| Acronm |
Definition |
| AFWS |
Automated Flood Warning System |
| AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials |
| ATIS |
Advanced Traveler Information
System |
| ATS |
Automated Transportation System |
| ATM |
Active
Traffic Management |
| ATMS |
Advanced Traffic Management System |
| AVCS |
Advanced Vehicle Control System |
| AVL |
Automatic Vehicle Location |
| AWOS |
Automated Weather Observation
Systems |
| B/C |
Benefit/Cost |
| BMP |
Best Management Practice |
| CARS |
Condition Acquisition Reporting
System |
| CCTV |
Closed Circuit Television |
| CDPD |
Cellular Digital Packet Data |
| CHP |
California Highway Patrol |
| CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality |
| CMS |
Changeable Message Signs |
| CSLS |
Changeable Speed Limit
Signs |
| DCP |
Data Collection Platform |
| DCS |
Data Collection System |
| DMS |
Dynamic Message Sign |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DPS |
Department of Public Safety |
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
| DSS |
Decision Support System |
| DUST |
Dual Use Safety Technology |
| EMS |
Extinguishable Message Signs |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| ESS |
Environmental Sensor Station |
| EVMS |
Equipment Vehicle Management System |
| FDWS |
Fog
Detection and Warning System |
| FIRST |
Freeway
Incident Response Safety Team |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
| FMS |
Freeway
Management System |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| HAR |
Highway Advisory Radio |
| HARS |
Highway
Advisory Radio Service |
| HAZMAT |
Hazardous Material |
| HDWS |
High Water Detection Systems |
| HOT |
High Occupancy Toll |
| HOV |
High
Occupancy Vehicle |
| IAP |
Incident Action Plan |
| ICS |
Incident Command System |
| ICWS |
Icy
Curve Warning System |
| ILCS |
Intelligent Lane Control Signals |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IRIS |
Intelligent Roadway Information
System |
| ISP |
Information Service Provider |
| ITS |
Intelligent Transportation System |
| KHP |
Kansas
Highway Patrol |
| KTA |
Kansas
Turnpike Authority |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LPFM |
Low
Power Frequency Modulation |
| LSC |
Lyndon
State College |
| MDC |
Mobile
Data Collection |
| MDSS |
Maintenance Decision Support System |
| MMDI |
Metropolitan Model Deployment
Initiative |
| MMS |
Maintenance Management System |
| MRC |
Measurement Research Corporation |
| MS/CVE |
Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement |
| MVDS |
Microwave Vehicle Detection System |
| NCHRP |
National Cooperative Highway Research
Program |
| NDFD |
National Digital Forecast Database |
| NOAA |
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration |
| NTCIP |
National
Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol |
| NWS |
National Weather Service |
| OFCM |
Office of the Federal Coordinator for
Meteorology |
| OK-FIRST |
Oklahoma’s First-response Information
Resource System using Telecommunications |
| OLETS |
Oklahoma Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| PLC |
Programmable Logic Controllers |
| PMR |
Performance Measurement and
Reporting |
| PTR |
Pointer
Record |
| PRTU |
Pump Station Remote Terminal Unit |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
| RPU |
Remote Processing Unit |
| RTMC |
Regional Traffic Management Center |
| RVD |
Radar Vehicle Detection |
| RWIS |
Road Weather Information System |
| SCADA |
Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition |
| SCHP |
South Carolina Highway Patrol |
| SEOC |
State
Emergency Operations Center |
| SHA |
State
Highway Administration |
| SHEP |
State Highway Emergency Patrol |
| STC |
Smart Traffic Center |
| STMC |
State Traffic Management Center |
| TCC |
Traffic Control Center |
| TDP |
Temperature Data Probe |
| THP |
Tennessee Highway Patrol |
| TI |
Traveler Information |
| TMC |
Traffic Management Center |
| TP |
Tow Plow |
| TOC |
Traffic Operations Center |
| TRIS |
Transportation Research Information
Services |
| TTX |
Table Top Exercises |
| UHF |
Ultra-High Frequency |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| US |
United States |
| USDOT |
United States Department of
Transportation |
| UTCS |
Uniform Traffic Control System |
| VDS |
Vehicle
Detection Station |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VMS |
Variable Message Sign |
| VSL |
Variable Speed Limit |
| VSS |
Variable Speed Sign |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
