T3 Webinar Overview

Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture Webinar #3: Road Weather

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
Cost: All T3 webinars are free of charge
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Background

The Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA) effort is reaching a key milestone—the initial set of physical, enterprise, and communications views are now complete, and have been posted to the CVRIA website (http://www.iteris.com/cvria/).

Join the USDOT and the CVRIA team for this third of seven webinars to learn about and provide comments on the first draft of the connected vehicle architecture views. The objective of these webinars is to familiarize attendees with the CVRIA content so that they will be equipped to provide feedback on the architecture before the CVRIA team launches the analysis to identify candidate interfaces for standardization. The CVRIA team will be presenting two to three representative applications in the context of the architecture viewpoints per session. The session will also include a short discussion about the interface analysis and candidate standards identification process; and a brief discussion of the policy analysis process to date.

Agenda

David Binkley will present two applications, Weather Responsive Traffic Management and Enhanced Maintenance Decision Support, to illustrate how the views were developed, what functions the different components perform, what information those components exchange, and what relationships will be required between users, owners, and operators to realize the applications. These views will be used to identify candidate interfaces for standardization, and eventually incorporated into the National ITS Architecture.
Chris Karaffa of Booz Allen Hamilton will discuss the standardization process and the identification, analysis, and prioritization of interfaces for standardization.
Dawn LaFrance-Linden of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center will highlight the policy analysis process for the applications presented in this webinar.
The meeting will end with an online Question and Answer session. It is expected that comments will be received after the webinar from the participants, after they have had an opportunity to review the CVRIA website content on their own and can make more informed inputs to the CVRIA team.

Learning Objectives

You will:

Learn about the CVRIA website, its applications, and its viewpoints
Have an opportunity to provide feedback on application views during the webinar and after the webinar through direct feedback to the CVRIA team
Learn how to contribute to the shaping of the connected vehicle program via your feedback on this architecture

Target Audience

Highway managers, including local, state, and federal, with a particular focus on operations and maintenance
Others who wish to learn about road weather applications and their potential for improving safety and mobility

Presenters

David Binkley, Senior Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin /National ITS Architecture Team

Mr. Binkley is the Principal Investigator for the National ITS Architecture team. He has 25 years of experience in all aspects of Systems Engineering for government and commercial projects. Mr. Binkley has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Tom Lusco, Senior Systems Engineer, Iteris /National ITS Architecture Team

Tom Lusco is a Senior Systems Engineer for the National ITS Architecture Team and the lead developer of the CVRIA Enterprise Viewpoint. He has 23 years of experience in systems engineering, systems architecture and software development in the transportation and aerospace industries. Mr. Lusco has a Master's in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Ron Ice, Senior Systems Engineer, Ice & Associates /National ITS Architecture Team

Mr. Ice is a Senior Engineer for the National ITS Architecture Team and a lead developer of the CVRIA Physical Viewpoint. He has 30 years of experience in systems engineering, systems architecture, and software development in the transportation and defense industries. Mr. Ice has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

Chris Karaffa, Booz Allen Hamilton

Chris Karaffa is a Systems Engineer with Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Virginia. He is currently supporting the ITS JPO Standards Program in developing a standardization strategy for V2x communications; as well as serving as a systems engineering instructor and subject matter expert with the FAA. He has 15 years of experience supporting information and communications systems development and acquisition for Federal, state, and local agencies, including Federal law enforcement, emergency response, and transportation customers.

Jim Marousek, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jim Marousek is a Systems Engineer with Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Virginia. He is currently supporting the ITS JPO Standards Program in developing a standardization strategy for V2x communications; as well as providing technical and management support for the US DOT Southeast Michigan Test Bed. He has 29 years of experience designing and developing large-scale networks, services, and systems across the intelligent transportation and telecommunications industries.

Dawn LaFrance-Linden, Technical Writer, U.S. DOT's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Ms. LaFrance-Linden has worked at U.S. DOT's Volpe Center for 11 years. During this time, she researched and wrote a variety of papers and reports on technical and policy matters. She has a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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