VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS
Status:
Existing
Definition:
The McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center (MPSTOC) is on West Ox Road at the Fairfax County Parkway, housing the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications (9-1-1 Communication Center), the Office of Emergency Management and the county's Emergency Operations Center, along with the Virginia State Police Division 7 dispatchers and call-takers. MPSTOC is a nerve center of an integrated system of advanced technologies including computer software, traffic cameras, lane control strategies, ramp meters, reversible control gates, and HOV lane restrictions. From the MPSTOC, VDOT monitors and manages traffic, recognizes and responds to incidents, and instantly delivers information to motorists. VDOT MPSTOC is responsible for monitoring and managing traffic conditions on I-495, I-95/395, and I-66. It includes OpenTMS Software, the ASSIST Program, and LCMS (Lane Closure Management System). In addition the VDOT MPSTOC will dispatch the Safety Service Patrol vehicles in case of a traffic incident or other emergency situations. The VDOT NRO MPSTOC TOC/ATMS applies/is part of the VDOT Statewide ATMS which provides the functionality applicable to the VDOT NRO.
Stakeholder:
Systems Interconnected
with the VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS
- Data Exchange Platform
- DC Homeland Security and Emergency Centers
- DDOT TMC
- Dulles Greenway
- Dulles Toll Road
- Fairfax County Public Safety Communications Center - MPSTOC
- Federal Installations and Law Enforcement
- I-495, I-395 and I-95 Express Lanes Operations Center
- I-66 Express Mobility Partners Operations Center
- I-66 Express VDOT Operations Center
- IEN (Information Exchange Network)
- Maryland Woodrow Wilson Bridge Operations Center
- MATOC Center
- MDSHA CHART SOC
- Media Outlets
- MWAA Center
- MWCOG TPB Database
- National Park Service Center - VA
- National Weather Service
- NRO Local Public Safety Centers
- NRO Local Public Safety Mobile Centers
- NRO Local TOCs
- NRO Local Transit Centers
- Private Sector ISP Centers
- Research and Data Collection Centers
- RITIS
- Special Event Promoters
- Statewide Video Distribution Services
- Travel Information Displays
- VDOT Customer Call Center
- VDOT ESS Weather Platform
- VDOT ITD
- VDOT MPSTOC SSP Vehicles
- VDOT NOVA CSC
- VDOT NOVA District Construction Management
- VDOT NOVA District Maintenance
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - Signal Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC CCTV Cameras
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Detection
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC DMS
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Other Field Equipment
- VDOT NRO Operations Maintenance
- VDOT NRO TFO
- VDOT NRO VSL Data Lake
- VDOT NRO VSL Signs
- VDOT NRO VSL Static Signs
- VDOT OTSaAM System
- VDOT Public Affairs
- VDOT TOCs/ATMS
- VDOT VaTraffic
- Virginia EOC
- Virginia Statewide 511
- Virginia Statewide Travel Time Clearinghouse
- VSP Center - MPSTOC
- VSP Mobile Unified Command Center
- WAWAS
- WMATA Operations Centers
Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS:
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Data Exchange Platform
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS DC Homeland Security and Emergency Centers
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS DDOT TMC
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Dulles Greenway
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Dulles Toll Road
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Fairfax County Public Safety Communications Center - MPSTOC
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Federal Installations and Law Enforcement
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS I-495, I-395 and I-95 Express Lanes Operations Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS I-66 Express Mobility Partners Operations Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS I-66 Express VDOT Operations Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS IEN (Information Exchange Network)
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Maryland Woodrow Wilson Bridge Operations Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS MATOC Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS MDSHA CHART SOC
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Media Outlets
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS MWAA Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS MWCOG TPB Database
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS National Park Service Center - VA
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS National Weather Service
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS NRO Local Public Safety Centers
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS NRO Local Public Safety Mobile Centers
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS NRO Local TOCs
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS NRO Local Transit Centers
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Private Sector ISP Centers
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Research and Data Collection Centers
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS RITIS
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Special Event Promoters
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Statewide Video Distribution Services
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Travel Information Displays
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT Customer Call Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT ESS Weather Platform
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT ITD
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT MPSTOC SSP Vehicles
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NOVA CSC
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NOVA District Construction Management
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NOVA District Maintenance
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - Signal Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC CCTV Cameras
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Detection
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC DMS
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Other Field Equipment
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO Operations Maintenance
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO TFO
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO VSL Data Lake
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO VSL Signs
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT NRO VSL Static Signs
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT OTSaAM System
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT Public Affairs
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT TOCs/ATMS
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VDOT VaTraffic
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Virginia EOC
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Virginia Statewide 511
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Virginia Statewide Travel Time Clearinghouse
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VSP Center - MPSTOC
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS VSP Mobile Unified Command Center
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS WAWAS
- VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS WMATA Operations Centers
Architecture Flows
to/from the VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS:
VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS Data Exchange PlatformNational ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS:
- Archived Data System Subsystem
- Archived Data User System Terminator
- Emergency Management Center Subsystem
- Emissions Management Center Subsystem
- Maint and Constr Management Center Subsystem
- Surface Transportation Weather Service Terminator
- Traffic Management Center Subsystem
- Transportation Information Center Subsystem
National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS:
- MC05 - Roadway Maintenance and Construction - VDOT NOVA District -- (Graphic)
- MC06 - Work Zone Management - VDOT NOVA District -- (Graphic)
- PM01 - Parking Space Management (DEP) -- (Graphic)
- PM04 - Regional Parking Management (DEP) -- (Graphic)
- PS09 - Region-wide Transportation Infrastructure Protection -- (Graphic)
- SU03 - Data Distribution (VDOT NRO VSL Project) -- (Graphic)
- TI01 - Broadcast Traveler Information (DEP) -- (Graphic)
- TM01 - Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance - VDOT NRO MPSTOC TOC/ATMS -- (Graphic)
- TM05 - Freeway Control - VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS -- (Graphic)
- TM06 - Traffic Information Dissemination (DEP) -- (Graphic)
- TM09 - Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (DEP) -- (Graphic)
- TM17 - Speed Monitoring - VDOT NOVA District -- (Graphic)
- TM20 - Variable Speed Limits (VDOT NRO VSL Project) -- (Graphic)
- WX01 - Weather Data Collection (VDOT NRO VSL Project) -- (Graphic)
National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC/ATMS:
Emergency Secure Area Surveillance
- The center shall remotely monitor video images and audio surveillance data collected in secure areas including facilities (e.g. transit yards) and transportation infrastructure (e.g. bridges, tunnels, interchanges, roadway infrastructure, and transit railways or guideways). The data may be raw or pre-processed in the field.
- The center shall collect traffic flow measures and information regarding vehicle occupancy (i.e., lane usage) in HOV lanes.
- The center shall collect operational status for the freeway control devices associated with HOV lane control.
- The center shall collect fault data for the freeway control devices associated with HOV lane control for repair.
- The center shall remotely control sensors to detect high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane usage.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- The center shall remotely control devices to detect traffic in reversible lanes, including wrong-way vehicles.
- The center shall collect fault data for the reversible lane field equipment and send to the maintenance center for repair.
- The center shall collect operational status for the reversible lane field equipment.
- 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.
- The center shall collect fault data from ramp meters, interchange meters, and mainline meters.
- 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.
- The center shall collect operational status from ramp meters, interchange meters, and mainline meters and compare against the control information sent by the center.
- The center shall remotely control systems to manage use of the freeways, including ramp, interchange, and mainline metering.
- The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
- 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.
- The center shall distribute traffic data to the media.
- The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.
- 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.
- The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
- The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
- 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.
- 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.
- The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding sensor and surveillance data collection, analysis, storage, and distribution.
- The center shall distribute road network conditions data (raw or processed) based on collected and analyzed traffic sensor and surveillance data to other centers.
- 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).
- The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.
- The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center.
- The center shall collect, process, and store current and forecast road conditions and surface weather conditions.
- The center shall collect, process, and store event information.
- The center shall collect, process, and store maintenance and construction information, including scheduled maintenance and construction work activities and work zone activities.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.).
- The center shall manage inter-agency coordination of evacuation operations, from initial planning through the evacuation process and reentry.
- The center shall coordinate evacuation information and controls with other traffic management centers.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
- 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.
- The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, and traveler information service providers.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The center shall coordinate planning for incidents with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities for disaster response, evacuation, and recovery operations.
- 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.
- The center shall collect data from data distribution systems and other data sources.
- The center shall respond to requests from the administrator interface function to manage center-sourced data collection.
- The center shall collect data from centers.
- 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).
- The center shall store collected data in an information repository.
- The center shall perform quality checks on collected data.
- The center shall notify the system operator of errors related to data collection, analysis and archival.
- The center shall respond to requests from the administrator interface function to manage the archive data.
- The center shall include capabilities for archive to archive coordination.
- 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.
- The center shall respond to requests for archive data from archive data users (centers, field devices).
- The center shall collect barrier system fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair.
- The center shall collect barrier system operational status.
- The center shall accept requests for barrier system activation from other centers and from center personnel to support emergency response and detours.
- 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.
- The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for traffic data.
- The center shall remotely control vehicle speed sensors typically placed in work zones; control parameters may include environmental and traffic conditions.
- The center shall collect operational status for the vehicle speed sensors; the status shall include logged information including measured speeds, warning messages displayed, and violation records.
- The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for traffic incident management.