Description: A wide variety of remote sensors used in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications (loops, probe vehicles, radar, cameras) has created a need for general methods by which data can be shared among agencies and users who own disparate computer systems. 

In this paper, we present a methodology that demonstrates that it is possible to create, encode, and decode a self-describing data stream using the following:

    1.   existing data description language standards 
    2.   parsers to enforce language compliance
    3.   a simple content language that flows out of the data description language
    4.   architecture neutral encoders and decoders based on ASN.1.

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• Date Published: December, 2000
• Publication Number: WA-RD 463.1
• Last Modified: May 22, 2007
• Authors: Daniel J. Dailey, David Meyers, L. Pond.
• Originator: Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC)
• # of Pages: 100 p., 1,910 KB (PDF)
• Subject: Data communications, Data sharing, Intelligent transportation systems, Loop detectors, Self describing data, System architecture,
• Keywords: Self-describing data, SQL, ITS data, ITS architecture.
• Related Publications: A Self-Describing Data Transfer Methodology for ITS Applications, (WA-RD 463.2).

This abstract was last modified April 29, 2008