Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles

Interconnects - Flows - Entities - Services - Functional Requirements

Definition:

This element represents emergency patrol vehicles that traverse the Wichita metro area system (except the Turnpike) to assist motorist in emergency situations while also detecting incidents that may cause delays to motorists.

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Systems Interconnected
with the Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles

Kansas Highway Patrol Dispatch KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)

Interconnect Diagram

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Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles:

• Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles Kansas Highway Patrol Dispatch
• Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)

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Architecture Flows
to/from the Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles:

Motorist Assistance Patrol VehiclesKansas Highway Patrol Dispatch

• emergency dispatch response


• emergency vehicle tracking data


• environmental probe data


• incident status

Motorist Assistance Patrol VehiclesKDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)

• emergency dispatch response


• emergency vehicle tracking data


• incident status

Kansas Highway Patrol DispatchMotorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles

• emergency dispatch requests


• suggested route

KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles

• emergency dispatch requests


• suggested route

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National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles:

• Emergency Vehicle Subsystem

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National ITS Architecture Services
associated with Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles:

• EM04 - Roadway Service Patrols -- (Graphic)

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National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with Motorist Assistance Patrol Vehicles:

1. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall compute the location of the emergency vehicle based on inputs from a vehicle location determination function.
2. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall send the vehicle's location and operational data to the center for emergency management and dispatch.
3. The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall receive incident details and a suggested route when dispatched to a scene.
4. The emergency vehicle shall send the current en route status (including estimated time of arrival) and requests for emergency dispatch updates.

1. The emergency vehicle shall receive dispatch instructions sufficient to enable emergency personnel in the field to implement an effective incident response. It includes local traffic, road, and weather conditions, hazardous material information, and the current status of resources that have been allocated to an incident.
2. The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the incident site such as the extent of injuries, identification of vehicles and people involved, hazardous material, etc.
3. The emergency vehicle shall provide an interface to the center for emergency personnel to transmit information about the current incident response status such as the identification of the resources on site, site management strategies in effect, and current clearance status.