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