Streamlining ITS planning : identifying common ITS needs : national ITS architecture

007981131999PDFBooklet/PamphletFHWA-JPO-99-013Intelligent transportation systemsPlanningSystem architectureSystem designUnited StatesUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationThis brochure gives an overview of the National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture. The objects of the program include: to aid in the purchase of compatible equipment and services; to guide multilevel efforts in implementing compatible nationwide systems; and, to accommodate multiple designs using diverse technologies while also helping agencies in achieving the benefits of interoperability