Transportation Center
16 hours
The Work Zone certificate is a prerequisite for many of the IMSA certifications.
Transportation Center Certifications
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Transportation Center System Specialist Level I
This certification program is designed for transportation professionals whose role encompasses control and operation of a road network in a Transportation Management Center (TMC). The program provides an understanding of key concepts and the technology used for devices, equipment, and software that a TMC may utilize in daily operations. It includes material on data collection, manual and automatic incident detection, telecommunications, sub-systems, video, operations and control, network topology and security, wired and wireless physical plant, computer aided dispatching and analysis/reporting.
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This certification program is intended for practitioners that install, maintain equipment used in and/or directly or indirectly operate transportation management centers.
Prerequisite:
None
Transportation Center System Specialist Level II
The Transportation Center System Specialist (TCSS) Level II certification program continues and expands on the knowledge and skill sets gained in the Level I program with an advanced review of the concepts, technology and operational techniques. for devices, equipment, and software that a TMC may utilize in daily operations. This program emphasizes material on data collection, vehicle detection, data integrity and integration, Center-To-Center protocols, TMC consoles, video and closed circuit television technologies, stand by power systems, software sub-systems, dynamic message signs, field device operations and system administration and troubleshooting.
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This certification program is intended for individuals that have achieved the Transportation Center System Specialist Level I certification whose role and responsibilities may require a higher level of knowledge and be more supervisory.
Prerequisite:
Transportation Center System Specialist Level I.