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Title:	Fargo-Moorhead Regional ITS Architecture Update: Version 4.0
Authors:	Mohammad Smadi
Publication Date:	Dec 2022
Type:	Research Report

Abstract

The Fargo-Moorhead (F-M) Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture Update was prepared under the F-M Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) leadership. The architecture was first developed in 2005, and since then, it has been updated three times in 2007, 2014, and 2022. The F-M regional architecture (RA) aims to guide the implementation of ITS systems in the F-M region and coordinate funding, deployment, information sharing, and operations of ITS technologies in the region. The main ITS goal areas for the F-M region include enhanced traveler safety, effective traffic and transit management; coordinated incident management; and enhanced traveler information. A 5-year planning horizon was considered in the RA development.

The development of the RA was facilitated by the Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC) of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University. A partnership agreement was established between ATAC and the Metro COG to support RA development and maintenance.

This version of the RA is the fourth iteration in a maintenance process that aims to keep the architecture up to date in accordance with FHWA guidelines and to continue to reflect the most current ITS picture in the region. This version of the RA is based on the national Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (ARC-IT 9.1).