TMC Roadway Equipment Monitoring Functional Area

Description

'TMC Roadway Equipment Monitoring' monitors the operational status of field equipment and detects failures. It presents field equipment status to Traffic Operations Personnel and reports failures to the Maintenance and Construction Management Center. It tracks the repair or replacement of the failed equipment. The entire range of ITS field equipment may be monitored including sensors (traffic, infrastructure, environmental, security, speed, etc.) and devices (highway advisory radio, dynamic message signs, automated roadway treatment systems, barrier and safeguard systems, cameras, traffic signals and override equipment, ramp meters, beacons, security surveillance equipment, etc.).

Included In

City of Pittsburgh Traffic Management Center (CityTMC)
Municipal Traffic Offices
PennDOT District Ten Offices
Western Region Traffic Management Center (PennDOT)
PennDOT District Twelve Offices
PennDOT Statewide TMC
PennDOT County Maintenance Offices
PTC Traffic Operations Center (PTC Ops Center)
Cranberry Traffic Management Center

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
1The center shall collect and store sensor (traffic, pedestrian, multimodal crossing) operational status.
2The center shall collect and store CCTV surveillance system (traffic, pedestrian) operational status.
3The center shall collect and store sensor (traffic, pedestrian, multimodal crossing) fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair.
4The center shall collect and store CCTV surveillance system (traffic, pedestrian) fault data send to the maintenance center for repair.
5The center shall collect environmental sensor operational status.
6The center shall collect environmental sensor equipment fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair.
7The 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.