The Role of the European ITS Framework Architecture in the Countries of South-Eastern Europe
The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) European Framework architecture has been developed with the aim of creating a common framework for the development of ITS in the European Union. Since it contains only a functional view of the possibility of leaving each country to adapt the ITS architecture to its own needs taking into account the specific requirements of the ITS users in the respective area. This approach will significantly accelerate the development of ITS in Europe and significantly facilitate the implementation of changes in it during the lifecycle. The South East Europe (SEE) countries are in the stage of preparation for creating their own ITS architecture. Given that the level of development of their transport system is very similar, that they have approximately equal economic opportunities for the investment in ITS, and considering the need for stronger interaction of transport systems of these countries in the ITS environment, the harmonized development of ITS relying on the European ITS Framework Architecture would significantly accelerate the development of ITS in the region, reduce the costs of implementation, maintenance and modernization of ITS.