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VDOT SWR VDS

Status:

Existing

Definition:

This element represents the Visibility Detection System that is owned by the VDOT's Southwestern Region and Operated by the VDOT's Salem TOC. This system has 13 ESS stations.

Stakeholder:

VDOT SWRO Region

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT SWR VDS:

• VDOT SWR VDS VDOT Salem TOC
• VDOT SWR VDS VDOT SWR VDS Sensor Stations (ESS)

Architecture Flows
to/from the VDOT SWR VDS:

VDOT SWR VDS VDOT Salem TOC

• environmental conditions data


• road weather information

VDOT SWR VDS VDOT SWR VDS Sensor Stations (ESS)

• environmental sensors control

VDOT Salem TOCVDOT SWR VDS

• data collection and monitoring control

VDOT SWR VDS Sensor Stations (ESS)VDOT SWR VDS

• environmental sensor data

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VDOT SWR VDS:

• Maintenance and Construction Management Subsystem
• Roadway Subsystem
• Surface Transportation Weather Service Terminator
• Traffic Management Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VDOT SWR VDS:

• ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System -- Graphic 1 2
• MC03 - Road Weather Data Collection -- (Graphic)
• MC04 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution -- (Graphic)

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with VDOT SWR VDS:

TMC Environmental Monitoring

1. The center shall remotely control environmental sensors that measure weather conditions including temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and visibility.
2. The center shall provide weather and road condition information to weather service providers and center personnel.
3. The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding environmental sensor control and weather data collection and processing.