The Bay Area ITS Architecture provides recommended
current, relevant standards for each information exchange (see
Standards by Data Flow below) between ITS
projects. Their use is not mandatory. However, in some instances,
there may be funding requirements or regional policies that mandate
project-specific standards such as for real-time transit
information.
Establishing regional (and national) standards for exchanging information among ITS deployments is important not only from an interoperability point of view, but it also reduces risk and cost since a region can select among multiple vendors for products and applications. Standards allow competition, create better products, and lower prices. Use of standards can also limit product obsolescence and extend the effective life of an ITS investment.
A key to the success of ITS in the Bay Area
lies in the ability to exchange information between systems. To be able to do this, however, requires the use of communications protocol that can be understood at each end of the transmission. Common protocols, such as
NTCIP, are recommended for use in the Bay Area. Additionally, other standards such as those for location referencing where all systems can comprehend each other’s location referencing system are necessary. The following information explains the recommended standards for the Bay Area.
Standards for Major Regional Projects in the Bay Area
Standards by Data Flow
(all projects)
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