Network for integrating transportation operations systems (NITOS)

Public agencies involved in the management of transportation facilities resist efforts to integrate the operation of transportation management systems if that integration is perceived to involve a loss of local control and autonomy. A peer-to-peer wide area computer network is proposed as a solution to this institutional problem. The proposed network does not require a central server or database, although any agency on the network can create databases for any purpose. All integration of operations is achieved by implementation of joint operating plans developed cooperatively by the involved agencies. Any agency´s system can act as the “master” when needed in implementing such coordinated plans