Acronyms
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Definitions
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AAA |
American Automobile Association |
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AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials |
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ACAA |
Allegheny County Airport Authority |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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AHS |
Automated Highway System |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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ASTM |
American Society of Testing and Materials |
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ATIS |
Advanced Traveler Information System |
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ATR |
Automatic Traffic Recorders |
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AVL |
Automatic Vehicle Location |
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BCTA |
Beaver County Transit Authority |
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BHSTE |
Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic
Engineering |
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BOMO |
Bureau of Maintenance and Operations |
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BPR |
Bureau of Planning and Research |
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BRT |
Bus Rapid Transit |
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BTCTMTA |
Butler Township-City Joint Municipal
Transit Authority |
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CC |
Control Center |
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CCTV |
Closed Circuit Television |
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CDC |
Consolidated Dispatch Centers |
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CDL |
Commercial Drivers License |
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CPT |
Common Public Transportation |
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CVC |
Commercial Vehicle Check |
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CVISN |
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and
Networks |
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CVO |
Commercial Vehicle Operations |
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DARC |
Data Radio Channel |
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DMS |
Dynamic Message Signs |
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DSRC |
Designated Short Range Communication |
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DMV |
Department of Motor Vehicles |
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DVMT |
Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled |
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DOT |
Department of Transportation |
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EMA |
Emergency Management Agency |
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EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
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ESP |
Emergency Service Patrol |
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ETC |
Electronic Toll Collection |
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E-Z Pass |
Electronic toll collection system used by
a consortium of toll authorities in northeast United States |
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FACT |
Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation |
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FC |
Fare Collection |
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FCC |
Federal Communication Commission |
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FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
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FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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HAR |
Highway Advisory Radio |
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HAT |
Highway Advisory Telephone System |
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HAZMAT |
Hazardous Materials |
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HOV |
High Occupancy Vehicle |
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HRI |
Highway Rail Intersection |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers |
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IEN |
Information Exchange Network |
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IIMS |
Incident Information Management System |
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IMMS |
Incident Management Message Sets |
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IM |
Incident Management |
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IndiGo |
Indiana County Transit |
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ISP |
Information Service Provider |
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ITE |
Institute of Transportation Engineers |
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ITS |
Intelligent Transportation System |
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MCSAP |
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program |
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MMVTA |
Mid-Mon Valley Transit Authority |
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MOE |
Measures of Effectiveness |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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m.p. |
Milepost |
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MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
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MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers
Association |
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NHI |
National Highway Institute |
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NTA |
New Castle Area Transit Authority |
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NTCIP |
National Transportation Communications for
ITS Protocols |
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NWS |
National Weather Service |
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OB |
Onboard |
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OER |
Octet Encoding Rules |
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O&M |
Operations and Maintenance |
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OEM |
Office of Emergency Management |
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PAAC |
Port Authority of Allegheny County |
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PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
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PEIRS |
Pennsylvania Emergency Information
Reporting System |
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PEMA |
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency |
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PennDOT |
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
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PRISM |
Performance and Registration Information
Systems Management |
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PSAP |
Public Safety Answering Point |
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PSP |
Pennsylvania State Police |
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PTC |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
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RAP |
Regional Advisory Panel |
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ROCC |
Rail Operations Control Center (operated
by PAAC) |
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RPO |
Rural Planning Organization |
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RTMC |
Regional Transportation Management Center
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RWIS |
Road Weather Information System |
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SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
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SAFER |
Safety and Fitness Electronic Record |
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SATIN |
Service Area Travelers Interactive Network |
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SCADA |
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
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SCH |
Scheduling/Run cutting |
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SDO |
Standards Develop Organization |
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SFA |
Strategic Focus Area |
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SP |
Spatial Representation |
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SPC |
Southwest (Pennsylvania) Planning
Commission |
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STIC |
Sub carrier Traffic Information Channel |
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STMC |
Statewide Transportation Management Center |
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STMF |
Simple Transportation Management Framework |
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SWG |
Statewide Working Group |
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T-1 |
High Bandwidth Telephone Line |
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TACT |
Town and Country Transit |
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TMDD |
Traffic Management Data Dictionary |
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TIP |
Transportation Improvement Plan |
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TMC |
Transportation Management Center
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USDOT |
United States Department of Transportation |
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WCTA |
Westmoreland County Transit Authority |
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WIM |
Weigh in Motion |
