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ITS Architecture for Canada Version 2.0
Background
The ITS Architecture for Canada provides a common framework for planning, defining, and integrating intelligent transportation systems. It is a mature product that reflects the contributions of a broad cross-section of the ITS community (transportation practitioners, systems engineers, system developers, technology specialists, consultants, etc.). The architecture defines:
- The functions (e.g., gather traffic information or request a route) that are required for ITS
- The physical entities or subsystems where these functions reside (e.g., the field or the vehicle).
- The information flows and data flows that connect these functions and physical subsystems together into an integrated system.
As you navigate through the ITS Architecture for Canada additional background information is often only a click away. A comprehensive glossary of architecture terms is on the menu and is also linked with the architecture content.
If you would prefer a summary document that you can print and read over coffee, a brief document is available that presents the key architecture concepts.
Where to Start
There are three ways to navigate through the ITS Architecture for Canada:
- The hypertext view provides immediate, interconnected access to all the elements of the architecture definition.
- The document view presents the complete set of architecture documentation as it exists in printed format.
- The database view provides developers direct access to the source material for the ITS Architecture for Canada in several connected relational databases.
