National ITS Architecture | Enabling Smarter Transport

The Roadmap
Roadmap Objectives
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 The National ITS Architecture Roadmap provides an
Austroads Austroads overview of Austroads activities and timeframes to
Stage 1 reports Roadmap progress the development and implementation of the
published published
National ITS Architecture. The roadmap:
Provides a timeline that identifies key milestones
Architecture context and vision National ITS
(Stage 1) architecture roadmap in the ongoing development, governance and
adoption of the National ITS Architecture.
National ITS
Business architecture (Stage 1)
architecture transition plan
Identifies when Austroads will engage with broader
government agencies at a federal, state and local
Stage 2
Pilot governance (Stage 2)
Formal architecture level and the ITS industry.
enabling governance (Stage 3)
Policy
Outlines the activities required to develop and
framework Worked example Initial governance models established
implement the National ITS Architecture.
Joint FRAME working
group established

Initial SCOTI policy

decision Stage 2 Pilot information systems and
Roadmap Benefits
enabling technology architecture (Stage 2)
The expected benefits of the National ITS
Worked example Traffic control (7.1) Information systems and Architecture Roadmap include:
technology architecture (Stage 3)
Incident management (7.2) Road agencies are provided with a timeline to
develop and implement transition plans to leverage
SCOTI policy Demand management (7.3)
framework for ITS in the National ITS Architecture, while achieving
Pre-trip traveller
Australia published information (6.1) national alignment.
On-trip traveller
information (6.2) The progress towards the development and
Co-operative systems (7.5) Other service groups implementation of a National ITS Architecture can
be readily measured on a common national basis.
ITS National ITS industry Stage 2 Architecture enablement
strategy
Industry will gain a clearer view of the timeframes
enabling (Stage 2)
(2012-17) published associated with the development and adoption of
Architecture repository
Worked example
and website established the National ITS Architecture, to better leverage
Road Agency Enterprise increasing road agency maturity in delivering ITS
Architecture toolset
integration services.
Business architecture
updates FRAME
Legend contextualisation
National Austroads initiative
Joint Austroads/Road Agency initiative Engage local/federal government
National ITS architecture roadmap milestone and peak industry bodies

National ITS architecture principles and vision

National ITS business architecture
Pilot project application / adoption
National ITS architecture realisation
National ITS information systems
and technology architecture
Priority FRAME service groups (proposed) Agency transition / enablement
National ITS Architecture | Enabling Smarter Transport
Roadmap Components
1. National ITS Architecture Stage 1
Stage 1 of the National ITS Architecture recommended
the adoption of the European ITS FRAME architecture
as the basis for the Australian National ITS Architecture.
Stage 1 also:
1. Established a context and vision for the development
and adoption of the architecture including the
overarching development methodology.
2. Defined an initial version of the National ITS Business
Architecture, extending the FRAME architecture to
provide motivators and organisational context for the
development of the National ITS Architecture.
2. Roadmap and Transition Plans
The National ITS Architecture Roadmap and Transition
plan builds on stage 1 to:
1. Outline the activities and timelines for the
development and adoption of the National ITS
Architecture.
2. Assist the road agencies with customised processes
to adopt the National ITS Architecture.
3. Stage 2 Enabling Work
The Stage 2 enabling work will provide a full vertical
slice of the National ITS Architecture for the Traveller
Information domain. The enabling works will incorporate
business motivation and functional models, as well as
the supporting information systems models and logical
platform services in the technology models.
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National ITS Architecture
Benefits
Improved road agency
harmonisation in the adoption
of emerging technology.
Improved system integration,
interoperability and
standardisation of specifications.
Alignment to international practice
and standards.
4. National Architecture Enablement
Architecture Enablement establishes the FRAME
architecture for use by road agencies by:
1. Updating the National ITS Business Architecture with
a focus on the business models for priority service
groups.
2. Establishing the National ITS Architecture Repository
to support road agency pilot projects.
3. Interfacing Architecture tools and processes with the
National ITS Architecture.
5. Pilot Architecture Governance
Consistent adoption of the National ITS Architecture
needs to be supported by appropriate levels of
architecture governance at a national level. To ensure
that the components of the roadmap can be executed
in a timely way, an interim governance capability will
be established to provide the levels of support required
for architecture enablement while further architecture
development continues.
6. Information Systems and Technology 9. Formal Architecture Governance
Architecture Development (Stage 2 & 3)
The Information Systems and Technology Architecture
Final governance processes will be established and the
National ITS Architecture will transition into a business
Development component will iteratively/progressively as usual phase where the focus is on supporting agency
deliver high priority Information Systems and Technology alignment and incorporating incremental changes to
(platform only) models, providing early delivery of the maintain relevance and reflect ongoing changes to
design elements to support the following prioritised ITS the ITS landscape. This will establish architecture
service groups: ownership, maintenance roles and responsibilities,
Service group 7.1 (Traffic Control) and update processes including collaboration with the
FRAME architecture team.
Service group 7.2 (Incident Management)
Service group 7.3 (Demand Management)
Service group 6.1 (Pre-trip Information)
Service group 6.2 (On-trip Information) ... adoption of a National ITS
Service group 7.5 (Co-operative systems). Architecture is a pre-condition
Austroads recognises the need to incorporate architecture for the deployment of consistent
elements from various sources into the National ITS
Architecture during this stage. This may include FRAME
and interoperable ITS systems
elements, CVRIA components and road agency inputs to throughout Australia and the
support pilot projects. unlocking of benefits that are
potentially able to be derived
7. Agency Alignment and Enablement
from intelligent national transport
This phase will see the road agencies action their
transition plans (developed as part of component 2) to infrastructure.
align with the National ITS Architecture, incorporating:
Standing Council On Transport and Infrastructure:
Establishing agency capabilities required to align with The Policy Framework for ITS in Australia.
the National ITS Architecture including identified gaps.
Considering business impacts for each agency in
undertaking architecture alignment, and executing
actions to address those impacts.
Industry Engagement
8. Pilot Project Application
Austroads intention is to engage with industry
The process of embedding the National ITS Architecture stakeholders during the Architecture Enablement
by road agencies will be done in the context of real phase. This will provide industry with information on the
projects, enabling the benefits of alignment to be implementation of the National ITS Architecture Roadmap
determined early and ensuring benefits are directly and the opportunity to comment.
measurable. Pilot projects have been selected by each
agency on the basis of priority, timing, potential alignment
benefits, project profile and commercial constraints.
Alignment with the National ITS Architecture will be
piloted against these projects.
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