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VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS

Status:

Existing

Definition:

The VDOT Southwest Region Operations (SWRO) Traffic Operations Center (TOC) / Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) is a nerve center of an integrated system of advanced technologies including computer software, traffic cameras, ramp meters. From the VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS, VDOT monitors and manages traffic, recognizes and responds to incidents, and instantly delivers information to motorists. VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS is responsible for monitoring and managing traffic in Southwestern Regional Operations area.

Stakeholder:

VDOT SWRO Region

Systems Interconnected
with the VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS


Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS:

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

VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Adjacent State DOT Systems VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Freight Rail Operations VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon RRA Center VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Statewide Video Distribution Services VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon SWR Local MPO VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon SWR Local Public Safety Centers VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon SWR Local Signal Centers VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon SWR Local Transit Centers VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT ADMS VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Asset Management System VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Big Walker Mountain Tunnel VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Critical Infrastructure Security System VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Customer Call Center VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT SWR Maintenance Residencies VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT SWR SSP Vehicles VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT SWR VDS VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT SWRO Field Equipment VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT TOCs/ATMS VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT VaTraffic VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDRPT Elliston Freight Facility VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Virginia DMV Motor Carrier Service Centers VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Virginia EOC VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Center VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Mobile Unified Command Center Adjacent State DOT Systemsflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS Freight Rail Operationsflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS National Weather Serviceflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS RRA Centerflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS Special Event Promotersflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS Statewide Video Distribution Servicesflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS SWR Local MPOflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS SWR Local Public Safety Centersflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS SWR Local Signal Centersflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS SWR Local Transit Centersflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT ADMSflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Asset Management Systemflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Big Walker Mountain Tunnelflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Critical Infrastructure Security Systemflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Customer Call Centerflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT East River Mountain Tunnelflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT ESS Weather Platformflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT SWR Maintenance Residenciesflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT SWR SSP Vehiclesflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT SWR VDSflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT SWRO Field Equipmentflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT TOCs/ATMSflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT VaTrafficflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VDRPT Elliston Freight Facilityflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS Virginia DMV Motor Carrier Service Centersflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS Virginia EOCflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VSP Centerflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS VSP Mobile Unified Command Centerflows into iconVDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS

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

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

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

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 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.
TMC Traffic Metering
  1. The center shall remotely control systems to manage use of the freeways, including ramp, interchange, and mainline metering.
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 provide the capability for center personnel to control the nature of the data that is available to non-traffic operations centers and the media.
  3. The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
  4. The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
  5. The center shall remotely control driver information systems that communicate directly from a center to the vehicle radio (such as Highway Advisory Radios) for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
TMC Basic Surveillance
  1. The center shall distribute road network conditions data (raw or processed) based on collected and analyzed traffic sensor and surveillance data to other centers.
  2. 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).
  3. The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.
  4. 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.
MCM Environmental Information Processing
  1. The 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) and local environmental sensor data.
  2. The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding environmental information processing.
MCM Work Zone Management
  1. The center shall collect real-time information on the state of the road network including current traffic and road conditions to support work zone scheduling and management.
TIC Traveler Information Broadcast
  1. The center shall provide traffic and incident data to the media.
TMC Work Zone Traffic Management
  1. The center shall remotely control driver information systems (such as dynamic messages signs, highway advisory radios) to advise drivers of activity around a work zone.
  2. The center shall receive proposed maintenance and construction work plans, analyze the activity as a possible traffic incident, and provide work plan feedback to the sending center.
  3. The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment in work zones.
  4. The center shall analyze work zone images for indications of a possible incident.
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.
Emergency Routing
  1. The center shall collect current traffic and road condition information for emergency vehicle route calculation.
  2. The center shall receive information on the location and status of traffic control equipment and work zones along potential emergency routes.
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.).
Emergency Evacuation Support
  1. The center shall develop and exchange evacuation plans with allied agencies prior to the occurrence of a disaster.
  2. The center shall manage inter-agency coordination of evacuation operations, from initial planning through the evacuation process and reentry.
TIC Emergency Traveler Information
  1. The center shall disseminate wide-area alert information to the traveler interface systems, including major emergencies such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, child abductions, severe weather watches and warnings, military activities, and law enforcement warnings.
TMC Evacuation Support
  1. The center shall coordinate evacuation information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  2. The center shall coordinate execution of evacuation strategies with emergency management centers - including activities such as setting closures and detours, establishing routes, updating areas to be evacuated, timing the process, etc.
Emergency Incident Command
  1. The center shall provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration for first responders to support local management of an incident.
  2. The center shall provide incident command communications with public safety, emergency management, transportation, and other allied response agency centers.
  3. The center shall track and maintain resource information and action plans pertaining to the incident command.
TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination
  1. The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  2. 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.
  3. The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, and traveler information service providers.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
MCM Maintenance Decision Support
  1. The center shall provide dispatch information to maintenance and construction vehicles based on the outputs of the decision support system, including recommended roadway treatment actions.
Archive Data Repository
  1. The center shall collect data from centers.
  2. The center shall notify the system operator of errors related to data collection, analysis and archival.
  3. The center shall include capabilities for archive to archive coordination.
MCM Work Activity Coordination
  1. The center shall exchange information with administrative systems to support the planning and scheduling of maintenance and construction activities. This information includes: equipment and consumables resupply purchase request status, personnel qualifications including training and special certifications, environmental regulations and rules that may impact maintenance activities, and requests and project requirements from contract administration.
Emergency Environmental Monitoring
  1. The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.
  2. The center shall collect asset restrictions information from roadway maintenance operations.
  3. The center shall collect current and forecast road and weather information from weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services).
MCM Incident Management
  1. The maintenance center shall coordinate planning for incidents with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities for disaster response, evacuation, and recovery operations.
  2. The maintenance center shall exchange incident and threat information with emergency management centers as well as traffic management centers; including notification of existence of incident and expected severity, location, time and nature of incident.