TxDOT Motor Carrier Routing Information System Equipment Packages

 

The following equipment packages are associated with the "TxDOT Motor Carrier Routing Information System" element.   Select the "Details" icon to see the detailed process specifications that support each equipment package, or consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

 

Infrastructure Provided Route Selection

This Equipment package shall have as prerequisite the capabilities of the Interactive Infrastructure Information Equipment package. In addition, this Equipment package provides the capability to provide specific directions to travelers by receiving origin and destination requests from travelers, generating route plans, returning the calculated plans to the users, and then potentially logging the route plans with Traffic Management Subsystem. Route plans can include bicycle routes, walkways, skyways, and multi-use trails. This additional capability shall be provided using equipment such as a workstation type processor and software for route planning and traffic measurements along with additional communications capabilities including dialup lines, PCS telephones, and wireless data transceivers.