An overview is provided of the institutional and technical issues associated with the
evaluation of the federally sponsored Anaheim Advanced Traffic Control System Field
Operations Test. The primary test objectives were the implementation and performance
evaluation of adaptive traffic signal control technologies, including an existing second-
generation approach, the Split, Cycle, and Offset Optimization Technique (SCOOT), and a
1.5 generation control (1.5 GC) approach under development. Also selected for …

This paper summarizes technical and institutional issues associated with the evaluation of
the federally-sponsored Anaheim Advanced Traffic Control System Field Operations Test.
The primary FOT (Field Operations Test) objective was the implementation and performance
evaluation of adaptive traffic signal control techniques. An existing second generation
approach, SCOOT, and a developing 1.5 generation control approach were selected, and
also a video traffic detection system (VTDS). A technical evaluation of SCOOT was planned …