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From page 156...
... 156 ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, INITIALISMS, AND SYMBOLS Acronym Definition AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACHD Ada County Highway District ACR Available Capacity Ratio ADMS Archived Data Management System AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale AMBER America's Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response ARMER Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response ATIS Advanced Traveler Information Systems ATM Advanced Traffic Management AVI Automatic Vehicle Identification AVL Automatic Vehicle Location B/C Benefit/Cost BCA Benefit Cost Analysis BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics CAD Computer Aided Dispatch CCTV Closed Circuit Television CHART Coordinated Highway Action Response Team CHP California Highway Patrol CMAQ Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality Grant Program CO2 Carbon Dioxide COMPASS Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho CORSIM Corridor Simulation DMS Dynamic Message Signs DOT Department of Transportation
From page 157...
... 157 Acronym Definition E-CAD Enhanced-Computer Aided Dispatch EMS Emergency Medical Services EOC Emergency Operations Center EPA Environmental Protection Agency FDOT Florida Department of Transportation FHWA Federal Highway Administration FIRST Freeway Incident Response Team FREEVAL Freeway Evaluation FREEVAL-2010 Freeway Evaluation-2010 FREEVAL-RL Freeway Evaluation-Reliability FREEVAL-WZ Freeway Evaluation-Work Zone FSP Freeway Service Patrol FSPE Freeway Service Patrol Evaluation GDOT Georgia Department of Transportation GEMA Georgia Emergency Management Agency GHG Greenhouse Gas GIS Geographical Information System GNB The Gray Notebook HAR Highway Advisory Radio HAZMAT Hazardous material HCM Highway Capacity Manual HELP Highway Emergency Local Patrol HERO Highway Emergency Response Operator HERS Highway Economics Requirement System HOT High Occupancy Toll HOV High Occupancy Vehicle ICM Integrated Corridor Management
From page 158...
... 158 Acronym Definition IDAS Intelligent Transportation System Deployment Analysis System IHW Idaho Health and Welfare IMAP Incident Management Assistance Patrols IMD Incident Management Database IMTF Incident Management Task Force IPC Incident Progression Curve IRT Incident Response Team ISP Idaho State Police ITD Idaho Transportation Department ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems MARTA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MDTA Maryland Transportation Authority MIT Major Incident Tow MOVES Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NCDOT North Carolina Department of Transportation NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTS National Household Transportation Survey NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NIMS National Incident Management System NOVA Northern Virginia NTIMC National Traffic Incident Management Coalition OMB Office of Management and Budget OST Office of the Secretary, United States Department of Transportation PDO Property Damage Only
From page 159...
... 159 Acronym Definition PSAP Public Safety Answering Point RCC Regional Communications Center REACT Regional Emergency Action Coordination Team RIMS Rutgers Incident Management System RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration RITIS Regional Integrated Transportation Information System SBSIF Simulation-Based Secondary Incident Filtering SCC State Communication Center SHA State Highway Administration SOC Statewide Operations Center SSP Safety Service Patrol TCC Train Control Center TDOT Tennessee Department of Transportation TIGER Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery TIM Traffic Incident Management TIME Traffic Incident Management Enhancement TMC Transportation Management Center TMDD Traffic Management Data Dictionary TMS Traffic Management System TOC Transportation Operations Center TOPS-BC Tool for Operations Benefit Cost Analysis TRB Transportation Research Board TRIP Towing and Recovery Incentive Program TTC Temporary Traffic Control TTI Texas Transportation Institute USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation V/C Volume/capacity Ratio
From page 160...
... 160 Acronym Definition VDOT Virginia Department of Transportation VMS Variable Message Sign VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled VSL Variable Speed Limit VSP Virginia State Police WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation

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