UPDATE: Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
Save the Date! The 13th Annual Western States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum will be June 19th, 20th, and 21st, in scenic Yreka, California. We’ve just released the Call for Abstracts – we are seeking both presentations and live demonstrations about rural ITS topics and technologies. If you have implemented or improved a project because of participation in a past Forum, we highly encourage you to submit an abstract for presentation/demonstration at this year’s event. Check out the 2018 Call for Abstracts for more information about the Forum’s technical program.
Photo by Doug Galarus
The presentations and demonstrations that are given at the Forum are highly technical and in-depth discussions of rural ITS system implementations, including what worked and what didn’t work. A wide variety of topics relating to ITS design and engineering are discussed during the Forum such as:
- Design, engineering and installation of rural ITS field applications, such as warning and safety systems
- Design, installation, calibration and evaluation of roadside traffic detection equipment (loop or non-intrusive)
- Applications of microwave, radio, cellular, 802.11 WiFi and/or WiMax communications
- Custom ITS application development
- Innovative applications of commercial ITS applications
- Lessons learned with application and development of standards and specifications (e.g. NTCIP, DOT specifications)
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Photos by Leann Koon and Doug Galarus.
Forum agendas have been diverse over the years. Presentations and demonstrations have been given by speakers from many different states and institutions, including multiple state DOTs, universities and other transportation related offices. Here are some of the presentations from previous Forums:
- A Tale of Two RWISs (RWIS Trials and Tribulations) (2008)
- Commercial Wholesale Web Portal 2: Providing Caltrans’ Traveler Information Data to Third Party Developers (2014)
- Field Element Network Design for a Rural Transportation Management Center: (Part 1), (Part 2) (2012)
- Idaho’s Winter Performance Measures (2013)
- Photovoltaic Power Systems for Rural ITS (2011)
- PPPoE Security on Networks Utilizing Ethernet Interfaces (2017)
- Technical Development of the Western States One Stop Shop for Rural Traveler Information (2012)
- UDOT Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (2017)
- Washington State DOT LED Adaptive Roadway Lighting and Illumination Reform (2014)
- Weather Warning Systems in Oregon and Region 5 Interstate Access Gates (2007)
- WYDOT Roadside WiFi and Tablet App. (2015)
For a better understanding of the content covered at the Western States Forum, visit the website at www.westernstatesforum.org/PastForums.
Photos by Leann Koon and Doug Galarus.
If you are involved in a rural ITS project that would be relevant to the Forum, we encourage you to submit an abstract for presentation and/or demonstration at the 2018 Forum. For more information on how to submit an abstract please visit the Call for Abstracts page on the Forum website.
Deadline for submitting abstracts is Friday, January 19, 2018.