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VSP Vehicles

Status:

Existing

Definition:

This element represents the Virginia State Police (VSP) vehicles.

Stakeholder:

Virginia State Police

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VSP Vehicles:

• VSP Vehicles VSP Center

Architecture Flows
to/from the VSP Vehicles:

VSP Vehicles VSP Center

• emergency dispatch response


• emergency vehicle tracking data


• incident status

VSP CenterVSP Vehicles

• decision support information


• emergency dispatch requests


• suggested route

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VSP Vehicles:

• Emergency Vehicle Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VSP Vehicles:

• EM01 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - VSP -- (Graphic)
• EM02 - Emergency Routing - VSP -- (Graphic)

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with VSP Vehicles:

On-board EV En Route Support

1. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall track its current location.
2. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall send the vehicle's location and operational data to the center for emergency management and dispatch.
3. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall receive incident details and a suggested route when dispatched to a scene.
4. The emergency vehicle shall send the current en route status (including estimated time of arrival) and requests for emergency dispatch updates.
5. The emergency vehicle shall send requests to traffic signal control equipment at the roadside to preempt the signal.
6. The emergency vehicle shall provide the personnel on-board with dispatch information, including incident type and location, and forward an acknowledgment from personnel to the center that the vehicle is on its way to the incident scene.
7. The emergency vehicle shall send patient status information to the care facility along with a request for further information.
8. The emergency vehicle shall forward care facility status information to emergency vehicle personnel, including the location, specialized services, quality of care, waiting time, number of rooms available, and emergency room status of hospitals or emergency care providers.