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OR ETC/ETTM, ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OR ATMS, ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS OR A...
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