Equipment Package: Emergency Environmental Monitoring
| Description: |
This equipment package collects current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information from a variety of sources. The collected environmental information is monitored and presented to the operator and used to more effectively manage incidents. |
| Included In: |
City/Town/County Emergency Management Center
City/Town/County Public Safety Dispatch
Local Transit Dispatch
MART Transit Dispatch
MassDOT - Highway Division District Offices / DTOC
MassDOT - Highway Division HOC
MBTA Commuter Rail Control Center
MEMA Operations Center (St)
MEMA Region IV Headquarters
MSP Headquarters (St)
MSP Troop C (Holden)
MSP Troop E (Turnpike)
Private Surface Transportation Provider Dispatch
WRTA Transit Dispatch
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| Functional Requirements |
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The center shall collect current and forecast road and weather information from weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services).
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The center shall collect current road and weather information from roadway maintenance operations.
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The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.
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The center shall present the current and forecast road and weather information to the emergency system operator.
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