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Communication Mediums for Signal, ITS, and Freeway Surveillance Systems Final Report (1996) / Chapter Skim
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A.5.1 Barriers
Pages 499-501

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... Basically, federal funding is available for jurisdictions wig ITS plans and funding will support not only initial acqu~sidon of new ITS systems but also maintenance and gaining transition costs. Perhaps even more important is Mat We in-house deficiency in jurisdictional industry of advanced technology produces a bamer to understanding He Rue cost Impacts of advanced technology, such as cost benefits of: High-reliability, fault-tolerant technologies wad built-m test and failure reporting; and Graphical user interface and associated graphical communicators between advanced systems and operators, making operations-self-evident decision choices clear, Bus decreasing operations Gaining requirements.
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... The exception to this would be large cides, which may also have a separate communications organization wad degreed electrical engineers specializing in communications. While the MIS group may have local area network and metropolitan area network communications engineers, it is unlikely Cat wireless communications technology engineering experience win exist in Me MIS group.
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