TSAG Library
Recent Reports
TSAG March 2011 Meeting Presentation: ITS America's Tech Scan ProjectSteve Bayless | read more » [PDF]
June 17, 2010 Meeting Presentation: 2009 Firefighters Fatalities In USNFPA June 2010 | read more » [PDF]
TSAG 2010-2012 Strategic PlanThe "hazards" associated with travel, quantified through incidents and resultant injuries and fatalities, has for too long been viewed as an expected cost of the freedom of mobility enjoyed by travelers. In recent years, highway crashes have resulted in some 40 thousand fatalities and over 3 million injuries annually.... read more » [PDF]
TSAG 2010 Work PlanAs described in its 2010-2012 Strategic Plan, annual TSAG Annual Work Plans represent the TSAG Road Map for pursuing its mission, plus quantify activities through which TSAG stays focused on its Strategic Direction...read more » [PDF] |
Annual Reports
TSAG 2010 Annual ReportThe Transportation Safety Advancement Group (TSAG) is pleased to submit this Annual Report of 2010 activities and key accomplishments.... read more » [PDF]
TSAG 2009 Annual ReportThe Transportation Safety Advancement Group (TSAG) is pleased to provide this Annual Report of its 2009 activity. The report provides a profile of TSAG work, of corresponding investment... read more » [PDF]
TSAG 2008 Annual ReportThe Transportation Safety Advancement Group (TSAG) is pleased to provide this 2008 Annual
Report of its activity and key accomplishments. The report provides a profile of TSAG work and
TSAG 2008 Annual Report - Executive SummaryThe Transportation Safety Advancement Group (TSAG) is pleased to provide this 2008 Annual
Report of its activity and key accomplishments. The report provides a profile of TSAG work and |
Annual Work Plans
TSAG 2010 Work Plan - 11/18As described in its 2010-2012 Strategic Plan, annual TSAG Annual Work Plans represent the TSAG Road Map for pursuing its mission, plus quantify activities through which TSAG stays focused on its Strategic Direction...read more » [PDF]
TSAG 2009 Work Plan - 03/09The following TSAG 2009 Work Plan elements are focused on an increasingly-active pursuit of the TSAG Charter and strategic direction, “promoting technology for public safety”, and specifically on advancing an active national dialogue on key transportation and public... read more » [PDF]
PSAG - TSAG 2008 Work PlanThe following PSAG 2008 Work Plan corresponds to first-year targets within the PSAG 2008-2010 Strategic Plan. Individual Work Plan elements are defined and include target actions & milestones. Once adopted, a tracking mechanism will be employed for reporting... read more » [PDF] |
TSAG Publications
TSAG – Anatomy of Highway IncidentOften first to arrive at the scene of an incident, law enforcement responders face multiple tasks, including scene assessment and security, victim aid, calling for emergency response support, traffic control, and investigative duties... read more » [PDF]
Toward Technology for Public SafetyITS America's Transportation Safety Advancement Group is dedicated to enhancing traveler safety on our roadways through the application of advanced technologies and the facilitation of inter-discipline and inter-agency cooperation... read more » [PDF] |
Meeting Records
December 16, 2010 Meeting RecordDate/Location: December 16 - ITS America Board Room Washington, DC
March 10, 2010 Meeting RecordDate/Location: March 10 - ITS America Board Room, Washington, DC
June 4, 2009 Meeting RecordDate/Location: June 4 - Gaylord Hotel & Convention Center
March 5, 2009 Meeting RecordDate/Location: March 5 -
Courtyard Marriott, Crystal City, MD
Oct. 16, 2008 Meeting RecordDate/Location: Oct 16 -
Marriott Denver West Hotel, Golden CO
June. 19, 2008 Meeting RecordDate/Location:
June 19, 2008
- ITS America Headquarters, Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2008 Meeting RecordDate/Location:
Feb 21, 2008
- Washington Plaza Hotel, Wash, DC |
Strategic Plans
TSAG 2010-2012 Strategic PlanThe "hazards" associated with travel, quantified through incidents and resultant injuries and fatalities, has for too long been viewed as an expected cost of the freedom of mobility enjoyed by travelers. In recent years, highway crashes have resulted in some 40 thousand fatalities and over 3 million injuries annually.... read more » [PDF]
TSAG 2008-2010 Strategic PlanPublic safety services on and along the nation’s highway system, enabled by seamless operations technologies, integrated across jurisdictions and transport modes, ensuring the safety and security of both travelers and of operations and public safety personnel who serve them, while... read more » [PDF] |
Technical References
TSAG March 2011 Meeting Presentation: ITS America's Tech Scan ProjectSteve Bayless | read more » [PDF]
Distributed Disaster Response SystemLarge-scale disasters challenge national response capabilities – Key challenge stems from lack of situational awareness resulting in deficient command and control... read more » [PDF]
CRS Report: Future of 911, Jan 2009Today’s 911 system is built on an infrastructure of analog technology that does
not support many of the features that most Americans expect are part of an
emergency response. Efforts to splice newer, digital technologies onto this aging
infrastructure have created points of failure where a call can be dropped or
DHS National Preparedness Guide, Sept 2007President Bush has led a committed effort to strengthen the Nation’s preparedness capabilities. The national preparedness architecture encompasses the full spectrum of prevention, protection, response, and recovery efforts to prepare the Nation for all hazards – whether terrorist... read more » [PDF]
USDOT - 5 Year ITS Program Plan, 2007This Five-Year ITS Program Plan documents the program’s goals, organization, and changes over time. It describes current activities and investments planned for the next five years. The last Program Plan was delivered... read more » [PDF]
PSAG - ITS for Emergency Medical Services, Aug 2002The EMS community currently
is facing serious challenges because
new telecommunications and invehicle
safety technologies have
entered the market without sufficient
EMS Data Integration for Emergency Response, Jan 2009Proposed in this study is an Integrated Crash Trauma Information Network (ICTN) in response to the multiple levels of analysis conducted. The proposed ICTN system forms a network of emergency responders, health care professionals, and IT/ITS systems to collect and share “real time” data to be communicated and immediately... read more » [PDF]
TSAG Response - RITA Strategic Direction for ITSThe Transportation Safety Advancement Group (TSAG) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the referenced request for public comments on the proposed direction, goals, and objectives for the multimodal ITS Program over the next five years.... read more » [PDF] |
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