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VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS

Status:

Existing

Definition:

The VDOT Eastern Region Operations (ERO) Traffic Operations Center (TOC) / Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) is a nerve center of an integrated system of advanced technologies including computer software, traffic cameras, ramp meters. From the ERO TOC/ATMS, VDOT monitors and manages traffic, recognizes and responds to incidents, and instantly delivers information to motorists. VDOT Eastern Operations area Traffic Center is responsible for monitoring and managing traffic in Eastern Operations area which includes Hampton Roads and a part of Fredericksburg district area. The VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS applies/is part of the VDOT Statewide ATMS which provides the functionality applicable to the VDOT ERO.

Stakeholder:

VDOT ERO Region

Systems Interconnected
with the VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS


Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS:

Architecture Flows
to/from the VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS:

VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel TOC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Chesapeake TMC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Hampton TMC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Newport News TMC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Norfolk STC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Suffolk TOC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Virginia Beach TMC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon George P. Coleman Bridge Toll Plaza Field Equipment VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Hampton Roads Local Public Safety Centers VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon HRT Operations Centers VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon James River Drawbridge Field Equipment VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Media Outlets VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Private Sector ISP Centers VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Research and Data Collection Center VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Special Event Promoters VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Statewide Video Distribution Services VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Tourism and Travel Service Information Sources VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT ADMS VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Asset Management System VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Critical Infrastructure Security System VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Customer Call Center VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT ERO Field Equipment VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) TOC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Hampton Roads District Maintenance and Construction Residencies VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Hampton Roads SSP Vehicles VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Joint Berkley Bridge- Downtown Elizabeth River Tunnel TOC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Midtown Elizabeth River Tunnel TOC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) TOC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Public Affairs VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Remote Workstations VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT RTIMIS VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT VaTraffic VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Virginia EOC VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VPA Terminals Operations Center VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Center VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Mobile Unified Command Center VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Vehicles VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS flows into icon WAT Operations Center Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel TOCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS City and County PSAPsflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS City of Chesapeake TMCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS City of Hampton TMCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS City of Newport News TMCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS City of Norfolk STCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS City of Suffolk TOCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS City of Virginia Beach TMCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS George P. Coleman Bridge Toll Plazaflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS George P. Coleman Bridge Toll Plaza Field Equipmentflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS Hampton Roads Local Public Safety Centersflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS High Rise Drawbridgeflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS HRT Operations Centersflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS James River Drawbridgeflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS James River Drawbridge Field Equipmentflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS Jordan Drawbridgeflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS Media Outletsflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS Private Sector ISP Centersflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS Research and Data Collection Centerflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS Special Event Promotersflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS Statewide Video Distribution Servicesflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT ADMSflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Asset Management Systemflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Critical Infrastructure Security Systemflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Customer Call Centerflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT ERO Field Equipmentflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT ESS Weather Platformflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) TOCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Hampton Roads District Maintenance and Construction Residenciesflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Hampton Roads SSP Vehiclesflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Joint Berkley Bridge- Downtown Elizabeth River Tunnel TOCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Midtown Elizabeth River Tunnel TOCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) TOCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Public Affairsflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT Remote Workstationsflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT RTIMISflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT TOCs/ATMSflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VDOT VaTrafficflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS Virginia EOCflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VPA Terminals Operations Centerflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VSP Centerflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VSP Mobile Unified Command Centerflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS VSP Vehiclesflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS WAT Operations Centerflows into iconVDOT ERO TOC/ATMS

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS:

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS:

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with VDOT ERO TOC/ATMS:

TMC HOV Lane Management
  1. The center shall collect traffic flow measures and information regarding vehicle occupancy (i.e., lane usage) in HOV lanes.
  2. The center shall collect operational status for the freeway control devices associated with HOV lane control.
  3. The center shall collect fault data for the freeway control devices associated with HOV lane control for repair.
  4. The center shall remotely control sensors to detect high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane usage.
  5. The center shall remotely control driver information systems to notify users of lane status for lanes that become HOV or High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes during certain times of the day on freeways.
  6. The center shall remotely control freeway control devices, such as ramp signals and mainline metering and other systems associated with freeway operations that control use of HOV lanes.
TMC Incident Detection
  1. The center shall collect and store traffic flow and image data from the field equipment to detect and verify incidents.
  2. The center shall provide video and traffic sensor control commands to the field equipment to detect and verify incidents.
  3. The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers to support the detection, verification, and classification of incidents.
  4. The center shall receive inputs concerning upcoming events that would effect the traffic network from event promoters and traveler information service providers.
  5. The center shall receive inputs from the Alerting and Advisory System concerning the possibility or occurrence of severe weather, terrorist activity, or other major emergency, including information provided by the Emergency Alert System.
  6. The center shall exchange incident and threat information with emergency management centers as well as maintenance and construction centers; including notification of existence of incident and expected severity, location, time and nature of incident.
TMC Reversible Lane Management
  1. The center shall monitor the use of reversible lanes and detect wrong-way vehicles in reversible lanes using sensor and surveillance information, and the current lane control status (which direction the lane is currently operating).
  2. The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to control access and management of reversible lane facilities, including the direction of traffic flow changes during the day, especially between the peak hours and dedication of more lanes to the congestion direction during special events.
  3. The center shall remotely control devices to detect traffic in reversible lanes, including wrong-way vehicles.
  4. The center shall collect fault data for the reversible lane field equipment and send to the maintenance center for repair.
  5. The center shall collect operational status for the reversible lane field equipment.
  6. The center shall remotely control automated reversible lane equipment and driver information systems (such as lane control signals) that control traffic in reversible lanes on freeways.
TMC Traffic Metering
  1. The center shall collect fault data from ramp meters, interchange meters, and mainline meters.
  2. The center shall implement control strategies, under control of center personnel, on some or all of the freeway network devices (e.g. ramp meters, interchange meters, and mainline meters), based on data from sensors monitoring traffic conditions upstream, downstream, and queue data on the approaches to the meters.
  3. The center shall collect operational status from ramp meters, interchange meters, and mainline meters and compare against the control information sent by the center.
  4. The center shall remotely control systems to manage use of the freeways, including ramp, interchange, and mainline metering.
TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
  1. The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
  2. The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to control the nature of the data that is available to non-traffic operations centers and the media.
  3. The center shall distribute traffic data to the media.
  4. The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.
  5. The center shall retrieve locally stored traffic information, including current and forecasted traffic information, road and weather conditions, traffic incident information, information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions (lane/shoulder use, weight restrictions, width restrictions, HOV requirements), and the definition of the road network itself.
  6. The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
  7. The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
  8. The center shall remotely control driver information systems that communicate directly from a center to the vehicle radio (such as Highway Advisory Radios) for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
TMC Basic Surveillance
  1. The center shall monitor, analyze, and store multimodal crossing, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) and high occupancy toll (HOT) lane sensor data under remote control of the center.
  2. The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding sensor and surveillance data collection, analysis, storage, and distribution.
  3. The center shall distribute road network conditions data (raw or processed) based on collected and analyzed traffic sensor and surveillance data to other centers.
  4. The center shall maintain a database of surveillance equipment and sensors and associated data (including the roadway on which they are located, the type of data collected, and the ownership of each).
  5. The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.
  6. The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center.
TIC Data Collection
  1. The center shall collect, process, and store current and forecast road conditions and surface weather conditions.
  2. The center shall collect, process, and store event information.
  3. The center shall collect, process, and store maintenance and construction information, including scheduled maintenance and construction work activities and work zone activities.
  4. The center shall collect, process, and store traffic and highway condition information, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.
TMC Regional Traffic Management
  1. The center shall exchange traffic information with other traffic management centers including incident information, congestion data, traffic data, signal timing plans, and real-time signal control information.
  2. The center shall exchange traffic control information with other traffic management centers to support remote monitoring and control of traffic management devices (e.g. signs, sensors, signals, cameras, etc.).
TMC Evacuation Support
  1. The center shall coordinate evacuation information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  2. The center shall coordinate execution of evacuation strategies with emergency management centers - including activities such as setting closures and detours, establishing routes, updating areas to be evacuated, timing the process, etc.
  3. The center shall coordinate planning for evacuation with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities such as establishing routes, areas to be evacuated, timing, etc.
  4. The center shall support requests from emergency management centers to preempt the current traffic control strategy, activate traffic control and closure systems such as gates and barriers, activate safeguard systems, or use driver information systems to support evacuation traffic control plans.
TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination
  1. The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  2. The center shall exchange road network status assessment information with emergency management and maintenance centers including an assessment of damage sustained by the road network including location and extent of the damage, estimate of remaining capacity, required closures, alternate routes, necessary restrictions, and time frame for repair and recovery.
  3. The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, and traveler information service providers.
  4. The center shall receive inputs concerning upcoming events that would effect the traffic network from event promoters, traveler information service providers, media, border crossings, and rail operations centers.
  5. The center shall share resources with allied agency centers to implement special traffic control measures, assist in clean up, verify an incident, etc. This may also involve coordination with maintenance centers.
  6. The center shall exchange incident information with emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, information service providers, and the media including description, location, traffic impact, status, expected duration, and response information.
  7. The center shall coordinate planning for incidents with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities for disaster response, evacuation, and recovery operations.
  8. The center shall exchange alert information and status with emergency management centers. The information includes notification of a major emergency such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction for distribution to the public. The information may include the alert originator, the nature of the emergency, the geographic area affected by the emergency, the effective time period, and information and instructions necessary for the public to respond to the alert. This may also identify specific information that should not be released to the public.
Archive Data Repository
  1. The center shall collect data from data distribution systems and other data sources.
  2. The center shall respond to requests from the administrator interface function to manage center-sourced data collection.
  3. The center shall collect data from centers.
  4. The center shall collect data catalogs from one or more data sources. A catalog describes the data contained in the collection of archived data and may include descriptions of the schema or structure of the data, a description of the contents of the data; e.g., time range of entries, number of entries; or a sample of the data (e. g. a thumbnail).
  5. The center shall store collected data in an information repository.
  6. The center shall perform quality checks on collected data.
  7. The center shall notify the system operator of errors related to data collection, analysis and archival.
  8. The center shall respond to requests from the administrator interface function to manage the archive data.
  9. The center shall include capabilities for archive to archive coordination.
  10. The center shall provide the capability to execute methods on the incoming data such as cleansing, summarizations, aggregations, or transformations applied to the data before it is stored in the archive.
  11. The center shall respond to requests for archive data from archive data users (centers, field devices).
TMC Barrier System Management
  1. The center shall collect barrier system fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair.
  2. The center shall collect barrier system operational status.
  3. The center shall accept requests for barrier system activation from other centers and from center personnel to support emergency response and detours.
  4. The center shall remotely control barrier systems for transportation facilities and infrastructure. Barrier systems include automated or remotely controlled gates, barriers and other systems that manage entry to roadways.
Emergency Secure Area Alarm Support
  1. The center shall collect silent and audible alarms received from travelers in secure areas (such as transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities).
  2. After the alarm message has been received, the center shall generate an alarm acknowledgment to the sender.
  3. After the alarm message becomes a verified incident, the center shall determine the appropriate response.
  4. The center shall determine whether the alarm message indicates an emergency that requires the attention of public safety agencies, and forward alarm message data to the appropriate agency as necessary.
  5. The center shall forward the alarm message to center personnel and respond to the traveler or transit vehicle operator as directed by the personnel.