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VDOT RTIMIS

Status:

Existing

Definition:

VDOT Regional Traffic Incident Management Information Systems(RTIMIS) element represents the software tool that will gather and consolidate real time traffic incident information collected independently by different agencies and jurisdiction in the Hampton Roads areas so that traffic incident can be managed timely and efficiently.

Stakeholder:

VDOT ERO Region

Systems Interconnected
with the VDOT RTIMIS


Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT RTIMIS:

Architecture Flows
to/from the VDOT RTIMIS:

VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon City of Chesapeake TMC VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon City of Hampton TMC VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon City of Newport News TMC VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon City of Norfolk STC VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon City of Suffolk TOC VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon City of Virginia Beach TMC VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon Hampton Roads Local Public Safety Centers VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon Hampton Roads Local Public Safety Mobile Centers VDOT RTIMIS flows into icon VDOT Hampton Roads TOC City of Chesapeake TMCflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS City of Hampton TMCflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS City of Newport News TMCflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS City of Norfolk STCflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS City of Suffolk TOCflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS City of Virginia Beach TMCflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS Hampton Roads Local Public Safety Centersflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS Hampton Roads Local Public Safety Mobile Centersflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS VDOT Hampton Roads TOCflows into iconVDOT RTIMIS

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VDOT RTIMIS:

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VDOT RTIMIS:

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with VDOT RTIMIS:

Incident Command
  1. The center shall share incident command information with other public safety agencies including resource deployment status, hazardous material information, rail incident information, evacuation advice as well as traffic, road, and weather conditions.
Emergency Response Management
  1. The center shall provide the capability to implement response plans and track progress through the incident by exchanging incident information and response status with allied agencies.
  2. The center shall receive event scheduling information from Event Promoters.
  3. The center shall provide the capability for digitized map data to act as the background to the information presented to the emergency system operator.
  4. The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to provide inputs to the management of incidents, disasters and evacuations.
  5. The center shall provide the capability to identify neighborhoods and businesses that should be informed of an emergency situation based on information collected about incidents including their severity, impacted locations, and recovery schedule.
Emergency Transportation Operations Data Collection
  1. The center shall collect real-time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, special event and incident information.
TMC Incident Detection
  1. 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.
  2. The center shall receive inputs concerning upcoming events that would effect the traffic network from event promoters, traveler information service providers, border crossings, and intermodal freight depots.
  3. 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 Incident Dispatch Coordination/Communication
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  5. The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for traffic incident management.