Publication:
Development of the regional intelligent transportation systems architecture for the San Juan Metropolitan Area

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Authors
Fernández-González, María I.
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Advisor
Valdés-Díaz, Didier M.
College
College of Engineering
Department
Department of Civil Engineering
Degree Level
M.E.
Publisher
Date
2006
Abstract
Several regions around the United States and Puerto Rico have been facing increasingly complex problems related to their transportation systems. In many cases, the use of advanced technology and strategies collectively known as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have helped to substantially improve their transportation systems. The integration of all the ITS components in a framework is called the ITS system architecture and has usually been an important part of the success in improving the transportation system. This work presents the methodology followed to develop the regional ITS architecture for the San Juan Metropolitan Area. Initially, the region is described including the stakeholders group and identified needs. A description of user services, operational concepts and functional requirements is then presented. These steps lead to the presentation of the system architecture based upon the National ITS Architecture. At the end, the implications of the architecture in terms of planning and project development are discussed.

Muchas regiones alrededor de los Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico enfrentan problemas crecientemente complejos relacionados a sus sistemas de transportación. En muchos casos, el uso de tecnología avanzada y estrategias conocidas colectivamente como Sistemas Inteligentes de Transportación (SIT) han ayudado a mejorar sustancialmente sus sistemas de transportación. La integración de todos los componentes de SIT en un marco, es llamada la arquitectura de SIT y usualmente ha sido parte importante del éxito. Este trabajo presenta la metodología seguida para desarrollar la arquitectura regional de SIT para el Área Metropolitana de San Juan. Inicialmente, la región es descrita incluyendo el grupo de constituyentes y necesidades identificadas. Una descripción de servicios a los usuarios, conceptos operacionales y requerimientos funcionales es presentada luego. Estos pasos nos llevan a la presentación de la arquitectura basada en la Arquitectura Nacional de SIT. Finalmente, las implicaciones de la arquitectura en términos de planificación y desarrollo de proyectos son discutidas.
Keywords
Transportation systems
Cite
Fernández-González, M. I. (2006). Development of the regional intelligent transportation systems architecture for the San Juan Metropolitan Area [Project Report]. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/1786