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VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS

Status:

Existing

Definition:

The VDOT Central Region Operations (CRO) Traffic Operations Center (TOC) / Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) is a nerve center of an integrated system of advanced technologies including computer software, traffic cameras, ramp meters. From the CRO TOC/ATMS, VDOT monitors and manages traffic, recognizes and responds to incidents, and instantly delivers information to motorists. VDOT Central Operations area Traffic Center is responsible for monitoring and managing traffic in Central Operations area which includes the Richmond District and part of the Fredericksburg District areas. The VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS applies/is part of the VDOT Statewide ATMS which provides the functionality applicable to the VDOT CRO.

Stakeholder:

VDOT CRO Region

Systems Interconnected
with the VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS


Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS:

Architecture Flows
to/from the VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS:

VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Richmond Backup Traffic Operations Center VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Richmond Traffic Operations Center VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Fredericksburg District Local Public Safety Centers VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon GRTC Transit Operations Center VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Henrico County TOC VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon NCDOT Triangle Regional TMC VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Passenger Rail Operations VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon PAT Operations Center VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Port of Richmond VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Private Sector ISP Centers VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Regional Airport Systems VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Research and Data Collection Centers VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Richmond District Local Public Safety Centers VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Richmond District Local Signal Centers VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Richmond International Raceway VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon RMA Downtown Expressway VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon RMA Powhite Parkway VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Route 460 Toll Road VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Special Event Promoters VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon SR 895 Toll Road VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Statewide Video Distribution Services VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Tourism and Travel Service Information Sources VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT ADMS VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Asset Management System VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Benjamin Harrison Drawbridge VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Critical Infrastructure Security System VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT CRO Field Equipment VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Eltham Drawbridge VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Fredericksburg District Maintenance and Construction Residencies VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Gwynn Island Drawbridge VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Powhite Extension Toll Road VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Public Affairs VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Richmond District Maintenance and Construction Residencies VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Richmond District Public Information Office VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Richmond TOC SSP Vehicles VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service Center VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT TOCs/ATMS VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT VaTraffic VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Virginia DMV Motor Carrier Service Centers VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Virginia EOC VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Virginia Statewide 511 VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Center VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Mobile Unified Command Center City and County PSAPsflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS City of Richmond Backup Traffic Operations Centerflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS City of Richmond Traffic Operations Centerflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Fredericksburg District Local Public Safety Centersflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS GRTC Transit Operations Centerflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Henrico County TOCflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS National Weather Serviceflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS NCDOT Triangle Regional TMCflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Passenger Rail Operationsflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS PAT Operations Centerflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Port of Richmondflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Private Sector ISP Centersflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Regional Airport Systemsflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Research and Data Collection Centersflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Richmond District Local Public Safety Centersflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Richmond District Local Signal Centersflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Richmond International Racewayflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS RMA Downtown Expresswayflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS RMA Powhite Parkwayflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Route 460 Toll Roadflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Special Event Promotersflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS SR 895 Toll Roadflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Statewide Video Distribution Servicesflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT ADMSflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Asset Management Systemflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Benjamin Harrison Drawbridgeflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Critical Infrastructure Security Systemflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT CRO Field Equipmentflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Customer Call Centerflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Eltham Drawbridgeflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT ESS Weather Platformflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Fredericksburg District Maintenance and Construction Residenciesflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Gwynn Island Drawbridgeflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Merry Points Ferryflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Powhite Extension Toll Roadflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Public Affairsflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Richmond District Maintenance and Construction Residenciesflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Richmond TOC SSP Vehiclesflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service Centerflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Sunny Bank Ferryflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT TOCs/ATMSflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VDOT VaTrafficflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS Virginia EOCflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VSP Centerflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS VSP Mobile Unified Command Centerflows into iconVDOT CRO TOC/ATMS

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS:

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS:

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS:

TIC Operations Data Collection
  1. The transportation information center shall assign quality control metrics and meta-data to be stored along with the data. Meta-data may include attributes that describe the source and quality of the data and the conditions surrounding the collection of the data.
  2. The center shall collect traveler information data, such as parking lot data, rideshare data, road network use data, vehicle probe data, and other data from traveler information system operations.
  3. The center shall collect traveler requests, confirmations, and payment transaction data for traveler services provided.
TMC Incident Detection
  1. The center shall collect and store traffic flow and image data from the field equipment to detect and verify incidents.
  2. The center shall provide video and traffic sensor control commands to the field equipment to detect and verify incidents.
  3. The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers to support the detection, verification, and classification of incidents.
  4. The center shall support requests from emergency management centers and border inspection systems to remotely control sensor and surveillance equipment located in the field.
  5. The center shall receive inputs concerning upcoming events that would effect the traffic network from event promoters and traveler information service providers.
  6. The center shall receive inputs from the Alerting and Advisory System concerning the possibility or occurrence of severe weather, terrorist activity, or other major emergency, including information provided by the Emergency Alert System.
  7. The center shall exchange incident and threat information with emergency management centers as well as maintenance and construction centers; including notification of existence of incident and expected severity, location, time and nature of incident.
TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
  1. The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
  2. The center shall distribute traffic data to the media.
  3. The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.
  4. The center shall retrieve locally stored traffic information, including current and forecasted traffic information, road and weather conditions, traffic incident information, information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions (lane/shoulder use, weight restrictions, width restrictions, HOV requirements), and the definition of the road network itself.
  5. The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
  6. The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
TMC Basic Surveillance
  1. The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding sensor and surveillance data collection, analysis, storage, and distribution.
  2. The center shall distribute road network conditions data (raw or processed) based on collected and analyzed traffic sensor and surveillance data to other centers.
  3. The center shall maintain a database of surveillance equipment and sensors and associated data (including the roadway on which they are located, the type of data collected, and the ownership of each).
  4. The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.
  5. The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center.
TMC Environmental Monitoring
  1. The traffic center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services), data from roadway maintenance operations, and environmental data collected from sensors deployed on and about the roadway.
  2. The traffic center shall remotely control environmental sensors that measure weather conditions including temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and visibility.
  3. The traffic center shall remotely control environmental sensors that measure road surface conditions including temperature, moisture, icing, salinity, and other measures.
  4. The traffic center shall be able to receive road condition information from weather service providers.
TIC Traveler Information Broadcast
  1. The center shall provide traffic and incident data to the media.
TMC Signal Control
  1. The center shall manage (define, store and modify) control plans to coordinate signalized intersections, to be engaged at the direction of center personnel or according to a daily schedule.
  2. The center shall remotely control traffic signal controllers.
  3. The center shall collect traffic signal controller fault data from the field.
  4. The center shall collect traffic signal controller operational status and compare against the control information sent by the center.
TMC Regional Traffic Management
  1. The center shall exchange traffic information with other traffic management centers including incident information, congestion data, traffic data, signal timing plans, and real-time signal control information.
  2. The center shall exchange traffic control information with other traffic management centers to support remote monitoring and control of traffic management devices (e.g. signs, sensors, signals, cameras, etc.).
TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination
  1. The center shall receive inputs from emergency management and transit management centers to develop an overall status of the transportation system including emergency transit schedules in effect and current status and condition of the transportation infrastructure.
  2. The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  3. The center shall exchange road network status assessment information with emergency management and maintenance centers including an assessment of damage sustained by the road network including location and extent of the damage, estimate of remaining capacity, required closures, alternate routes, necessary restrictions, and time frame for repair and recovery.
  4. The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, and traveler information service providers.
  5. The center shall receive inputs concerning upcoming events that would effect the traffic network from event promoters, traveler information service providers, media, border crossings, and rail operations centers.
  6. The center shall share resources with allied agency centers to implement special traffic control measures, assist in clean up, verify an incident, etc. This may also involve coordination with maintenance centers.
  7. The center shall exchange incident information with emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, information service providers, and the media including description, location, traffic impact, status, expected duration, and response information.
  8. The center shall support requests from emergency management centers to remotely control sensor and surveillance equipment located in the field, provide special routing for emergency vehicles, and to provide responding emergency vehicles with signal preemption.
  9. The center shall coordinate planning for incidents with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities for disaster response, evacuation, and recovery operations.
  10. The center shall exchange alert information and status with emergency management centers. The information includes notification of a major emergency such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction for distribution to the public. The information may include the alert originator, the nature of the emergency, the geographic area affected by the emergency, the effective time period, and information and instructions necessary for the public to respond to the alert. This may also identify specific information that should not be released to the public.
TIC Interactive Traveler Information
  1. The center shall provide the capability to support requests from the media for traffic and incident data.
TMC Barrier System Management
  1. The center shall collect barrier system fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair.
  2. The center shall collect barrier system operational status.
  3. The center shall accept requests for barrier system activation from other centers and from center personnel to support emergency response and detours.
  4. The center shall remotely control barrier systems for transportation facilities and infrastructure. Barrier systems include automated or remotely controlled gates, barriers and other systems that manage entry to roadways.