HONOLULU TIER II ITS ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP

July 31 – August 2, 2001

Workshop Description

The Tier II workshop will begin the development of Oahu’s Regional Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture. Existing and planned ITS systems and services on Oahu will be identified. By defining the interfaces between the systems and agencies, the architecture will serve as the plan for an integrated ITS on Oahu. 

Background Information

The purpose of the Tier I/Tier II Workshops is to begin development of an ITS Architecture for your region. The Tier I Workshop convened key stakeholders to gain their commitment and begin the process. The Tier II Workshop convenes stakeholders to produce a partial draft of a Regional ITS Architecture for the region. This workshop will involve the stakeholders deciding what local transportation systems need to be interconnected to exchange and share information. The resulting architecture draft will require more refinement and the finished product of the stakeholders’ efforts will serve as a blueprint for future ITS deployments. 

Tier II Architecture Workshop will help participants

• Convene a broad, more complete range of stakeholders to document the opportunities for integration through a regional architecture.
• Implement the first steps toward a regional architecture.

Agenda

Tuesday, July 31
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.:

•  Introduction – Discussion (facilitated by Local Host)

Workshop objectives and agenda followed by stakeholder self-introductions with brief descriptions of the major ITS projects the stakeholders represent.

•  Review of Architecture Terminology – Presentation (Architecture Team)

Review of key concepts and terminology of National ITS Architecture.

• Regional Architecture Development Process – Presentation (Architecture Team)

Describes the process to be followed in the workshop (and beyond) to produce a Regional Architecture by using the National Architecture as a framework of options. 

• Inventory of Oahu Region ITS Elements – Presentation & Discussion (Architecture Team & Local Host) Describes the local inventory of ITS elements and organizations and their relationship to the National ITS Architecture.
• SETTING THE VISION: A Session for the POLICY & DECISION MAKERS of ITS Stakeholder Agencies (1:30 – 3:00 p.m.) – Policy makers identify and define the vision for ITS in Honolulu. Discussion will focus on these two questions:
  •  Are the existing and future ITS components currently identified in the regional architecture consistent with the vision for your agency or department?
  • What additional ITS components between agencies would you like incorporated into the regional architecture?
  • Stakeholder Agencies:

   

  - Dept. of Defense, Civil Defense Div.	- Dept. of Transportation
  - Dept. of Transportation Services	- Federal Highway Administration
  - Honolulu Emergency Services Dept.	- Honolulu Fire Department
  - Honolulu Police Department	- Oahu Civil Defense Agency
  - Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization	- State Emergency Services

• Transportation Services – Presentation (Architecture Team)

“Market Packages” enable transportation planners and decision makers to determine appropriate ITS services that satisfy local needs. This session describes how to use “Market Packages” to define existing and future ITS services in the region.

• Selection of Services – Discussion

Breakout groups use list of Market Packages to identify local services and needs, followed by a plenary session to discuss results of each breakout. 

Wednesday, August 1

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.:

• Interconnects and Information Exchanges – Presentation (Architecture Team)

How to identify where exchanges of information are needed between different systems.

• Tailoring Interconnects – Discussion

Each group identifies existing/planned interconnects between key systems in the region followed by a discussion of each breakout group’s results in a plenary session. 

Thursday, August 2

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon:

• Architecture Flows – Presentation (Architecture Team)

How to define the specific types of information that need to be exchanged.

• Tailoring Architecture Flows – Discussion

Each breakout group identifies specific information to be exchanged on selected system interfaces, followed by a review of each breakout group’s results in a plenary session.

• ITS Standards – Presentation (Architecture Team)

Introduction to ITS standards and discussion of key standards for the regional architecture.

• Next Steps – Presentation (Architecture Team & Local Host)

Summarizes further work needed to finish the regional architecture.

“Who should participate?

Representatives from all agencies involved in ITS on Oahu should attend the workshop. All facets of transportation are involved in ITS, including incident management, public transit services, and traffic management.

Architecture Team Facilitators

The workshop will be facilitated by members of the National ITS Architecture team. Mrs. Susan Walker and Dr. Richard Hooper of ITERIS, Ms. Kathy Bonaffini of Lockheed-Martin, and Ms. Charnita Wilson of M&M Technical Services, Inc., will lead the attendees through the process of creating a regional ITS Architecture.

Workshop Logistics

The three-day workshop will be held at the University of Hawaii, East-West Center, Jefferson Hall, Koi Room, located at 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. There is no cost to attend this workshop.

Registration Procedure

1. Please contact Donna Inouye at 541-2700 extension 329, 541-2704 (fax), or donna.inouye@fhwa.dot.gov by Monday, July 23, 2001.
2. Attendance is limited to 30 participants, by invitation only.

Cancellations

Please contact Donna if you must cancel your registration or if someone will be substituting for you.

Parking

Parking at the University visitor parking lot or parking structure is $3 per day on a first-come first-serve basis. There will be no in and out privileges.