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ITS Update



Week of September 8, 1997



WEEK AHEAD (Week of September 13, 1997)

- From September 13-16, the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)
will host their annual conference in Marco Island, Florida. Their members
will be discussing the creation of a joint committee with ITS America on
intermodal freight. Mike Onder of the JPO coordinates these issues, but
will not be attending. An ITS America representative will attend.

- On September 15, the Society of Automotive Engineer (SAE)=s
ASTM Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) meeting will take place
in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. At the August meeting, representatives from
Treasury and Immigration joined the writing groups. This is a follow up
meeting. In the evening, the Working Advisory Group (WAG 15) meeting will
take place to address DSRC issues. Note: The US TAG group addresses technical
issues that feed into the WAG which comes to terms on US Standards policies
and positions which are brought to the international arena. The US TAG
meeting on this issue will take place on September 16. Mike Schagrin of
the JPO will be attending these meetings.

- On September 15, Christine Johnson is slated to be a panelist at the
HELP, Inc. National Symposium titled, ATechnology
Trends--What=s In Our Future?@
The conference will attract a wide variety of experts and cover a diversity
of issues, will take place in Montana.

- Two three-day short courses scheduled for September 9-11 and September
16-18 and titled, AUsing the
National ITS Architecture: A Short Course for Transportation Professionals
on System Integration for ITS@
will be held in the Nassif Building. About half of the attendees are from
the public sector (Federal, State and local levels) and half are from the
private sector. The pilot course was held in July. This effort is being
coordinated by Lee Simmons of the ITS JPO.

- From September 17-18, the SAE Standards Committee will meet to discuss
several key standards including the following: in-vehicle databus, the
MayDay standard, and high speed FM subcarrier. Mike Schagrin of the JPO
will be attending.

WEEK IN REVIEW (Week of September 8, 1997)

- On September 8, the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, held a meeting in Gaithersburg,
Maryland titled, AUsing Voluntary
Standards in the Federal Government.@
Mike Schagrin of the ITS JPO is will present the ITS standards program.

- On September 9, the Maryland DOT presented the Commercial Vehicle Information
Systems and Networks (CVISN) program to the Maryland State Senate, one
of the first times a legislative body has head a presentation on CVISN.
Mike Onder of the ITS JPO will be attending.

- On September 9, Christine Johnson participated in a conference with
the leadership of the Union Internationale de Chemins de Fer (International
Union of Railways--UIC) at the FRA in Washington, D.C. UIC is the largest
and most prestigious rail association representing Europe in particular,
as well as other rail systems around the world. The Association of American
Railroads and the FRA are associate members and Amtrak has been asked to
join. UIC has started an aggressive program of studies and assessments
beyond the single mode of rail transportation. Christine Johnson discussed
ITS issues on the Research, Development & Testing panel.

- On September 9, the Oakridge National Laboratory discussed the intermediate
results of the Deployment Tracking Survey with Joe Peters of the ITS JPO.
Final results will not be available in the short term.

- On September 10, the Deployment Implementation Coordinating Group met
to discuss formulation issues. They also addressed using deployment tracking
to tailor service plans. The idea is to work toward meeting the Secretary=s
goal of deploying ITS across the nation within the next decade. Mac Lister,
Shelley Lynch and Joe Peters of the ITS JPO participated in this effort.

- On September 10, ITS Maryland, an ITS State Chapter, hosted an intermodal
forum in Annapolis that featured the ITS activities. Mike Onder of the
JPO attended.

- On September 11, Christine Johnson spoke before the Road Gang in Washington,
D.C. about the direction of the ITS program and other current ITS issues.