SW PA Regional ITS Architecture

TMC Data Collection Functional Area

Description

'TMC Data Collection' collects and stores information that is created in the course of traffic operations performed by the Traffic Management Center. This data can be used directly by operations personnel or it can be made available to other data users and archives in the region.

Included In

City of Pittsburgh Traffic Management Center (CityTMC)
Western Region Traffic Management Center (PennDOT)
PennDOT Statewide TMC
PTC Traffic Operations Center (PTC Ops Center)
PRT Operations Center

Functional Requirements

ID	Requirement
1	The center shall collect traffic management data such as operational data, event logs, etc.
2	The traffic management center shall assign quality control metrics and meta–data to be stored along with the data. Meta–data may include attributes that describe the source and quality of the data and the conditions surrounding the collection of the data.
3	The traffic management center shall receive and respond to requests from ITS Archives for either a catalog of the traffic data or for the data itself.
4	The traffic management center shall produce sample products of the data available.