THIS PAPER SUMMARIZES VARIOUS FINDINGS RELATING TO THE INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ATMS) COMPONENTS OF VIDEO DATA IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. SPECIFICALLY, THE PAPER EXAMINES THE PERCEIVED BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE SHARING OF VIDEO DATA, BASED ON ON-SITE INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. THE PAPER PROVIDES A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE USE AND INTEGRATION OF VIDEO IN PHASE I OF THE TRANSGUIDE PROJECT. THE MOTIVATING FACTORS BEHIND THE SHARING OF VIDEO DATA, HOW VIDEO DATA ARE SHARED, AND WITH WHOM THE DATA ARE SHARED ARE ALSO SUMMARIZED IN THE PAPER. THE PAPER ALSO ITEMIZES VARIOUS ISSUES RELATING TO FACILITY DESIGN, HARDWARE, AND SOFTWARE THAT THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) FACED DURING THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSGUIDE.

THE EVALUATION IS BASED PRIMARILY ON EXPERT OPINION AND OBSERVATION. THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE SHARING OF VIDEO DATA PRESENTED IN THIS PAPER ARE MOSTLY QUALITATIVE IN NATURE. SINCE THE REPORTED BENEFITS ARE BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDE A COMPLETE AND EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS THAT MAY BE DERIVED FROM THE SHARING OF TRANSGUIDE VIDEO DATA. A LARGE PORTION OF THE STUDY ADDRESSES ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH "WHY" AND "HOW" VIDEO DATA ARE USED AS OPPOSED TO SIMPLY REPORTING THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHARING OF THESE DATA.

THE STUDY FOCUSES ON TRAFFIC-RELATED BENEFITS AND DOES NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESS SAFETY BENEFITS SUCH AS REDUCED FATALITIES AND CRASHES. FURTHERMORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE STUDY EXAMINES ONLY ATMS ISSUES RELATING TO VIDEO DATA SHARING. POTENTIAL BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH VIDEO DATA USES IN ATIS OR APTS ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS PAPER.">THE STUDY FOCUSES ON TRAFFIC-RELATED BENEFITS AND DOES NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESS SAFETY BENEFITS SUCH AS REDUCED FATALITIES AND CRASHES. FURTHERMORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE STUDY EXAMINES ONLY ATMS ISSUES RELATING TO VIDEO DATA SHARING. POTENTIAL BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH VIDEO DATA USES IN ATIS OR APTS ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS PAPER.">KEYWORDS:
EVALUATION/PROGRAM ASSESSMENT, ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OR ATMS

THIS PAPER SUMMARIZES VARIOUS FINDINGS RELATING TO THE INTEGRATION OF ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ATMS) COMPONENTS OF VIDEO DATA IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. SPECIFICALLY, THE PAPER EXAMINES THE PERCEIVED BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE SHARING OF VIDEO DATA, BASED ON ON-SITE INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. THE PAPER PROVIDES A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE USE AND INTEGRATION OF VIDEO IN PHASE I OF THE TRANSGUIDE PROJECT. THE MOTIVATING FACTORS BEHIND THE SHARING OF VIDEO DATA, HOW VIDEO DATA ARE SHARED, AND WITH WHOM THE DATA ARE SHARED ARE ALSO SUMMARIZED IN THE PAPER. THE PAPER ALSO ITEMIZES VARIOUS ISSUES RELATING TO FACILITY DESIGN, HARDWARE, AND SOFTWARE THAT THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) FACED DURING THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSGUIDE.

THE EVALUATION IS BASED PRIMARILY ON EXPERT OPINION AND OBSERVATION. THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE SHARING OF VIDEO DATA PRESENTED IN THIS PAPER ARE MOSTLY QUALITATIVE IN NATURE. SINCE THE REPORTED BENEFITS ARE BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDE A COMPLETE AND EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS THAT MAY BE DERIVED FROM THE SHARING OF TRANSGUIDE VIDEO DATA. A LARGE PORTION OF THE STUDY ADDRESSES ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH "WHY" AND "HOW" VIDEO DATA ARE USED AS OPPOSED TO SIMPLY REPORTING THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHARING OF THESE DATA.

THE STUDY FOCUSES ON TRAFFIC-RELATED BENEFITS AND DOES NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESS SAFETY BENEFITS SUCH AS REDUCED FATALITIES AND CRASHES. FURTHERMORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE STUDY EXAMINES ONLY ATMS ISSUES RELATING TO VIDEO DATA SHARING. POTENTIAL BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH VIDEO DATA USES IN ATIS OR APTS ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS PAPER.