Institute of Transportation Engineers
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The Institute of Transportation Engineers or ITE is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE was founded in 1930 as the Institute of Traffic Engineers and its first president was Ernest P. Goodrich
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ITE facilitates the application of technology and scientific principles to research, planning, functional design, implementation, operation, policy development and management for any mode of ground transportation. Through its products and services, ITE promotes professional development of its members, supports and encourages education, stimulates research, develops public awareness programs and serves as a conduit for the exchange of professional information.
While a world-wide organisation, the membership is heavily concentrated in North America, and specifically, the United States.
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Ernest P. Goodrich
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ITE facilitates the application of technology and scientific principles to research, planning, functional design, implementation, operation, policy development and management for any mode of ground transportation. Through its products and services, ITE promotes professional development of its members, supports and encourages education, stimulates research, develops public awareness programs and serves as a conduit for the exchange of professional information.
While a world-wide organisation, the membership is heavily concentrated in North America, and specifically, the United States.
Standards Development
ITE is also a standards development organization designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). One of the current standardization efforts is the advanced transportation controllerAdvanced transportation controller
The advanced transportation controller is a standardization effort being undertaken by the United States Department of Transportation as part of their Intelligent transportation system efforts. The ATC is being developed to provide an open platform for hardware and software for a wide variety of...
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See also
- National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System ProtocolNational Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System ProtocolThe National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation System Protocol is a family of standards designed to achieve interoperability and interchangeability between computers and electronic traffic control equipment from different manufacturers.The protocol is the product of a...
(NTCIP) - Canadian Institute of Transportation EngineersCanadian Institute of Transportation EngineersThe Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers is composed of more than 1,700 transportation engineers, planners, technologists and students across Canada...
External links
- http://www.ite.org/standards/atc/ - Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) ATC web site.