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TMC Incident Detection

'TMC Incident Detection' identifies and reports incidents to Traffic Operations Personnel. It remotely monitors and controls traffic sensor and surveillance systems that support incident detection and verification. It analyzes and reduces the collected sensor and surveillance data, external alerting and advisory and incident reporting systems, anticipated demand information from intermodal freight depots, border crossings, special event information, and identifies and reports incidents and hazardous conditions

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 support requests from emergency management centers and border inspection systems to remotely control sensor and surveillance equipment located in the field.
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 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.