UPDATE: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Save the Date! The 9th annual Western States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum is scheduled for June 17-19, 2014, in Yreka, California. The Call for Abstracts has just been sent out and we are seeking presentations and live demonstrations on actual rural ITS projects and applications. A speaker who could discuss and/or demonstrate a project implemented or improved because of attendance at a past Forum is particularly encouraged to submit an abstract for the 2014 Forum.
Photo by Jeff Worthington |
Photo by Jeff Worthington |
The Forum presentations and demonstrations are very technical, detailed reviews of how ITS projects work, or didn’t work. A wide variety of topics related to ITS design and engineering in rural areas can be discussed, such as:
- Design, engineering and installation of rural ITS field applications, such as warning and safety systems
- Design, installation, calibration and evaluation of roadside traffic detection equipment (loop or non-intrusive)
- Applications of microwave, radio, cellular, 802.11 WiFi and/or WiMax communications
- Custom IT application development
- Innovative applications of commercial IT applications (e.g., Google Earth™)
- Lessons learned with application and development of standards and specifications (e.g., NTCIP, DOT specifications)
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The topics presented at previous Forums have been very diverse with speakers coming from multiple state DOTs, universities, and other transportation related offices. Here is a brief list of previous Forum presentations to give you a better understanding of the content discussed at the Forum:
- A Tale of Two RWISs (RWIS Trials and Tribulations) (2008)
- Field Element Network Design for a Rural Transportation Management Center; (Part 1), (Part 2) (2012)
- Field Experiments with Bluetooth Sensors (2010)
- Idaho’s Winter Performance Measures (2013)
- Microwave Communications for Rural ITS Applications (2006)
- Photovoltaic Power Systems for Rural ITS (2011)
- Technical Development of the Western States One Stop Shop for Rural Traveler Information (2010)
- Washington DOT Field Tests of Wireless and Microwave Vehicle Detection Systems (2008)
- Weather Warning Systems in Oregon and Region 5 Interstate Access Gates (2007)
Photo by Jeff Worthington |
Photo by Leann Koon |
Photo by Doug Galarus |
Photo by Leann Koon |
To get a feel for the depth and breadth of technical content expected for the Western States Forum, visit the Forum website at www.westernstatesforum.org/PastForums.
If you are involved with a rural ITS project you think would be of interest to other technology practitioners, we would encourage you to consider submitting an abstract for presentation and/or demonstration at the 2014 Forum. For more information about the Forum and instructions on how to submit an abstract, please go to the Call for Abstracts page on the Forum website. The deadline for submitting an abstract is Friday, January 24, 2014.