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Clarus

Status:

Existing

Definition:

The Clarus System manages the collection, integration and dissemination of all data within the Clarus System. Clarus provides both ESS metadata and ESS observations upon request. Clarus is responsible for checking and flagging the collected ESS data. The Clarus quality control process will check for observed values that exhibit out-of-tolerance limits and other data characteristics that require flagging and will set quality exception flags where necessary. Clarus provides the ESS quality check data linked to the ESS observations upon request.

Stakeholder:

FHWA

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include Clarus:

• Clarus VDOT ESS Weather Platform
• Clarus VDOT Statewide Environmental Sensor Stations (ESS)

Architecture Flows
to/from the Clarus:

Clarus VDOT ESS Weather Platform

• qualified environmental conditions data

VDOT ESS Weather PlatformClarus

• environmental conditions data

VDOT Statewide Environmental Sensor Stations (ESS)Clarus

• environmental sensor data

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the Clarus:

• Surface Transportation Weather Service Terminator
• Weather Service Terminator

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with Clarus:

• MC04 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution -- (Graphic)

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with Clarus:

none