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KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)

Interconnects - Flows - Entities - Services - Functional Requirements

Status:

Near Term

Definition:

The KDOT TOC is responsible for managing and controlling traffic conditions on the arterials and freeways they operate. Traffic is managed through vehicle detectors, dynamic message signs, and closed circuit television.

Stakeholder:

KDOT

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Systems Interconnected
with the KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)

Interconnect

Diagram

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Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro):

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Architecture Flows
to/from the KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro):

KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoAir Quality Alert System KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoKansas Highway Patrol Dispatch KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoKansas Turnpike Authority Center KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoKDOT Planning Archive KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoKDOT TOC (Wichita Metro) Maintenance and Construction System KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoKDOT TOC (Wichita Metro) Roadside Equipment KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoKDOT TOC Information System KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoKHP Turnpike Dispatch System KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoMedia KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoMotorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoSedgwick County 911 KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoSedgwick County Roadside Equipment KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoWichita Mid-Continent Airport KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)flows intoWichita Traffic Operations Center Air Quality Alert Systemflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) Systemflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Kansas Highway Patrol Dispatchflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Kansas Turnpike Authority Centerflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) KDOT Planning Archiveflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) KDOT TOC (Wichita Metro) Maintenance and Construction Systemflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) KDOT TOC (Wichita Metro) Roadside Equipmentflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) KDOT TOC Information Systemflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) KHP Turnpike Dispatch Systemflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Mediaflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehiclesflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) National Weather Serviceflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Sedgwick County 911flows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Sedgwick County Roadside Equipmentflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Surface Transportation Weather Service Providersflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro) Wichita Traffic Operations Centerflows intoKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)

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National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro):

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National ITS Architecture Services
associated with KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro):

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National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro):

Service Patrol Management
  1. The center shall dispatch roadway service patrol vehicles to identified incident locations.
  2. The center shall store the current status of all service patrol vehicles available for dispatch and those that have been dispatched.
  3. The center shall share incident information collected by the service patrol with traffic, maintenance and construction, and traveler information centers for incident management, incident notification to travelers, and incident cleanup.
  4. The center shall track the location and status of service patrol vehicles.
Collect Traffic Surveillance
  1. The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center.
  2. The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.
  3. The center shall distribute road network conditions data (raw or processed) based on collected and analyzed traffic sensor and surveillance data to other centers.
  4. The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding sensor and surveillance data collection, analysis, storage, and distribution.
  5. The center shall maintain a database of surveillance and sensors and the freeways, surface street and rural roadways, e.g. where they are located, to which part(s) of the network their data applies, the type of data, and the ownership of each link (that is, the agency or entity responsible for collecting and storing surveillance of the link) in the network.
TMC Freeway Management
  1. The center shall remotely control systems to manage use of the freeways, including ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls.
  2. The center shall collect operational status from ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls and compare against the control information sent by the center.
  3. The center shall collect fault data from ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls.
  4. The center shall implement control strategies, under control of center personnel, on some or all of the freeway network devices (e.g. ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls), based on data from sensors monitoring traffic conditions upstream, downstream, and queue data on the ramps themselves.
TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
  1. The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
  2. The center shall remotely control driver information systems that communicate directly from a center to the vehicle radio (such as Highway Advisory Radios) for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
  3. The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
  4. The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
  5. The center shall retrieve locally stored traffic information, including current and forecasted traffic information, road and weather conditions, traffic incident information, information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions (lane/shoulder use, weight restrictions, width restrictions, HOV requirements), etc.
  6. The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, and traveler information providers.
  7. The center shall distribute traffic data to the media upon request; the capability to provide the information in both data stream and graphical display shall be supported.
  8. The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to control the nature of the data that is available to non-traffic operations centers and the media.
TMC Regional Traffic Control
  1. The center shall exchange traffic information with other traffic management centers, includes incident information, congestion data, traffic data, signal timing plans, and real-time signal control information.
  2. The center shall exchange traffic control information with other traffic management centers, includes remote monitoring and control of traffic management devices (e.g. signs, sensors, signals, cameras, etc.).
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 collect and store traffic flow and image data from the field equipment to detect and verify incidents.
  3. The center shall receive inputs concerning upcoming events that would effect the traffic network from event promoters, traveler information service providers, and intermodal freight depots.
  4. 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.
  5. The center shall support requests from emergency management centers to remotely control sensor and surveillance equipment located in the field.
  6. The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers to support the detection, verification, and classification of incidents.
  7. The center shall provide video and traffic sensor control commands to the field equipment to detect and verify incidents.
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 coordinate planning for incidents with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities for disaster response, evacuation, and recovery operations.
  3. The center shall support requests from emergency management centers to remotely control sensor and surveillance equipment located in the field, provide special routing for emergency vehicles, and to provide responding emergency vehicles with signal preemption.
  4. 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.
  5. The center shall respond to requests from emergency management to provide traffic management resources to implement special traffic control measures, assist in clean up, verify an incident, etc. This may also involve coordination with maintenance centers.
  6. The center shall receive inputs concerning upcoming events that would effect the traffic network from event promoters, traveler information service providers, media, and rail operations centers.
  7. The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, and traveler information service providers.
  8. The center shall exchange road network status assessment information with emergency management and maintenance centers including an assessment of damage sustained by the road network including location and extent of the damage, estimate of remaining capacity, required closures, alternate routes, necessary restrictions, and time frame for repair and recovery.
  9. The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  10. The center shall receive inputs from emergency management and transit management centers to develop an overall status of the transportation system including emergency transit schedules in effect and current status and condition of the transportation infrastructure.
TMC Evacuation Support
  1. The center shall coordinate planning for evacuation with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities such as establishing routes, areas to be evacuated, timing, etc.
  2. The center shall support requests from emergency management centers to preempt the current traffic control strategy, activate traffic control and closure systems such as gates and barriers, activate safeguard systems, or use driver information systems to support evacuation traffic control plans.
  3. The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  4. The center shall coordinate execution of evacuation strategies with emergency management centers - including activities such as setting closures and detours, establishing routes, updating areas to be evacuated, timing the process, etc.
Traffic Maintenance
  1. The center shall collect and store CCTV surveillance system (traffic, pedestrian) operational status.
  2. The center shall collect and store sensor (traffic, pedestrian, multimodal crossing) fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair.
  3. The center shall collect and store CCTV surveillance system (traffic, pedestrian) fault data send to the maintenance center for repair.
  4. The center shall collect environmental sensor operational status.
  5. The center shall collect environmental sensor equipment fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair.
  6. The center shall exchange data with maintenance centers concerning the reporting of faulty equipment and the schedule/status of their repair. Information exchanged includes details of new equipment faults, and clearances when the faults are cleared.
Traffic Data Collection
  1. The center shall collect traffic management data such as operational data, event logs, etc.
TMC Regional Traffic Control
  1. The center shall exchange traffic information with other traffic management centers, includes incident information, congestion data, traffic data, signal timing plans, and real-time signal control information.
  2. The center shall exchange traffic control information with other traffic management centers, includes remote monitoring and control of traffic management devices (e.g. signs, sensors, signals, cameras, etc.).

Date modified: 11/17/2006