Western States Forum 2014: Image Gallery
The Steering Committee for the Western States Forum has been the same since 2008. The Committee is responsible for organizing and facilitating the event, including choosing abstracts and reviewing presentations. Three of the Committee members are pictured here as they welcome participants and kick off the 2014 Western States Forum. Left to right: Ian Turnbull, Caltrans District 2; Sean Campbell, Caltrans Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information; and Doug Galarus, Western Transportation Institute.
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Steering Committee members Ian Turnbull (L), Sean Campbell (center), and Doug Galarus (R) introduce the technical program as they explain the unique goals and format of the Forum.
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At past Forums, Caltrans District 2 has presented different aspects of the private point-to-point microwave system they have developed. This year, ITS Engineer Jeremiah Pearce brought everything together by presenting the development and evolution of the overall microwave system. Here he shows a map with some of the ITS sites discussed in the presentation.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Jeremiah Pearce, Caltrans District 2, discusses some of the challenges that were part of the impetus for the project.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Communications in rural areas presents a number of unique challenges as evidenced by this photo Jeremiah showed of the snow covered tower and facility at Shasta Bally, 15 miles west of Redding.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Keith Calais, a Signal and Illumination Engineer for the Washington State DOT, reviewed WSDOT’s LED Adaptive Roadway Lighting project and how WSDOT is reforming their illumination program. Here he shows the new LED light fixtures that were installed as part of the project.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Keith Calais, WSDOT, describes and shows the installation process for the LED light fixtures and nodes.
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Keith Calais demonstrates the Remote Operating Asset Management (ROAM) system used in the adaptive lighting project.
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Phil Braun, IT Systems Analyst for the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), discussed ITD’s statewide integration project for DMS, CCTV, HAR, and 511.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Phil Braun, ITD, shared some of the background for the integration project including the various other agencies involved. Here he describes the Ada County Highway District’s Transportation Management Center (TMC) and its role in the project.
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Phil Braun reviews the devices and systems that are part of ITD’s ITS network.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Mike Jenkinson from Caltrans’ Division of Traffic Operations opened the Commercial Wholesale Web Portal 2 (CWWP2) presentation with an overview and history of Caltrans traveler information.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Mike Jenkinson gives a brief description of the CWWP2.
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Sean Campbell, Caltrans Division of Research, Innovation and System Information (DRISI), presented the CWWP2 system and how Caltrans’ traveler information data is being shared with third party developers. Here he answers questions from Oregon DOT’s Doug Spencer about CMS data flow.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Sean Campbell shows how CMS data flows for each Caltrans district as he introduces the design of the CWWP2.
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Sean Campbell, Caltrans DRISI, shares some of the lessons learned during development and deployment of the CWWP2.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Caltrans Senior Transportation Electrical Engineer, Herasmo Iniguez, discussed Caltrans’ present deployment and future plans for the Model 2070 Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC), with attention to the various relevant standards.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Herasmo Iniguez explains the differences and choice between using OS-9 and Linux.
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Here Herasmo describes the Linux kernel architecture in relation to the ATC.
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James Todd Daley, an Assistant Traffic Engineer at Washington State DOT, presented WSDOT’s Organized Chain-Up project at Gold Creek / Snoqualmie Pass on Interstate 90. Here he discusses the goals of the project.
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James Todd Daley describes the chain-up facilities on I-90 before Snoqualmie Pass.
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A critical component of the organized chain-up system is the software. Here Todd shows the system’s software interface.
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Participants listen to a technical presentation. Presentations are very detailed and one to two hours in length to allow speakers the opportunity to really delve into the technical details of a project.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Participants listen to a technical presentation. Presentations are very detailed and one to two hours in length to allow speakers the opportunity to really delve into the technical details of a project.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
One of the more unique aspects of the Forum is that questions and discussion are encouraged throughout the presentation, not just at the end. Here, Ian Turnbull provides more information and answers a question during Jeremiah’s presentation.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Participants respond to Ian’s comments. (See previous picture and caption.)
Photo By: Doug Galarus
The Forum provides many opportunities for participants to network with other ITS practitioners to discuss Rural ITS technologies and how these technologies are being utilized to improve operations and safety in their own district or state. In this photo, participants from several Caltrans districts, Caltrans Headquarters, Oregon DOT, the FHWA, WSDOT, and the City of Salem, are visiting during the Forum’s opening reception on Tuesday evening.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Networking sessions and meals provided a good opportunity for the Forum participants to discuss Rural ITS technologies that are being utilized or developed. This year, participants represented 6 states, 5 state DOTs, 8 Caltrans districts, 3 groups from Caltrans Headquarters, 2 universities, 1 city public works department, and the FHWA. Pictured are various attendees networking during the Tuesday evening reception and dinner.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Networking sessions and meals provided a good opportunity for the Forum participants to meet and discuss Rural ITS technology implementations.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Yreka is located in rural northern California in Caltrans District 2 and provides an appropriate setting for in-depth dialogue about rural ITS system design and implementation. To maintain the rural perspective and continue to foster transparency and trust with an informal atmosphere, an evening dinner and networking session were held at a campground.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Having equipment on display for demonstration during networking sessions and presentations was an asset to the Forum and its participants. These pictures show the various equipment on display this year including an LED light fixture (WSDOT), a Model 2070 controller (Caltrans HQ), and a variety of systems and field elements from Caltrans District 2.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
Event planner Marlene Woodard has been involved with the Forum since its inception in 2006. She’s pictured here during Forum registration. Also pictured are the personalized 2014 Western States Forum notebooks that each participant receives. The notebooks contain copies of the presentations to use during the technical program as well as contact information for each of the Forum participants to facilitate networking and sharing of ideas and experiences even after the Forum is completed.
Photo By: Doug Galarus
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