National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Definition:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is responsible for running the National Weather Service (NWS) providing weather-related advisories, alerts, warnings, nowcasts and forecasts.

Inventory Elements:

• National Weather Service

Roles and Responsibilities:

Archived Data Systems for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Emergency Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Maintenance and Construction for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Traveler Information for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Distribute traveler information and wide-area alerts to traveler telephone information systems such as 511, based on voice-based traveler requests.
• Provide personalized traffic, transit, maintenance and construction, multimodal, event, and weather information to traveler, upon request.
• Disseminate traffic, transit, maintenance and construction, event, and weather information to travelers.