The U.S.DOT National Highway Institute (NHI), with technical oversight by the U.S.DOT ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) delivers two courses related to ITS Architecture: "Deploying the National Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture" (course #: FHWA-NHI-137013) and "Turbo Architecture Software Training" (course #: FHWA-NHI-137029A).

"Deploying the National Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture"
(Course #: FHWA-NHI-137013)

Course Overview

"Deploying the National Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture" serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of the National ITS Architecture, plus how it can be applied. This course is intended for public- and private-sector transportation professionals involved in ITS planning and deployment. Delivered in an interactive workshop format, the course will develop an understanding of the concepts and terminology of the National ITS Architecture, and will also assist in identifying the institutional and organizational issues associated with the effective use of the National ITS Architecture in planning, operations and management.

The course presents the National ITS Architecture as a toolbox, but the emphasis is on its application to the development of Regional Architectures for ITS planning and the framework for integrated programs and projects.   The course material is supplemented by a number of exercises that apply the knowledge gained from the course to realistic planning sessions.  The course consists of a combination of lecture, exercises, and hands-on use of the National ITS Architecture CD-ROM.

Target Audience

This course is intended for public- and private-sector transportation professionals involved in ITS transportation planning, deployment, and operations. They may be from organizations such as MPOs, transit agencies, municipalities, state DOTs, FHWA Division Offices, and consultants and system integrators. The course design assumes that participants have general knowledge of ITS concepts and terminology, plus basic computer skills (manipulating windows, using directories, a web browser, etc.). However, the course design assumes no prior knowledge of ITS Architecture concepts or terminology per se.

Course Goals and Outcomes

The goal of this course is to demonstrate how to apply the tools and methodologies of the National ITS Architecture including:

1. The concepts of an ITS Architecture and the National ITS Architecture.
2. How to use the National ITS Architecture to develop:
• Regional ITS Architectures for planning purposes and
• Project Architectures for deploying integrated ITS projects.
3. Skills for finding information on the National ITS Architecture CD-ROM.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

1. Use the National ITS Architecture as a tool when developing regional and project ITS architectures
2. Identify integration opportunities while developing regional and project ITS architectures
3. Use the National ITS Architecture CD-ROM to find definitions
4. Identify the difference between user service and user service requirements, and describe how these relate to the National ITS Architecture
5. Identify the types of projects that must comply with USDOT policies regarding consistency with ITS architecture and standards, and describe the key requirement for compliance
6. Define the systems engineering process as it is used with the National ITS Architecture

"Turbo Architecture Software Training"
(Course #: FHWA-NHI-137029A)

Course Overview

"Turbo Architecture Software Training" provides training on the Turbo Architecture tool, which is a high-level, interactive software program to assist transportation planners and systems integrators in the development of regional and project architectures using the National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture as a starting point. The course prepares participants to immediately and confidently use Turbo to create a regional or project ITS architecture and to assist others who are doing so. This course is intended for public- and private-sector transportation professionals involved in ITS transportation planning and ITS deployment.

Delivered in an interactive workshop format, the course will develop an understanding of the terminology and concepts associated with using Turbo Architecture based on hands-on exercises with the tool and interactive lectures conducted by instructors experienced in using the tool. The two-day course is presented by qualified instructors using a Participant Workbook, the Turbo Architecture software, and supporting visual aids and exercises. All participants receive a copy of the Participant Workbook containing copies of all the presentation charts used in the course.

Target Audience

This course is intended for public- and private-sector transportation professionals involved in ITS transportation planning, deployment, and operations who will be using Turbo Architecture. They may be from organizations such as MPOs, transit agencies, municipalities, state DOTs, FHWA Division Offices, and consultants and system integrators. The course design assumes that participants have general knowledge of ITS concepts and terminology, including National ITS Architecture terms, plus basic computer skills (manipulating windows, using directories, a web browser, etc.).

Course Goals and Outcomes

The goal of this course is to prepare ITS professionals to use the Turbo Architecture software to create Regional Architectures and Project Architectures.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

1. List the preparatory steps to assemble information needed to create a Regional Architecture or a Project Architecture.
2. Describe the steps in the process used by Turbo to create a Regional Architecture or Project Architecture.
3. Use Turbo to create and modify a simple Regional Architecture or Project Architecture, including:
1. Entering stakeholders
2. Entering inventory data
3. Selecting market packages / services
4. Entering operational concepts and functional requirements
5. "Building" and customizing interconnects and architecture flows
6. Customizing standards mappings
7. Entering agreements
8. Creating reports and diagrams
4. Describe how regional architectures and project architectures are related in Turbo
5. Describe in general terms how to add user-defined "extensions" to an Architecture

Scheduling / Attending a Training Course

To schedule a National ITS Architecture or Turbo Architecture training course in your area, please submit your course request online via http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/regi_cours.aspx. To attend a training course contact the Local Coordinator listed in the Course Schedule section of the NHI Course Catalog web page (http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/train_catalog.aspx).