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The Bismarck-Mandan Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture was developed under the guidance of the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (Bis-Man MPO). Initially created in 2005, this architecture has undergone four updates in 2008, 2013, 2021, and 2025. Its primary...
This document summarizes results of the regional intelligent transportation architecture development for the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks area. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) refers to integrated sensing, communications, computer processing, and electronics applications to enhance transportation...
Two-lane highways comprise a considerable percentage of the nation's roads. A critical component required in the design of two-lane highways is the passing sight distance (PSD). In cases where it is inadequate, no-passing zones are established. There are multiple techniques employed for measuring the...
The Fargo-Moorhead (F-M) Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture Update was prepared under the F-M Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) leadership. The architecture was first developed in 2005, and since then, it has been updated three times in 2007, 2014, and 2022....
The Bismarck-Mandan Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture was prepared under the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (Bis-Man MPO) leadership. The architecture was first developed in 2005, and since then, it has been updated three times in 2008, 2013, and 2021....
The statewide ITS architecture of Montana DOT was initially developed in 2005. The main ITS goal areas for the state include enhanced traveler safety, coordinated maintenance and construction activities, effective traffic and transit management, coordinated incident management, enhanced commercial vehicle...
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is pursuing the establishment of a Transportation Management Center (TMC) to manage better the state's network of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) devices and sensors, expand roadway monitoring and condition reporting, and streamline the deployment...
This document summarizes the results of the regional Intelligent Transportation architecture development for the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Area. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) refer to integrated applications of sensing, communications, computer processing, and electronics to enhance the...
Intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications have been widely applied to the highway system, and are being used by an increasing number of small urban and rural transit systems throughout the United States. The objectives of this study were to first, identify what technologies are currently used...
Federal track safety regulations require railroads to inspect all tracks in operation as often as twice weekly. Railroad companies deploy expensive and relatively slow methods using human inspectors and expensive automated inspection vehicles to inspect and monitor their rail tracks. The current practices...