ACAA Offices

Status: Existing

Description

The Allegheny County Airport Authority oversees and maintains the Allegheny County airport system; the Pittsburgh International Airport is the principal ACAA facility. ACAA Office includes systems and personnel managing PIA operations, including parking operations, facility maintenance and construction (and winter maintenance), on–site traffic management, emergency and disaster response, travel information and alerts, external airport communications and coordination with other agencies. Specialized airport equipment for fire suppression is available for use by other regional agencies in special cases such as tunnel emergencies. PIA travel information is more completely described as a separate ITS element.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA)OwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Traffic Management Center
Maint and Constr Management Center
Emergency Management Center
Parking Area Equipment
Archived Data User System
Parking Management Center

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
Parking Area Electronic Payment'Parking Area Electronic Payment' supports electronic payment of parking fees using in–vehicle equipment (e.g., tags) or contact or proximity cards. It includes the field elements that provide the interface to the in–vehicle or card payment device and the back–office functionality that performs the transaction.False
Parking Area Management'Parking Area Management' detects and classifies vehicles at parking facility entrances, exits, and other designated locations within the facility. Current parking availability is monitored and used to inform drivers through dynamic message signs/displays so that vehicles are efficiently routed to available spaces. Parking facility information, including current parking rates and directions to entrances and available exits, is also provided to drivers.False
TMC Barrier System Management'TMC Barrier System Management' remotely monitors and controls barrier systems for transportation facilities and infrastructure under control of center personnel. Barrier systems include automatic or remotely controlled gates, barriers and other access control systems. It also provides an interface to other centers to allow monitoring and control of the barriers from other centers (e.g., public safety or emergency operations centers).False
TMC Traffic Information Dissemination'TMC Traffic Information Dissemination' disseminates traffic and road conditions, closure and detour information, incident information, driver advisories, and other traffic–related data to other centers, the media, and driver information systems. It monitors and controls driver information system field equipment including dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio, managing dissemination of driver information through these systems.False

Physical Standards

Document NumberTitleDescription
NEMA TS 8Cyber and Physical Security for Intelligent Transportation SystemsThis specification describes how agencies and other transportation infrastructure owner/operators should implement cyber– and physical–security for ITS.

Interfaces To

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ACAA Field Devices
Airport Emergency Vehicles
Airport Maintenance Vehicles
City of Pittsburgh Traffic Management Center (CityTMC)
City/County Emergency Operations Center
County 911 Centers
County EMA Centers
Local Fire and Rescue Services
Local Police Departments
PennDOT Field Devices – District
PIA Travel Information
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIA)
PRT Offices
Regional Media Outlets
Western Region Traffic Management Center (PennDOT)