ITSMD

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ITS or "Intelligent Transportation Systems" is a broad range of diverse technologies which, when applied to our current transportation system, can help improve safety, reduce congestion, enhance mobility, minimize environmental impacts, save energy, and promote economic productivity. ITS technologies are varied and include information processing, communications, control and electronics. The challenges lie in the diversity of the technology, which is highly interdisciplinary, ranging from physics to psychology. The future of ITS is promising. Yet, ITS itself is anything but futuristic. Already, real systems, products and services are at work throughout the country. Still, the wide-scale development and deployment of these technologies represent a true revolution in the way we, as a nation, think about transportation. Some examples of ITS products and services include the following: These are just a few of the potential products and services which ITS may provide. The complete list is lengthy and grows longer every day. Congress has recognized the value of the ITS program by including large multi-million dollar ITS allocations in each of the U.S. Department of Transportation's surface transportation acts beginning with the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) as well as the National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act of 1997 (NEXTEA). Over the next 20 years, the U.S. market for ITS products and services is expected to grow to encompass 600,000 projects costing an estimated $420 billion. Public infrastructure-driven markets in the U.S. metropolitan areas are projected to exceed $80 billion. This website is maintained by the University of Maryland CATT Lab . Questions regarding this website should be directed to Maritza Montelara Copyright © 2010 Intelligent Transportation Society of Maryland

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