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<item><title>ITS Costs >> Average per state start-up costs for CVISN safety information exchange (SIE) was estimated at $680,000; average annual O&amp;M was $74,000 per state.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the National CVISN Deployment Program: Volume 1 Final Report  (03/02/2009)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>01/02/2013 01:55:59 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2011-00230?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> "Thermal Eye" van and equipment for screening of commercial vehicles cost $500,000.</title><description><![CDATA[(Washington) Another eye on the road: WSP's high-tech patrol van detects unsafe trucks (4/11/2006)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/02/2012 08:43:07 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2012-00269?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> An infrared detection system deployed in a mobile van correctly identified vehicles that need to be taken off the road 44 percent of the time; an improvement over using random selection alone.</title><description><![CDATA[(Washington) Another eye on the road: WSP's high-tech patrol van detects unsafe trucks (4/11/2006)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/02/2012 08:31:32 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00741?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> CVISN technologies that improve carrier compliance can increase safety and carrier efficiency; benefit-to-cost ratios approach 7.5 for electronic screening and 2.6 for electronic credentialing.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the National CVISN Deployment Program: Volume 1 Final Report  (03/02/2009)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>08/24/2012 04:34:15 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00787?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Smart Infrared Brake Inspection Systems identify trucks with faulty systems.  Of the vehicles flagged as having thermal issues, 86 percent were found to have a violation and 83 percent of those vehicles were placed out-of-service.</title><description><![CDATA[Smart Infrared Inspection System Field Operational Test (06/01/2011)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>08/24/2012 04:18:28 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00740?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Using Inspection Selection Systems (ISS) and out-of-service (OOS) history information provided by safety information exchange programs can lead to significant reductions in crashes injuries and fatalities due to heavy vehicles.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the National CVISN Deployment Program: Volume 1 Final Report  (03/02/2009)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>08/24/2012 04:16:27 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00739?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Facilitate integration of CVISN by establishing cooperative relationship among stakeholders and promoting incentives to improve mobile communications and enhance enforcement.</title><description><![CDATA[Description of Benefits and Lessons Learned from State Self-Evaluations of Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Deployments (October 2003 to August 2006) (28 February 2007)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/22/2009 09:37:25 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;8A251341EB1AB5EB85257654006BB5DD^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> A modeling study evaluated the potential deployment of full ITS capabilities in Cincinnati.  The annualized life-cycle cost was estimated at $98.2 million.</title><description><![CDATA[Benefits and Costs of Full Operations and ITS Deployment: A 2003 Simulation for Cincinnati (May 2005)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/17/2008 03:34:03 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2008-00164?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> TMC central hardware costs can exceed $200,000 if regional communications and system integration are required.</title><description><![CDATA[Intelligent Transportation System Deployment Analysis System Customization: Technical Memorandum No.4 - Florida-Specific Intelligent Transportation System Deployment Costs Version 2 (5 August 2004)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>07/08/2008 11:51:44 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2008-00162?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>New Lessons Database Entry >> Find innovative funding resources to help finance management and operations (M&amp;O) strategies and ITS.</title><description><![CDATA[     Getting More by Working Together - Opportunities for Linking Planning and Operations.  November 2004 .          ]]></description><pubDate>10/11/2006 12:13:40 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;ADD62E2288FBD36D8525707E0061C4CC</link></item></channel>
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