THE PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN IS TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS, THE FIRST EDITION OF THE PLAN WAS A JOINT EFFORT OF ITS AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH A CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS WHICH SOUGHT THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ITS COMMUNITY. THE NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN CONSISTS OF FOUR DOCUMENTS: AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, A SYNOPSIS, AND TWO VOLUMES. THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROVIDES A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED IN THE NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN. THE SYNOPSIS PROVIDES A FIFTY PAGE ENCAPSULATION OF THE MAJOR SUBJECT AREAS WITHIN THE DOCUMENT, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE AREA OF DEPLOYMENT. VOLUME I FOCUSES ON THE ISSUES OF GOALS, COMPATIBILITY, DEPLOYMENT, AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENT, AND VOLUME II CONTAINS DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS AND PLANS FOR EACH OF THE TWENTY-NINE USER SERVICES.
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