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I NTELLIGENT T RANSPORTATION S YSTEMS

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I NTELLIGENT T RANSPORTATION ENABLES ELEMENTS WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM VEHICLES, ROADS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, MESSAGE SIGNS, ETC. TO BECOME INTELLIGENT BY EMBEDDING THEM WITH MICROCHIPS AND SENSORS AND EMPOWERING THEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES.

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U NDERLYING T ECHNOLOGY

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G LOBAL P OSITIONING S YSTEM (GPS) Combined with traffic information allows alerts Accurate to 10 meters Require line of sight to satellite

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D EDICATED -S HORT RANGE C OMMUNICATIONS (DSRC) Infrastructure Communication

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R ADIOWAVE OR I NFRARED B EACONS Long distance communication Motion tracking

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W IRELESS N ETWORKS Ad hoc Networking

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M OBILE T ELEPHONY Short rang communication

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R OADSIDE C AMERAS

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P ROBE V EHICLES OR D EVICES

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E XAMPLES

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S MART T RAFFIC L IGHTS Communicate with approaching vehicles Reduce fuel usage Lower emissions

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B UMP

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A UGMENTED R EALITY Safer driving with GPS

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S PACE M ANAGEMENT -T ATA T OWERS Optimal Parking Space Cars and building powered sustainably

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Efficient Travel Conserve Resources P REDICTIVE M APS

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S ELF D RIVING C ARS Save Time Closer Traffic Clusters Safer Driving

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No Delays

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Accident Ahead

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Expect Delays

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Low Visibility

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F URTHER R EADING /S OURCES IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumb er=6979 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumb er=6979 Explaining International IT Application Leadership http://www.itif.org/files/2010-1-27- ITS_Leadership.pdf http://www.itif.org/files/2010-1-27- ITS_Leadership.pdf Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems Blog http://virginiaits.blogspot.com/