Adding Value to VII

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Adding Value to VII
Neil Schuster President CEO ITS America May
2005
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A New Era in Transportation

• Virtual connectivity
• Information and safety
• A fresh look at transportation
• Finance, Deliver
• Manage, Evaluate
• Transportation as a commodity

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What if we stopped accepting the highway deaths
and delays?
Vision Zero
Zero Fatalities
Zero Delays
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Adding Value to VII

• Vision and Champions
• Cooperation
• Advocacy
• Applications
• Business Models (what is it worth?)
• Technology Showcases
• World Congress, Annual Meeting, Capitol Hill

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Organizing for Action

• Technical and Policy Leadership
• Business Leadership
• Grassroots Leadership
• Generate support
• Raise awareness

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Coordinating Council

• Projects That Support Major Initiatives
• Clear Deliverables that Add Value
• Enhanced Outreach to ITS Community

D M V -- Direct Member Value
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Coordinating Council
Stakeholder Forums
Forum Chairs
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Stakeholder Forums

• Represent various segments of ITS
• Set program goals
• Identify projects
• Organize and manage projects
• Ensure information and project results are
  readily available to members
• Learn more and get involved
• by joining a Forum

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ATCE - Automotive, Telecommunicationsand
Consumer Electronics Forum

• Facilitate creation of integrated system
• Includes vehicle, driver, infrastructure, and
  continuous communications among them
• Sample Projects
• Map Database Visionary Requirements
• Data Privacy and Safety
• Driver Focus SIG

http//www.itsa.org/atce.html
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PEA - Policy, Evaluation and Advocacy Forum

• Broad, crosscutting, multidisciplinary topics
• Economic and social value of ITS
• Evaluation and assessment
• Public-private partnerships
• Market development and forecasts
• Sample Projects
• Zero Fatality Workshop
• International Benefits, Evaluation andCost
  (IBEC) Working Group

http//www.itsa.org/pea.html
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CVFM - Commercial Vehicle and Freight Mobility
Forum

• Constituents include motor carriers, railroads,
  state and federal enforcement and administration,
  other shipping and commercial vehicle operations,
  suppliers of intermodal technology and services
• Sample Projects
• Enhanced CVISN (CommercialVehicle Information
  Systems andNetworks)
• CVO Intermodal FreightTechnology Integration
  (White Paper)
• Homeland Security CVO Freight

http//www.itsa.org/cvfm.html
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PT- Public Transportation

• Co-sponsored by American PublicTransportation
  Association (APTA)
• Unique partnership
• One industry focal point for all ITS transit
  activity
• Sample Projects
• Operational Transit ITS Demonstration (2005 ITS
  World Congress)
• Shared Track Issues and Demonstration

http//www.itsa.org/pt.html
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RITE - Research, Integration, Training and
Education

• Individuals and organizations in government,
  industry, academia, and professional associations
  
• Diverse forum organized into six specialty SIGs
• Education Training, Research, Architecture,
  Standards, Electronic Payment Systems and
  International Research Learning
• Sample Projects
• Mainstreaming ITS Learning
• Regional ITS Architecture Library
• Catalogues of Course Offerings

http//www.itsa.org/rite.html
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INFO - Information Forum

• Enabling the creation, delivery, and use of
  detailed, decision-quality information in a
  timely and useful manner
• Sample Projects
• Data Sharing/Data Quality Workshop
• Surface Transportation Weather Research Program
• Integrated Network ofTransportation Information
  (INTI)

http//www.itsa.org/info.html
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TSOP-Transportation SystemsOperations and
Planning

• Promoting the creation, tracking and completion
  of innovative projects utilizing the latest ITS
  technologies
• Sample Projects
• NTOC, NAWG, Signal Assessment Participation
• National Rural ITS Conference
• Special Events Conference 2006

http//www.itsa.org/tsop.html
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HSPS-Homeland Security and Public Safety Forum

• Concerned with terrorist prevention, incident
  management and response, emergency
  communications, traffic and law enforcement, fire
  and rescue, towing and recovery, emergency
  medical services, and Hazmat.
• Sample Projects
• Liaison to Public Safety Advisory Group (PSAG)
• Track Development for Annual Meeting
• Homeland Security ITS Linkages

http//www.itsa.org/ps.html
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Functional Linkages
Participate in Your ITS Chapter
Launch a project
Develop markets
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Engage in Local, National, Global Events

• ITS Michigan
• 12th ITS World Congress
• November 6-10, 2005 in San Francisco
• ITS America Annual Meeting 2006
• May 8-10, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA