ITS/CVO Interoperability Guiding Principles
The following principles pertain to interoperability issues facing the deployment of
ITS in the trucking and motorcoach industry. They have been copied from
the ITS America website and are presented in their entirety.
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ITS/CVO Interoperability Guiding Principles
These
interoperability guiding principles were prepared in recognition of the
importance of promoting interoperability in the implementation of Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) for Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO). They have
been adopted by the ITS America CVO Technical Committee.
These
principles represent values and are designed to be flexible and durable to
accommodate a broad scope of technological, social, and cultural change. ITS
America may, however, need to revisit them periodically to assure their
applicability and effectiveness.
These
principles are advisory, intended to educate and guide transportation
professionals, policy-makers, and the public as they develop interoperability
guidelines for specific ITS/CVO projects. They are not intended to supersede
existing statutes or regulations. Initiators of ITS/CVO projects are urged to
publish the interoperability principles that they intend to follow. Parties to
ITS/CVO projects are urged to include enforceable provisions for assuring
interoperability in their contracts and agreements.
General
IGP
#1
The
CVO community will work to implement interoperable ITS/CVO systems in all United
States jurisdictions.
IGP
#2
The
CVO community will work with the CVO communities in Canada and Mexico to
implement interoperable ITS/CVO systems throughout North America.
IGP
#3
The
CVO community will work to ensure that ITS/CVO systems, where appropriate, are
interoperable with other ITS systems (e.g., electronic toll systems).
IGP
#4
Interoperable
ITS/CVO systems will be achieved through the development, adoption, and
adherence to common standards for hardware, systems/software, operations, and
program administration.
IGP
#5
Each
jurisdiction will support the national ITS/CVO information system architecture
and data exchange standards developed under the Commercial Vehicle Information
Systems and Networks (CVISN) program.
IGP
#6
Transponders
shall have a unique identifier.
IGP
#7
Information
systems supporting electronic screening, credentials administration, and safety
assurance will use:
7a.
US DOT numbers for the identification of both interstate and intrastate motor
carriers.
7b.
Commercial Drivers License (CDL) numbers for the identification of commercial
drivers.
7c.
Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) and license plate numbers for the
identification of power units.
Hardware
IGP
#8
Commercial
vehicle operators will be able to use one transponder for power unit-to-roadside
communications in support of multiple applications including electronic
screening, safety assurance, fleet and asset management, tolls, parking, and
other transaction processes.
IGP
#9
Public
and public-private DSRC applications will support open standards that are
consistent with the national ITS architecture.
Systems/Software
IGP
#10
Public
and public-private organizations will support open data exchange standards for
the state-state, state-federal, state-provincial, and carrier-agency exchange of
safety and credentials information as described in the national ITS
architecture.
Operations
IGP
#11
Jurisdictions
will support common standards for placement of DSRC transponders on trucks and
buses to ensure the safe and cost-effective use of transponders.
IGP
#12
Jurisdictions
will support a common set of recommended practices concerning the selection,
layout, and signage of roadside screening sites (i.e., weigh stations,
ports-of-entry, international border crossings, and temporary inspection sites)
to ensure safe operations.
IGP
#13
Jurisdictions
will support a common performance standard for roadside electronic enforcement
screening and passage of transponder-equipped motor carriers to ensure equity in
enforcement.
IGP
#14
Roadside
electronic enforcement screening criteria will include the following: motor
carriers must be enrolled in the jurisdiction's program; must meet the
jurisdiction's enrollment criteria; and must meet all legal requirements
established by the jurisdiction.
IGP
#15
Jurisdictions
will support quarterly reviews of carrier qualifications to ensure that the
standards evolve to meet the changing needs of government and motor carriers.
IGP
#16
A
jurisdiction will not retain the identification codes or other data from the
DSRC transponders of passing motor carriers who are not enrolled in the
jurisdiction's program.
IGP
#17
Jurisdictions
will support a common performance standard for selection of vehicles and drivers
for roadside safety inspection.
IGP
#18
Jurisdictions
will support a common performance standard for recording and reporting roadside
safety inspection results.
IGP
#19
Jurisdictions
will support a common performance standard for reconciling disputed roadside
safety inspection results.
Program
IGP
#20
Motor
carrier participation in ITS/CVO roadside electronic screening programs will be
voluntary; motor carriers will not be required to purchase or operate DSRC
transponders.
IGP
#21
Motor
carriers will have the option of enrolling in any ITS/CVO roadside electronic
screening program.
IGP
#22
Jurisdictions
will support uniform criteria for enrollment of motor carriers in ITS/CVO
roadside screening programs.
IGP
#23
Enrollment
criteria will include consideration of safety performance and credentials status
(e.g., registration, fuel and highway use taxes, and insurance).
IGP
#24
No
jurisdiction will be required to enroll motor carriers that do not meet the
criteria for enrollment.
IGP
#25
Motor
carriers may obtain a DSRC transponder from the enrolling jurisdiction or a
compatible DSRC transponder from an independent equipment vendor of the motor
carrier's choice.
IGP
#26
Each
jurisdiction will determine the price and payment procedures, if any, for motor
carriers to enroll and participate in its ITS/CVO electronic screening program.
IGP
#27
Jurisdictions
shall work to establish business interoperability agreements among roadside
electronic screening programs.
IGP
#28
A
jurisdiction will make a motor carrier's DSRC transponder unique identifier
available to another jurisdiction upon written request and authorization by the
motor carrier.
IGP
#29
Jurisdictions
will work toward development of a single point of contact for motor carriers
enrolling in more than one ITS/CVO roadside screening program.
IGP
#30
Each
jurisdiction will fully disclose and publish its practices and policies
governing, at a minimum:
30a.
Enrollment criteria;
30b.
Transponder unique identifier standards;
30c.
Price and payment procedures for transponders and services;
30d.
Screening standards;
30e.
Use of screening event data; and
30f.
Business interoperability agreements with other programs.
Date
approved by the Board of Directors: April 22, 1999
Note:
These guiding principles address only issues of interoperability. They do not
address all issues related to concepts of operations or privacy and data
control. These issues are addressed in separate guiding principles.
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