New York Sub-Regional ITS Architecture

Element Expanded Functional Requirements: Westchester County Bee Line Customer Information / Display Systems

Functional Area: Remote Interactive Information Reception
  1. The public interface for travelers shall receive traffic information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
  2. The public interface for travelers shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
  3. The public interface for travelers shall receive yellow pages information (such as lodging, restaurants, theaters, bicycle facilities, and other tourist activities) from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
  4. The public interface for travelers shall receive event information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
  5. The public interface for travelers shall receive evacuation information from a center and present it to the traveler.
  6. The public interface for travelers shall receive wide-area alerts and present it to the traveler.
  7. The public interface for travelers shall accept reservations for confirmed trip plans.
  8. The public interface for travelers shall support payment for services, such as confirmed trip plans, confirmed traveler services, tolls, transit fares, parking lot charges, and advanced payment for tolls.
  9. The public interface for travelers shall provide an interface through which credit identities and stored credit values may be collected from tags, traveler cards, or payment instruments used by travelers.
  10. The public interface for travelers shall base requests from the traveler on the traveler's current location or a specific location identified by the traveler, and filter the provided information accordingly.
  11. The public interface for travelers shall provide digitized map data to act as the background to the information presented to the traveler.
  12. The public interface for travelers shall support traveler input in audio or manual form.
  13. The public interface for travelers shall present information to the traveler in audible or visual forms consistent with a kiosk, including those that are suitable for travelers with hearing or vision physical disabilities.
  14. The public interface for travelers shall be able to store frequently requested data.
  15. The public interface for travelers shall provide an interface to establish and manage user VMT accounts, process VMT payments, and access VMT reports under user control.
Functional Area: Remote Traveler Security
  1. The public interface for travelers shall provide the capability for a traveler to report an emergency and summon assistance from secure areas such as transit stops, transit stations, modal transfer facilities, rest stops, park-and-ride areas, travel information areas, and emergency pull off areas.
  2. When initiated by a traveler, the public interface for travelers shall forward a request for assistance to an emergency management function and acknowledge the request.
  3. The public interface for travelers shall provide the capability to broadcast a message to advise or warn a traveler.
  4. The public interface for travelers shall accept input and provide information to the traveler in a form suitable for travelers with physical disabilities.
Functional Area: Remote Transit Information Services
  1. The public interface for travelers shall collect and provide real-time travel-related information at transit stops, multi-modal transfer points, and other public transportation areas.
  2. The public interface for travelers shall collect and present to the transit traveler information on transit routes, schedules, and real-time schedule adherence.
  3. The public interface for travelers shall provide support for general annunciation and/or display of imminent arrival information and other information of general interest to transit users.
  4. The public interface for travelers shall present information to the traveler in a form suitable for travelers with physical disabilities.
Functional Area: Traveler Secure Area Surveillance
  1. The field element shall include video and/or audio surveillance of traveler secure areas including transit stations, transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, and other fixed sites along travel routes (e.g., emergency pull-off areas and traveler information centers).
  2. The field element shall be remotely controlled by a center.
  3. The field element shall provide equipment status and fault indication of surveillance equipment to a center.
  4. The field element shall provide raw video or audio data.
  5. The field element shall remotely process video and audio data and provide an indication of potential incidents or threats to a center.
Functional Area: Traveler Secure Area Sensor Monitoring
  1. The field element shall include security sensors that monitor conditions in traveler secure areas, which include transit stations, transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, and other fixed sites along travel routes (e.g., emergency pull-off areas and travel information centers).
  2. The field element shall be remotely controlled by a center.
  3. The field element shall provide equipment status and fault indication of security sensor equipment to a center.
  4. The field element shall include environmental threat sensors (e.g. chemical agent, toxic industrial chemical, biological, explosives, and radiological).
  5. The field element shall include motion and intrusion detection sensors.
  6. The field element shall include object detection sensors (such as metal detectors).
  7. The field element shall provide raw security sensor data.
  8. The field element shall remotely process security sensor data and provide an indication of potential incidents or threats to a center.