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ITS Standards: A Brief Stroll through the Different Document Types
ITS standards are developed and published by standards development organizations ( SDO) that
use different terms to describe their standards documents. The purpose of this paper is to
describe the document types that are collectively known as "Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) Standards." The source of information for this document includes individual
SDO manuals or Internet home pages.
ITS Standards Fact Sheets
ITS Standards Fact Sheets are concise, plain English descriptions of ITS standards. Fact Sheet
can help you understand and deploy standards-based ITS.
ITS Standards Advisories
ITS Standards Advisories provide the ITS transportation community with information and guidance
on the consideration and use of ITS standards.
- Environmental Sensor Station (ESS) Standard Advisory
- Traffic Management Data Dictionary (TMDD) Advisory
NTCIP Guide
The purpose of this guide is to assist decision-makers, planners, specification writers, and
implementers to understand the various NTCIP standards documents and how to use them, as well
as the overall motivations behind the use of NTCIP. The latest version of the document is
available from the NTCIP on-line library.
TMDD Guide
The purpose of the TMDD Guide is to assist decision makers and practitioners to generally
understand the nature, role, and benefits of using the Traffic Management Information Standards.
To do that the Guide has the following five specific purposes:
- Provide a general awareness to decision makers and managers about the TMDD & MS/ETMCC Standards and serve as a basis for technology transfer and training,
- Improve understanding to support better resource allocation decision-making,
- Help identify requirements for new systems,
- Give a context to system design, and
- Develop insight for system implementation and operation.