PAT Operations Center

Status: Existing

Description: This element represents the Operation Center for the Petersburg Area Transit (PAT). PAT is a bus systems for the Petersburg Tri–cities Area. There are twelve color coded routes that extend to such destinations as Virginia State University, Southpark Mall, and Fort Lee. In a partnership with Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC), the PAT also provides express service to John Tyler Community College in Chester as well as express service to Downtown Richmond and any other destinations accessible by the GRTC.

Stakeholder: Petersburg Area Transit

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include PAT Operations Center:

• PAT Operations Center PAT Kiosks
• PAT Operations Center PAT Vehicles
• PAT Operations Center VDOT Richmond District TOC/ATMS
• PAT Operations Center Virginia Transit Information Portal
• PAT Operations Center VSP Center
• PAT Operations Center VSP Mobile Unified Command Center

Architecture Flows
to/from the PAT Operations Center:

PAT Operations Center PAT Kiosks

• transit traveler information

PAT Operations Center PAT Vehicles

• transit schedule information


• transit vehicle operator information

PAT Operations Center VDOT Richmond District TOC/ATMS

• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit schedule information


• emergency transit service response


• traffic control priority request


• transit fare information


• transit incident information


• transit system status assessment

PAT Operations Center Virginia Transit Information Portal

• transit and fare schedules


• transit fare information

PAT Operations Center VSP Center

• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit schedule information


• emergency transit service response


• transit system status assessment

PAT Operations Center VSP Mobile Unified Command Center

• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit schedule information


• emergency transit service response


• transit emergency data


• transit system status assessment

PAT KiosksPAT Operations Center

• transit information user request

PAT VehiclesPAT Operations Center

• demand response passenger and use data


• transit vehicle conditions


• transit vehicle loading data


• transit vehicle location data

VDOT Richmond District TOC/ATMSPAT Operations Center

• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit service request


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response status


• road network conditions


• traffic control priority status


• transportation system status

VSP CenterPAT Operations Center

• emergency plan coordination


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response status


• transportation system status

VSP Mobile Unified Command CenterPAT Operations Center

• emergency plan coordination


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response status


• transportation system status

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the PAT Operations Center:

• Archived Data User System Terminator
• Transit Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with PAT Operations Center:

• PT01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - PAT -- (Graphic)
• PT03 - Dynamic Transit Operations - PAT -- (Graphic)
• PT04 - Transit Fare Collection Management - PAT -- (Graphic)
• PT05 - Transit Security - PAT -- (Graphic)
• PT06 - Transit Fleet Management - PAT -- (Graphic)
• PT08 - Transit Traveler Information - PAT -- (Graphic)