Equipment Package: Roadway Probe Beacons |
| Description: |
This Equipment package monitors traffic and road conditions by collecting information from passing vehicles that are equipped with a transponder or other short range communications device. The probe data collected by this equipment package may include link travel times, average speeds, road conditions, and any other data that can be measured and communicated by passing vehicles. This equipment package consists of roadside equipment that communicates with passing vehicles using dedicated short range communications, collects the information provided by the vehicles, and forwards this information back to the Traffic Management Subsystem. |
| Included In: |
I-495 Corridor Transmit Field Equipment
NYCDOT Field Equipment
NYSDOT R10 Field Equipment
NYSDOT R10 Field Equipment (Queens)
NYSDOT R11 Field Equipment
NYSDOT R8 Field Equipment
TRANSMIT Agencies Field Equipment
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| Processes: |
1.1.6 - Collect Vehicle Probe Data
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| User Service Requirements: |
1.0 -
TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
1.6 -
TRAFFIC CONTROL
1.6.2 -
TC shall include a Traffic Surveillance function.
1.6.2.2 -
Traffic Surveillance shall include a data collect function to provide the capability to collect data for determining traffic flow and prediction.
1.6.2.4 -
TC shall provide the capability to acquire detailed traffic measurements at specific locations.
1.6.2.4.1 -
Traffic Surveillance shall include a data process function to process the traffic data which are acquired.
1.6.2.5.1 -
The data process function 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.
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