City of Victoria Traffic Operations Center Equipment Packages

 

The following equipment packages are associated with the "City of Victoria Traffic Operations Center" element.   Select the "Details" icon to see the detailed requirements associated with each equipment package, or consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

 

Barrier System Management

Remotely controls barrier systems such as gates and other systems that manage entry to roadways, transportation facilities and infrastructure.

 

Center Secure Area Sensor Management

Management of security sensors, analysis of sensor data, correlation with surveillance data and alerts from other agencies to detect potential threats, and dissemination of threat information to other agencies. Sensors may be placed in areas such as transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.

 

Center Secure Area Surveillance

Management of security surveillance devices and analysis of that data to detect potential threats. Areas under surveillance may include transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.

 

Collect Traffic Surveillance

Management of traffic sensors and surveillance (CCTV) equipment, and distribution of the collected information to other centers and operators.

 

Emergency Call-Taking

Provides interface to the emergency call-taking systems such as the Emergency Telecommunications System (e.g., 911) that correlate call information with emergencies reported by transit agencies, commercial vehicle operators, or other public safety agencies. Allows the operator to verify the incident and forward the information to the responding agencies.

 

Emergency Data Collection

Collection and storage of information related to Emergency Management. For use by operations personnel or data archives in the region.

 

Emergency Dispatch

Dispatch emergency vehicles to incidents, tracking their location and status. Pertinent incident information is gathered and relayed to the responding units; includes requests for signal preemption.

 

Emergency Early Warning System

Monitors alerting and advisory systems, information collected by ITS surveillance and sensors, and reports from other agencies in order to identify potential, imminent, or in-progress major incidents or disasters. Notification is provided to other ITS centers to notify the traveling public. Includes support for Child Abduction notices.

 

Emergency Environmental Monitoring

Current and forecast road and weather information assimilated from weather service providers and emergency vehicles equipped with environmental sensors; used by the operator to more effectively manage incidents.

 

Emergency Evacuation Support

Evacuation planning and coordination to manage evacuation and reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency that poses a risk to public safety.

 

Emergency Response Management

Strategic emergency planning and response capabilities and broad inter-agency interfaces to support large-scale incidents and disasters, commonly associated with Emergency Operations Centers.

 

Emergency Routing

Routing of emergency vehicles to facilitate the quickest/safest arrival. Routes may be determined based on real-time traffic information and road conditions or routes may be provided by Traffic Management on request.

 

HRI Traffic Management

Remotely monitor and control highway-rail intersection (HRI) equipment, includes standard speed active warning systems and high speed systems which provide additional information on approaching trains and detect and report on obstructions in the HRI.

 

Incident Command

Tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration among emergency management agencies for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident.

 

Rail Operations Coordination

Coordination between rail operations and traffic management centers - exchanging train schedules, maintenance schedules, as well as incidents and priority messages which result in highway-rail intersection (HRI). Supports advanced traffic control strategies and enhanced traveler information.

 

Safeguard System Management

Remotely controls safeguard systems such as blast shields and tunnel exhaust systems that are used to mitigate the impact of incidents on transportation infrastructure.

 

TMC Environmental Monitoring

Management of environmental sensors and assimilation of collected data with other current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information from weather service providers and roadway maintenance operations.

 

TMC Evacuation Support

Development, coordination, and execution of special traffic management strategies during evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or major emergency. Interfaces with emergency management and other traffic management centers.

 

TMC Freeway Management

Remotely controls ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls on freeways based on upstream and downstream traffic flow and ramp queue length algorithms.

 

TMC Incident Detection

Remotely controls traffic and video sensors to support incident detection and verification; exchange information with other agencies including emergency management, maintenance and construction, alerting and advisory systems, event promoters, intermodal freight depots, and traveler information systems.

 

TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination/Communication

Center-based capability to formulate an incident response that takes into account the incident potential, incident impacts, and/or resources required for incident management including proposing and facilitating the dispatch of emergency response and service vehicles as well as coordinating response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.

 

TMC Probe Information Collection

Collects, assimilates, and disseminates vehicle probe data collected from roadside beacons and centers controlling transit vehicles, emergency vehicles, toll collection points, and route-guided vehicles.

 

TMC Regional Traffic Control

Coordination between traffic management centers in order to share traffic information between centers as well as control of traffic management field equipment. This may be used during incidents and special events and during day-to-day operations.

 

TMC Signal Control

Remotely controls traffic signal controllers to implement traffic management strategies at major intersections and on main highways for urban areas, based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.

 

TMC Speed Monitoring

Remotely monitors vehicle speeds, and informs an enforcement agency if excessive speeds are detected; primarily used in work zones.

 

TMC Traffic Information Dissemination

Controls dissemination of traffic-related data to other centers, the media, and travelers via the driver information systems (DMS, HAR) that it operates.

 

TMC Work Zone Traffic Management

Coordination with maintenance systems using work zone images and traveler information systems (such as DMS), and distribution of work plans so that work zones are established that have minimum traffic impact.

 

Traffic Data Collection

Collection and storage of traffic management data. For use by operations personnel or data archives in the region.

 

Traffic Maintenance

Monitoring and remote diagnostics of field equipment - detect failures, issue problem reports, and track the repair or replacement of the failed equipment.