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Example systems engineering documents were collected from many different ITS projects to support development of this website. This view provides access to the collected examples, organized by deliverable. Note that these real world examples are not perfect, but you still may find them helpful. We are always looking for good examples, so please Contact Us if you or your agency may have additional examples to share.


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Name: Sacramento STARNET Verification Plan - Conducting Verification Excerpt
Description: This excerpt from the STARNET Verification Plan describes the process to be used for conducting system verification.
Project: Sacramento Transportation Area-wide Network (STARNET)
Access: https://www.arc-it.net/seforits/files/starnet/starnetvpexcerptconducting.pdf(Opens in a new window)

Name: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents for Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) Systems - Verification ID Excerpt
Description: This excerpt from the FHWA Model SE Documents for DMS identifies high-level verification test cases for each major requirements category.
Project: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents
Access: https://www.arc-it.net/seforits/files/fhwamse/fhwamsedmsexcerptvercaseid.pdf(Opens in a new window)

Name: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents for Central Traffic Signal Systems
Description: This document is intended to provide guidance for professionals involved in developing systems engineering documents covering the evaluation, selection and implementation of Central Traffic Signal Systems. (CTSS). It includes initial user needs, system requirements, and template statements that can support efficient development of a Concept of Operations, a Requirements Document, a Verification Plan, and a Validation Plan. The CCTS may be a brand new deployment or an expansion of an existing system.

The Model Systems Engineering Documents for CTSS are intended for projects with the following characteristics:
* Relatively small, such that the project budget cannot be reasonably expected to fund systems engineering document development from scratch.
* Constrained to existing products in the market. The model documents are not intended to provide the detail necessary to support new significant software development.
* Applications of CTSS already well-defined in the transportation industry.

Agencies building large projects with custom software development or innovative applications will need to perform more detailed custom systems engineering, though these documents may provide an effective and time-saving starting point for that effort.
Project: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents
Access: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop19019/index.htm(Opens in a new window)

Name: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents for Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Systems
Description: This document is intended to provide guidance for professionals involved in developing systems engineering documents covering the evaluation, selection and implementation of CCTV systems. It includes initial user needs, system requirements, and template statements that can support efficient development of a Concept of Operations, a Requirements Document, a Verification Plan, and a Validation Plan. The CCTV system may be a brand new deployment or an expansion of an existing system.

The Model Systems Engineering Documents for CCTV Systems are intended for projects with the following characteristics:
* Relatively small, such that the project budget cannot be reasonably expected to fund systems engineering document development from scratch.
* Constrained to existing products in the market. The model documents are not intended to provide the detail necessary to support new significant software development.
* Applications of CCTV are already well-defined in the transportation industry.

Agencies building large projects with custom software development or innovative applications will need to perform more detailed custom systems engineering, though these documents may provide an effective and time-saving starting point for that effort.
Project: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents
Access: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop18060/index.htm(Opens in a new window)

Name: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents for Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) Systems
Description: This document is intended to provide guidance for professionals involved in developing systems engineering documents covering the evaluation, selection and implementation of Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) systems. It includes initial user needs, system requirements, and template statements that can support efficient development of a Concept of Operations, a Requirements Document, a Verification Plan, and a Validation Plan. The DMS system may be a brand new deployment or an expansion of an existing system.

The Model Systems Engineering Documents for DMS Systems are intended for projects with the following characteristics:
* Relatively small, such that the project budget cannot be reasonably expected to fund systems engineering document development from scratch.
* Constrained to existing products in the market. The model documents are not intended to provide the detail necessary to support new significant software development.
* Applications of DMS systems already well-defined in the transportation industry.

Agencies building large projects with custom software development or innovative applications will need to perform more detailed custom systems engineering, though these documents may provide an effective and time-saving starting point for that effort.
Project: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents
Access: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop18080/index.htm(Opens in a new window)

Name: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents for Transportation Sensor and Detection Systems (TSDS)
Description: This document is intended to provide guidance for professionals involved in developing systems engineering documents covering the evaluation, selection and implementation of Transportation Sensor and Detection Systems (TSDS). It includes initial user needs, system requirements, and template statements that can support efficient development of a Concept of Operations, a Requirements Document, a Verification Plan, and a Validation Plan. The TSDS may be a brand new deployment or an expansion of an existing system.

The Model Systems Engineering Documents for TSDS are intended for projects with the following characteristics:
* Relatively small, such that the project budget cannot be reasonably expected to fund systems engineering document development from scratch.
* Constrained to existing products in the market. The model documents are not intended to provide the detail necessary to support new significant software development.
* Applications of TSDS already well-defined in the transportation industry.

Agencies building large projects with custom software development or innovative applications will need to perform more detailed custom systems engineering, though these documents may provide an effective and time-saving starting point for that effort.
Project: FHWA Model Systems Engineering Documents
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Name: MnDOT Systems Engineering Overview
Description: This is the primary entry point that provides links to the Highway Project Development Process, a decision tree tool, a quick reference with step-by-step instructions, and a detailed set of checklists for most common ITS projects. The example content includes Concepts of Operation, Requirements, and Test Plans for many types of projects that are grouped by class. If you are looking for systems engineering information for most types of typical ITS projects, you are likely to find it in this broad collection of ITS technical resources.
Project: Minnesota DOT Systems Engineering Guidance
Access: https://www.dot.state.mn.us/its/systemsengineering.html(Opens in a new window)

Name: Sacramento STARNET Verification Plan
Description: A verification plan is a document that describes the objectives, scope, approach, and focus of a system's acceptance testing effort. The verification plan describes the efforts needed to determine the acceptability of the developed system. It states what the items to be tested are, how the item will be tested, and describes the test environment. The objective of this verification plan is to provide a plan to verify the system produced meets each requirement as listed in the System Requirements Table.
Project: Sacramento Transportation Area-wide Network (STARNET)
Access: https://www.arc-it.net/seforits/files/starnet/starnetvp.pdf(Opens in a new window)

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