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TMC Road Weather Monitoring Equipment Package

Description:

This equipment package assimilates current and forecast road conditions and weather information using a combination of weather service information and an array of environmental sensors deployed on and about the roadway. The collected road weather information is monitored and analyzed to detect and forecast environmental hazards such as icy road conditions and dense fog. This information can be used to more effectively deploy road maintenance resources, issue general traveler advisories, and support location specific warnings to drivers.

 

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Broward County ITS Operations Facility

Processes:

1.1.2.1Process Traffic Data for Storage
1.1.2.2Process Traffic Data
1.1.4.1Retrieve Traffic Data
1.3.2.1Store Possible Incident Data
1.3.2.2Review and Classify Possible Incidents
1.3.4.2Provide Traffic Operations Personnel Incident Data Interface
1.3.4.5Manage Resources for Incidents
  

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

1.0TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
1.10Highway-Rail Intersection
1.10.0Highway-Rail Intersection. ITS shall include a Highway-Rail Intersection (HRI) function to control highway and rail traffic in at-grade HRIs. Two sub-services are supported: Standard Speed Rail Subservice which is applicable to light rail transit, commuter rail and heavy rail trains with operational speeds up to 79 miles per hour (MPH); and High Speed Rail Subservice which is applicable to all passenger and freight trains with operational speeds from 80 to 125 MPH.
1.6TRAFFIC CONTROL
1.6.0ITS shall provide a Traffic Control capability. Traffic Control provides the capability to efficiently manage the movement of traffic on streets and highways. Four functions are provided which are (1) Traffic Flow Optimization, (2) Traffic Surveillance, (3) Control Function, and (4) Provide Information. This will also include control of network signal systems with eventual integration of freeway control.
1.6.2Traffic Control shall include a Traffic Surveillance function.
1.6.2.2Traffic Surveillance shall include a Data Collect function to provide the capability to collect data that are needed for determining traffic flow and prediction.
1.6.2.2.1Data Collect shall provide the capability to quickly feedback traffic data to the control processes.
1.6.2.3Traffic Surveillance shall include an area wide surveillance capability to include several jurisdictions.
1.6.2.3.2The area wide surveillance shall cover a large number of roadway segments.
1.6.2.4Traffic Control shall provide the capability to acquire detailed traffic measurements at specific locations.
1.6.2.4.1Traffic Surveillance shall include a Data Process function to process the traffic data which are acquired.
1.6.2.5The wide area surveillance shall acquire sufficient data to provide the system with the knowledge of the existing conditions.
1.6.2.5.1Data Process shall combine and process traffic data from multiple sources and times in order to improve the accuracy of the view of the current traffic condition.
1.6.3Traffic Control shall include a Control Function.
1.6.3.4Device Control shall communicate control data to the following devices.
1.6.3.4.1Traffic Surveillance shall include a Data Process function to process the traffic data which are acquired.
1.6.4The Control Function shall provide traffic control information to other elements of the ITS, including but not limited to the following:
1.6.4(a)In-vehicle navigation.
1.6.4(b)Trip planning.
1.6.4(c)Routing systems.
1.6.4(d)Fleet management systems.
1.7INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
1.7.0ITS shall include an Incident Management (IM) function. Incident Management will identify incidents, formulate response actions, and support initiation and ongoing coordination of those response actions. Six major functions are provided which are (1) Scheduled Planned Incidents, (2) Identify Incidents, (3) Formulate response Actions, (4) Support Coordinated Implementation of Response Actions, (5) Support Initialization of Response to Actions, and (6) Predict Hazardous Conditions.
1.7.1Incident Management shall provide an incident identification function to identify incidents.
1.7.1.1The incident identification function shall include the capability to identify predicted incidents.
1.7.1.1.1The incident identification function shall use information from the following types of sources, where available, to identify predicted incidents:
1.7.1.1.1(a)Traffic flow sensors.
1.7.1.1.1(b)Environmental sensors.
1.7.1.1.1(c)Public safety sources.
1.7.1.1.1(d)Media sources.
1.7.1.1.1(e)Weather information sources.
1.7.1.1.1(f)Transportation providers.
1.7.1.1.1(g)Sponsors of special events.
1.7.1.1.1(h)Hazardous condition prediction algorithms.
1.7.1.1.2The incident identification function shall determine at least the following characteristics of each predicted incident:
1.7.1.1.2(a)Type.
1.7.1.1.2(b)Extent.
1.7.1.1.2(c)Severity.
1.7.1.1.2(d)Location.
1.7.1.1.2(e)Expected duration.
1.7.1.1.3The incident identification function shall determine the expected traffic flow impact of each predicted incident.
1.7.1.2The incident identification function shall include the capability to identify existing (both planned and unplanned) incidents.
1.7.1.2.1The incident identification function shall use information from the following types of sources, where available, to identify existing incidents:
1.7.1.2.1(a)Traffic flow sensors.
1.7.1.2.1(b)Environmental sensors.
1.7.1.2.1(c)Public safety sources.
1.7.1.2.1(d)Media sources.
1.7.1.2.1(e)Weather information sources.
1.7.1.2.1(f)Transportation providers.
1.7.1.2.1(g)Travelers.
1.7.1.2.2The incident identification function shall determine and continuously monitor at least the following characteristics of each existing incident:
1.7.1.2.2(a)Type.
1.7.1.2.2(b)Extent.
1.7.1.2.2(c)Severity.
1.7.1.2.2(e)Expected duration.
1.7.1.2.3The incident identification function shall determine and continuously monitor the current and expected traffic flow impact of each existing incident.
1.7.2Incident Management shall provide a response formulation function to formulate appropriate response actions to each identified incident and revise those actions when necessary.
1.7.2.1The response formulation function shall propose and facilitate the appropriate scheduling of those predicted incidents that can be scheduled to minimize incident potential, incident impacts, and/or the resources required for incident management.
1.7.3Incident Management shall include a response implementation function to provide those services needed to implement a coordinated incident response using all appropriate agencies.
1.7.3.1The response implementation function shall provide at least the following decision support capabilities needed to implement coordinated incident response actions by all participating institutions:
1.7.3.1(b)Response implementation shall provide the status of all resources needed for incident resolution to those agencies responding to the incident.
1.7.4Incident Management shall provide the capability to predict the time and location of hazardous conditions that may cause an incident.
1.8TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT
1.8.1TDM shall include a communications function.
1.8.1.4The communications function shall provide the capability to send information and data is needed to implement management and control strategies that respond to changing environments, conditions, and policy needs to include, but not limited to, the following:
1.8.1.4(a)Sensor data.
1.8.1.6The communications function shall include the capability for two-way communications with other ITS user services including, but not limited to, the following:
1.8.1.6(f)Traffic Control.
1.8.2TDM shall include a processing function.
1.8.2.1The processing function shall provide the capability to generate management and control strategies that facilitate the implementation of policies and regulations designed to address the following:
1.8.2.1(b)HOV lanes and ramps.
1.8.2.10The processing function's dynamically generated management and control strategies shall include the parking management and controls to include, but not be limited to, the following:
1.8.2.10(c)Variable message signs.
1.8.2.3Strategies developed by the processing function shall include the guidance for the operation of physical systems that:
1.8.2.3(a)Monitor traffic.
1.8.2.3(d)Detect traffic.
  
The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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