Professional Capacity Building for Communication System, Phase 3
Started: July, 2014 Ended: December, 2015 Project ID #4W5027 Status: Completed
Objective
The goal of this project is to update the curriculum and conduct further training for Rural ITS communications in order to build the professional capacity of rural ITS engineers.
Abstract
Rural ITS deployments are becoming increasingly complex in order to adequately address the challenges that rural transportation presents. However, even though rural communications engineering is a mission critical skill, many engineers have relatively little experience with the myriad of technologies that could be applied. Furthermore, because technologies are changing and becoming obsolete very quickly, transportation professionals find it challenging to stay abreast of the latest technologies available on the market. Transportation agencies are also faced with the challenges of finding qualified staff, increasing turnover, retention of existing staff with their experience, skill and leadership, and attracting new entrants to the transportation workforce. A variety of training options for communications are available commercially, from academic institutions, trade organizations, and industry. However, opportunities to gain training particular to rural transportation communications are limited. To build the professional capacity of rural ITS engineers, the first two phases of this project developed a comprehensive curriculum and conducted training for Rural ITS communications.
Training for plant wireless communications, RF System Basics was conducted during Phase 1 of the project. In Phase 2, training was provided for IP Fundamentals as well as Plant Wired communications on the topic of Optical Fiber. In this third phase, the curriculum was updated and a course in Telco Wireless Fundamentals and Usage was offered .
Contacts
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Doug Galarus - PI
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Leann Koon - Co-PI
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Jose Perez - Main External Contact
Files & Documents
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Professional Capacity Building for Communications Phase 3 - Final Report
Report by Download this Report (9.53 MB)
Sponsors & Partners
- California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) Sponsor
Part of: Systems Engineering Development & Integration
Project Tagged In: intelligent transportation systems, Training and workforce development
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