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ITS Standards Transit Training Modules

The USDOT's ITS Professional Capacity Building Program (PCB) provides this 11-module training series on standards used in ITS transit deployments to the transit community free of charge. These modules were developed with partners in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and with support from the American Public Transit Association (APTA).

This 11-module training series gives transportation professionals the skills to help them effectively utilize transit-applicable ITS standards to procure, install, test, and operate ITS technologies.

To get started, click on the title of the module you would like to view. Register once and then view any module, any time. After you register, simply enter your email address to view additional modules. No need to register again!

DescriptionModule Title
MODULE 1 Introduction to ITS Transit Standards
MODULE 2 Transit Management Standards, Part 1 of 2
MODULE 3 Transit Communications Interface Profiles (TCIP), Part 1 of 2: Introduction to the Standard and Transit Architectures
MODULE 4 Transit Communications Interface Profiles (TCIP), Part 2 of 2: Structure and Elements of TCIP—Accessing TCIP via TIRCE and TCIP Tools
MODULE 5 Transit Management Standards, Part 2 of 2
MODULE 6 Traveler Information, Part 1 of 2
MODULE 7 Traveler Information, Part 2 of 2
MODULE 8 Arterial Management and Transit Signal Priority: Understanding User Needs for Signal Control Priority (SCP) Based on NTCIP 1211 Standard, Part 1 of 2
MODULE 9 Arterial Management and Transit Signal Priority: Specifying Requirements for Signal Control Priority (SCP) Based on NTCIP 1211 Standard, Part 2 of 2
MODULE 10 Electronic Fare Payment Systems
MODULE 11 Transit and the Connected Vehicle Environment/Emerging Technologies, Applications, and Future Platforms

Other Standards Training Modules

The 48-module series is for practitioners in state and local highway agencies and transit agencies who seek the skills needed to procure, implement, and operate standards-based systems.


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