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 ITS Glossary of Terms

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AASHTO  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials    
ABS  Anti-lock Brake System    
ADA  Americans with Disabilities Act    
AFD  Architecture Flow Diagram    
AID  Architecture Interconnect Diagram    
AHS  Automated Highway System    
AMPS  Advanced Mobile Phone System    
ANSI  American National Standards Institute    
APTS  Advanced Public Transportation System    
ASTM  American Society for Testing and Materials    
ATIS  Advanced Traveler Information System    
ATC  Automatic Train Control    
ATM  Asynchronous Transfer Mode    
ATMS  Advanced Traffic Management System    
AVCS  Advanced Vehicle Control System    
AVI  Automated Vehicle Identification    
AVL  Automated Vehicle Location    
AVO  Automated Vehicle Operation    

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BNF  Backus-Nauer Form    

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CASE  Computer Aided Systems Engineering    
CCTV  Closed Circuit TV    
CD  Compact Disk    
CDROM  CD Read Only Memory    
CDMA  Code Division Multiple Access    
CDPD  Cellular Digital Packet Data    
CMS  Changeable Message System    
COTR  Contracting Officer Technical Representative    
CSP  Communication Service Provider    
CV  Commercial Vehicle    
CVAS  Commercial Vehicle Administration Subsystem    
CVCS  Commercial Vehicle Check Subsystem    
CVISN  Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks    
CVS  Commercial Vehicle Subsystem    
CVO  Commercial Vehicle Operations    

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DAB  Digital Audio Broadcast    
DC  Double Click (or District of Columbia)    
DD  Data Dictionary    
DDE  Data Dictionary Element    
DFD  Data Flow Diagram    
DGPS  Differential Global Positioning System    
DOD  Department of Defense    
DOT  Department of Transportation   
DMS  Dynamic Message Sign   
DMV  Department of Motor Vehicles   
DSRC  Dedicated Short Range Communications   
DTA  Dynamic Traffic Assignment   

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E9-1-1  Emergency 9-1-1   
ECPA  Electronic Communications Privacy Act   
EDI  Electronic Data Interchange   
EPA  Environmental Protection Agency   
EM  Emergency Management Subsystem   
EMC  Emergency Management Center   
AMMS  Emissions Management Subsystem   
ESMR  Enhanced SMR   
ETA  Expected Time of Arrival   
ETTM  Electronic Toll and Traffic Management   
ETS  Emergency Telephone Services   

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FARS  Fatal Accident Reporting System   
FCC  Federal Communications Commission for the US   
FHWA  Federal Highway Administration   
FIPS  Federal Information Processing Standard   
FOT  Field Operational Test   
FMC  Freeway Management Center   
FMS  Fleet Management Subsystem   
FPR  Final Program Review   
FTA  Federal Transit Administration   

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GIS  Geographic Information System   
GPS  Global Positioning System   

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HAR  Highway Advisory Radio   
HAZMAT  HAZardous MATerial(s)   
HRI  Highway Rail Intersection   
HSR  High Speed Rail   
HOV  High Occupancy Vehicle   
HUD  Head-Up Display   

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IEEE 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

  
IVIS  In Vehicle Information System   
IP  Internet Protocol   
IPR  Interim Program Review   
ISO  International Standards Organization   
ISP  Information Service Provider   
ISTEA  Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act   
ITE  Institute of Transportation Engineers   
ITI  Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure   
ITS  Intelligent Transportation Systems   
ITS AMERICA or ITS-A  Intelligent Transportation Society of America   
IVHS  Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems   

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LAN  Local Area Network   
LCD  Liquid Crystal Display   
LED  Light Emitting Diode   
LEO  Low-Earth Orbit Satellite System   
LPD  Liability and Property Damage   
LRMS  Location Reference Messaging Standard   

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MAN  Metropolitan Area Network   
MDI  Model Deployment Initiative   
MMDI  Metropolitan MDI   
MMI  Man-Machine Interface (or Interaction)   
MOE  Measure of Effectiveness   
MPO  Metropolitan Planning Organization   
MPH  Miles Per Hour   
MTC  Metro Traffic Control   

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NA  National Architecture   
NAR  National Architecture Review   
NAV  Navigation   
NEMA  National Electrical Manufacturers Association   
NHPN  National Highway Planning Network   
NHTSA  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration   
NII  National Information Infrastructure (AKA Information Superhighway)   
NPRM  Notice of Proposed Rule Making   
NTCIP  National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol   

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OEM  Original Equipment Manufacturer   
OSI  Open Systems Interconnection   
OTP  Operational Test Plan   

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PC  Personal Computer   
PCS  Personal Communications System   
PD  Police Department   
PDA  Personal Digital Assistant   
PIAS  Personal Information Access Subsystem   
PMS  Parking Management Subsystem   
PS  Planning Subsystem   
PSA  Precursor System Architecture   
PSPEC  Process Specification   
PSTN  Public Switched Telephone Network   
PTTI  Pre-trip Travel Info   
PTS  Positive Train Separation   

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R&D  Research and Development   
RDS  Radio Data Systems   
RDS-TMC  Radio Data Systems Incorporating a Traffic Message Channel   
RFP  Request For Proposal   
RTA  Regional Transit Authority   
RS  Roadway Subsystem   
RTS  Remote Traveler Support Subsystem   

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SAE  Society of Automotive Engineers   
SC  Single Click   
SDO  Standards Development Organization   
SMR  Specialized Mobile Radio   
SONET  Synchronous Optical Network   
SOV  Single Occupancy Vehicle   
SOW  Statement of Work   
STMF  Simple Transportation Management Framework   
SQL  Standard Query Language   
SSR  Standard Speed Rail   

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TAS  Toll Administration Subsystem   
TCIP  Transit Communications Interface Profiles   
TCS  Toll Collection Subsystem   
TDM  Travel Demand Management   
TDMA  Time Division Multiple Access   
TM  Traffic Management   
TMC  Traffic Management Center   
TMDD  Traffic Management Data Dictionary   
TMS  Traffic Management Subsystem   
TOC  Traffic Operations Center   
TRB  Transportation Research Board   
TRMC  Transit Management Center   
TRMS  Transit Management Subsystem   
TRT  Technical Review Team   
TRVS  Transit Vehicle Subsystem   

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USDOT  United States Department of Transportation   
USR  User Service Requirement   

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VMS  Variable Message Sign   
VRC  Vehicle/Roadside Communications   
VS  Vehicle Subsystem   

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WAN  Wide Area Network   
WIM  Weigh-in Motion   
WWW  World Wide Web