System Integration Issues

System integration issues involve the following challenges:

  • Interfacing old technologies with new technologies

  • Aggregating stand-alone technologies into centralized systems that facilitate seamless information exchange at local and regional levels (on the basis of the premise that the whole is larger than the sum of its parts...)

  • Deployment activities that show consistency with the national ITS architecture, standards, and protocols

Systems integration is largely a software concern. Two problems characterize acquisitions involving significant software development: products are late and costs overrun the budget. Software development must be managed differently from traditional department of transportation approaches that are oriented towards civil engineering projects.


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