This equipment package predicts travel demand patterns to support traffic flow optimization, demand management, and incident management. This equipment package collects traffic data from sensors and surveillance equipment as well as input from other traffic management centers, emissions management, transit operations, and event promoters. It collects route planning information from information service providers and integrates and uses this information to predict future traffic conditions. The planned control strategies can be passed back to the Information Service Provider so that the intended strategies can be reflected in future route planning.
Included In:
Alamo RMA Operations Center
COSA TMC
Other TxDOT District TMCs
San Antonio CDA Concessionaire Operations Center
TransGuide Operations Center
TxDOT Austin District TMC (CTECC)
Functional Requirements
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The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center to support overall network performance evaluations. 2 -
The center shall collect wide-area pollution data from emissions management centers to support overall network performance evaluations. 3 -
The center shall collect and store plans from event promoters for major future events possibly impacting traffic to support overall network performance evaluations. 4 -
The center shall collect and store anticipated route information from information service providers to support overall network performance evaluations and predictions. 5 -
The center shall exchange information with transit management centers including details current transit routes, the level of service on each route, and the progress of individual vehicles along their routes for use in forecasting demand and estimating current transportation network performance. 6 -
The center shall exchange traffic information with other traffic management centers, including incidents, congestion data, traffic data, signal timing plans, and real-time signal control information to support overall network performance evaluations. 7 -
The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for network performance evaluations.
