Message from the President by Richard Hodges, ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter President
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September/October/November 2007 (Vol. 7, No. 4) view entire newsletter
Message from the President by Richard Hodges, ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter President
Welcome to the late Fall newsletter of the ITS Rocky Mountain Cahpter. There is fresh snow on the mountains, the remaining fall leaves are fading fast and what better time to deliver a new ITS Rocky Mountain e-newsletter to your inbox.... MORE>>
Fast Tracked RWIS Training A Success by Keith Trimels, IDT Group
Over the course of the last year, the ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter (ITSRM) surveyed member states about training needs. One recurring theme in those discussions was weather related issues, and particularly Road Weather Information system (RWIS) equipment and operations. As a result, ITSRM staff set out to see if we could develop and deliver this training to our members.... MORE>>
Montana DOT's Strategic Plan for GIS Success by Marlin Sander & Don Kiel, Montana Department of Transportation
For many transportation agencies, the prospect of implementing or expanding enterprise GIS capabilities or applications can trigger more questions than answers. Where do you start? What are your current capabilities, and where do you want to go? What will work at your agency? How do you set realistic deadlines?
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) GIS Section tackled those important questions in its efforts to expand its GIS. Enhanced GIS capabilities would streamline and support MDT's asset management, environmental studies, safety analysis and intelligent transportation systems (ITS).... MORE>>
Sensors to Detect Big Game Animals by Lisa Huyn, Montrose Daily Press
Without seeing incoming wildlife, drivers on a mile-long stretch of southwestern road will soon get amble notice that big-game animals are nearby.
An electro-magnetic field sensor the length of a mile will be installed east of Durango, between mile markers 95 and 96 on US Highway 160, as part of a Colorado Department of Transportation pilot program to prevent collisions between wildlife and vehicles ... MORE>>
Rural Transit Sessions Offer Lessons at NRITS by Richard Hodges, ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter President
Localities operating rural transit programs are all too familiar with the unique challenges posed by long distances, limited coordination, and increasing demand for mobility services. For each challenge faced, there are lessons learned and successes - such as those highlighted at the 2007 Natioanl Rural ITS (NRITS) Conference held October 7-10 in Traverse City, Michigan. This year's NRITS program hosted three sessions relating to rural transit issues. Peers and colleagues learned about several initiatives being deployed across the nation and listened as speakers identified how and to what extent intelligent transoprtation systems (ITS) applications have contributed (or may contribute) to the improvements of overall system performance.... MORE>>
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April/May/June 2007 (Vol. 7, No. 3) view entire newsletter
Message from the President by Richard Hodges, ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter President
Welcome to our latest newsletter. The theme of this newsletter is communications. My weathered Oxford American Dictionary defines communications as, "the imparting or exchanging of information or news." it further defines communication to be, "a means of connection between people and places," particularly in regard to sending and receiving information using various technological tools.... MORE>>
Leveraging Collaborative Communication Systems by Lynne Yocom, UDOT Traffic Operations Center
The Utah Department of Transporation (UDOT) uses fiber optics to manage a majority of the ATMS and ITS devices for the roads. Currently there is over 700 miles of fiber that help create the traffic management system network. This is a closed network used only for road traffic data. Fiber is what makes it possible to create this closed separate and secure network. Installing and managing this amount of fiber can get very costly.... MORE>>
MSU Student Chapter Tours Vegas by Susan Gallagher, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University
What do civil engineering students, electrical engineering students, and computer science students have in common? Potentially, future careers in the transportation field.
Seventeen students from Montana State University learned why during a recent field trip to Las Vegas, Nevada. The trip was the first official activity of the newly formed MSU ITS Rocky Mountain Student Chapter. The ITS-RM Chapter was formed as an interdisciplinary student organization with the goal of providing students with information about transportation career opportunities within the various engineering fields.... MORE>>
DOT Envisions New 911 System by Linda Dodge, US Department of Transportation
The 9-1-1 system has been an unqualified success story for more than 30 years, speeding emergency services in times of personal, regional and national need. Today, however, changes in the public's use of technology, the saturation of the mobile market, and the spread of VolP telephony, contribute to greater expectations for 9-1-1 .... MORE>>
5th Annual Spring Symposium Highlights by Robert Kochevar, City and County of Denver
The Rocky Mountain Chapter of ITS America, Colorado-Wyoming Section of ITE, and Colroado Chapter of WTS presented the 5th Annual Spring Transportation Symposium on April 13th at the Sheraton Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado..... MORE>>
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