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VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS

Status:

Existing

Definition:

The VDOT Northwestern Region Operations (NWRO) Traffic Operations Center (TOC) / Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) is a nerve center of an integrated system of advanced technologies. From the VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS, VDOT monitors and manages traffic, recognizes and responds to incidents, and instantly delivers information to motorists. VDOT Northwestern Operations area Traffic Center is responsible for monitoring and managing traffic in Northwestern Operations area which includes Staunton and the Culpeper district construction areas. The VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS applies/is part of the VDOT Statewide ATMS which provides the functionality applicable to the VDOT NWRO.

Stakeholder:

VDOT NWRO Region

Systems Interconnected
with the VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS


Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS:

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

VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon City of Charlottesville TMC VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Freight Rail Operations VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Media Outlets VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon NWR Local MPO VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon NWR Local Public Safety Centers VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon NWR Local Signal Centers VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon NWR Local Transit Centers VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Research and Data Collection Centers VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Shenandoah National Park Service Center VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Special Event Promoters VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Statewide Video Distribution Services VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT ADMS VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Afton Mountain Fog Warning System VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Critical Infrastructure Security System VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Culpeper District EOC VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Customer Call Center VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT NWR Maintenance and Construction Residencies VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT NWR SSP Vehicles VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT NWRO Field Equipment VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT NWRO Work Zone System VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT Richmond District Maintenance and Construction Residencies VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT TOCs/ATMS VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VDOT VaTraffic VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Virginia DMV Motor Carrier Service Centers VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon Virginia EOC VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VPA Front Royal Inland Port VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Division Office VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon VSP Mobile Unified Command Center VDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS flows into icon WV DOH Regional TMCs City and County PSAPsflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS City of Charlottesville TMCflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS Freight Rail Operationsflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS National Weather Serviceflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS NWR Local MPOflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS NWR Local Public Safety Centersflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS NWR Local Signal Centersflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS Research and Data Collection Centersflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS Shenandoah National Park Service Centerflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS Shenandoah Valley Regional Airportflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS Special Event Promotersflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS University of Virginia Parking Management Systemflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT ADMSflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Afton Mountain Fog Warning Systemflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Critical Infrastructure Security Systemflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Culpeper District EOCflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Customer Call Centerflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT ESS Weather Platformflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT NWR Maintenance and Construction Residenciesflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT NWR SSP Vehiclesflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT NWRO Field Equipmentflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT NWRO Work Zone Systemflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT Richmond District Maintenance and Construction Residenciesflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VDOT TOCs/ATMSflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS Virginia DMV Motor Carrier Service Centersflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS Virginia EOCflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VPA Front Royal Inland Portflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VSP Division Officeflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS VSP Mobile Unified Command Centerflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS WV DOH Regional TMCsflows into iconVDOT NWRO TOC/ATMS

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

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

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

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 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.
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 collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
  4. The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
  5. 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 distribute road network conditions data (raw or processed) based on collected and analyzed traffic sensor and surveillance data to other centers.
  2. 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).
  3. The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.
  4. The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center.
TMC Environmental Monitoring
  1. The traffic center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services), data from roadway maintenance operations, and environmental data collected from sensors deployed on and about the roadway.
  2. The traffic center shall remotely control environmental sensors that measure weather conditions including temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and visibility.
MCM Environmental Information Processing
  1. The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) and local environmental sensor data.
  2. The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding environmental information processing.
MCM Work Zone Management
  1. The center shall collect real-time information on the state of the road network including current traffic and road conditions to support work zone scheduling and management.
TIC Traveler Information Broadcast
  1. The center shall provide traffic and incident data to the media.
TMC Work Zone Traffic Management
  1. The center shall remotely control driver information systems (such as dynamic messages signs, highway advisory radios) to advise drivers of activity around a work zone.
  2. The center shall receive proposed maintenance and construction work plans, analyze the activity as a possible traffic incident, and provide work plan feedback to the sending center.
  3. The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment in work zones.
  4. The center shall analyze work zone images for indications of a possible incident.
TMC Signal Control
  1. The center shall manage (define, store and modify) control plans to coordinate signalized intersections, to be engaged at the direction of center personnel or according to a daily schedule.
  2. The center shall remotely control traffic signal controllers.
  3. The center shall collect traffic signal controller fault data from the field.
  4. The center shall collect traffic signal controller operational status and compare against the control information sent by the center.
Emergency Routing
  1. The center shall collect current traffic and road condition information for emergency vehicle route calculation.
  2. The center shall receive information on the location and status of traffic control equipment and work zones along potential emergency 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.).
Emergency Evacuation Support
  1. The center shall develop and exchange evacuation plans with allied agencies prior to the occurrence of a disaster.
  2. The center shall manage inter-agency coordination of evacuation operations, from initial planning through the evacuation process and reentry.
TIC Emergency Traveler Information
  1. The center shall disseminate wide-area alert information to the traveler interface systems, including major emergencies such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, child abductions, severe weather watches and warnings, military activities, and law enforcement warnings.
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.
Emergency Incident Command
  1. The center shall provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration for first responders to support local management of an incident.
  2. The center shall provide incident command communications with public safety, emergency management, transportation, and other allied response agency centers.
  3. The center shall share incident command information with other public safety agencies including resource deployment status, hazardous material information, rail incident information, evacuation advice as well as traffic, road, and weather conditions.
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 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.
  5. 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.
MCM Maintenance Decision Support
  1. The center shall provide dispatch information to maintenance and construction vehicles based on the outputs of the decision support system, including recommended roadway treatment actions.
MCM Winter Maintenance Management
  1. The center shall exchange information with administrative systems to support the planning and scheduling of winter maintenance activities. This information includes: equipment and consumables resupply purchase request status, personnel qualifications including training and special certifications, environmental regulations and rules that may impact maintenance activities, and requests and project requirements from contract administration.
MCM Work Activity Coordination
  1. The center shall exchange information with administrative systems to support the planning and scheduling of maintenance and construction activities. This information includes: equipment and consumables resupply purchase request status, personnel qualifications including training and special certifications, environmental regulations and rules that may impact maintenance activities, and requests and project requirements from contract administration.
Emergency Environmental Monitoring
  1. The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.
  2. The center shall collect asset restrictions information from roadway maintenance operations.
  3. The center shall collect current and forecast road and weather information from weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services).
MCM Incident Management
  1. The maintenance center shall coordinate planning for incidents with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities for disaster response, evacuation, and recovery operations.
  2. The maintenance center shall exchange incident and threat information with emergency management centers as well as traffic management centers; including notification of existence of incident and expected severity, location, time and nature of incident.