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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Adaptive Traffic Control Systems: Domestic and Foreign State of Practice. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14364.
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50 ACS Adaptive Control System ATC Advanced traffic controller ATCS Adaptive Traffic Control System ATMS Advanced Traffic Management System CCTV Closed-circuit television DOT Department of Transportation ITS Intelligent Transportation System MIST Management Information System for Transportation NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association OPAC Optimization Policies for Adaptive Control PRODYN Programming Dynamic RHODES Real-Time Hierarchical Optimized Distributed and Effective System RT-TRACS Real-Time Traffic-Adaptive Signal Control System SCATS Sidney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System SCOOT Split Cycle Offset Optimization Technique SPOT System for Priority and Optimization of Traffic TOD Time-Of-Day TRANSYT Traffic Network Study Tool UTOPIA Urban Traffic Optimization by Integrated Automation VMS Virtual Memory System ACRONYMS

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 403: Adaptive Traffic Control Systems: Domestic and Foreign State of Practice explores the state of practice of adaptive traffic control systems (ATCSs), also known as real-time traffic control systems, which adjust, in real time, signal timings based on traffic conditions, demand, and system capacity.

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