WAT Operations Center

Status: Existing

Description: Williamsburg Area Transport (WAT) provides a transportation system to citizens of James City County, the City of Williamsburg, and the Bruton District of York County. WAT provides a seamless coordinated regional transit system serving residents, visitors, and students through fixed–routes and transportation service for the disabled.

Stakeholder: Williamsburg Area Transport Authority (WATA)

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include WAT Operations Center:

• WAT Operations Center HRT Operations Centers
• WAT Operations Center VDOT Hampton Roads District TOC/ATMS
• WAT Operations Center Virginia Statewide 511
• WAT Operations Center Virginia Transit Information Portal
• WAT Operations Center WAT Transit Vehicles

Architecture Flows
to/from the WAT Operations Center:

WAT Operations Center HRT Operations Centers

• transit service coordination

WAT Operations Center VDOT Hampton Roads District TOC/ATMS

• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit schedule information


• emergency transit service response


• transit and fare schedules


• transit system status assessment

WAT Operations Center Virginia Statewide 511

• alternate mode information


• emergency traveler information


• parking information


• road network conditions


• traffic images


• transit service information

WAT Operations Center Virginia Transit Information Portal

• alternate mode information


• parking information


• transit and fare schedules


• transit service information

WAT Operations Center WAT Transit Vehicles

• transit schedule information

HRT Operations CentersWAT Operations Center

• transit service coordination

VDOT Hampton Roads District TOC/ATMSWAT Operations Center

• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit service request


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response status


• road network conditions


• transportation system status

Virginia Transit Information PortalWAT Operations Center

• alternate mode information


• parking information


• transit service information

WAT Transit VehiclesWAT Operations Center

• demand response passenger and use data


• transit vehicle location data


• transit vehicle schedule performance

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the WAT Operations Center:

• Archived Data User System Terminator
• Data Distribution System Subsystem
• Transit Management Center Subsystem
• Transportation Information Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with WAT Operations Center:

• DM01 - ITS Data Warehouse (Transit Information Portal) -- (Graphic)
• DM01 - ITS Data Warehouse (Transit Information Portal) -- (Graphic)
• DM01 - ITS Data Warehouse (Transit Information Portal) -- (Graphic)
• PT01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - WAT -- (Graphic)
• PT01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - WAT -- (Graphic)
• PT02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - WAT -- (Graphic)
• PT02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - WAT -- (Graphic)
• PT03 - Dynamic Transit Operations - WAT -- (Graphic)
• PT03 - Dynamic Transit Operations - WAT -- (Graphic)