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VDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS)

Status:

Existing

Definition:

This element represents the ESS stations that are owned by the VDOT Northwestern Region and these send weather data to VDOT Afton Mountain Fog Warning System.

Stakeholder:

VDOT Richmond District Residencies

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS):

• VDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS) VDOT Afton Mountain Fog Warning System

Architecture Flows
to/from the VDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS):

VDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS) VDOT Afton Mountain Fog Warning System

• environmental sensor data

VDOT Afton Mountain Fog Warning SystemVDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS)

• environmental sensors control

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS):

• Roadway Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS):

• MC03 - Road Weather Data Collection -- (Graphic)

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with VDOT Afton Mountain Sensor Stations (ESS):

Roadway Environmental Monitoring

1. The field element shall include environmental sensors that measure weather conditions including temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and visibility.
2. The field element's environmental sensors shall be remotely controlled by a traffic management center.
3. The field element shall provide environmental sensor equipment fault indication to the controlling center or maintenance vehicle.
4. The field element shall provide weather and road surface condition data to centers.