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VDOT SWR VDS

Status:

Existing

Definition:

This element represents the Visibility Detection System that is owned by the VDOT's Southwestern Region and Operated by the VDOT's Salem TOC. This system has 13 ESS stations.

Stakeholder:

VDOT SWRO Region

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT SWR VDS:

• VDOT SWR VDS VDOT SWR VDS Sensor Stations (ESS)
• VDOT SWR VDS VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS

Architecture Flows
to/from the VDOT SWR VDS:

VDOT SWR VDS VDOT SWR VDS Sensor Stations (ESS)

• environmental sensors control

VDOT SWR VDS VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMS

• environmental conditions data


• road weather information

VDOT SWR VDS Sensor Stations (ESS)VDOT SWR VDS

• environmental sensor data

VDOT SWRO TOC/ATMSVDOT SWR VDS

• data collection and monitoring control

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VDOT SWR VDS:

• Archived Data User System Terminator
• Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment Subsystem
• ITS Roadway Equipment Subsystem
• Maint and Constr Management Center Subsystem
• Surface Transportation Weather Service Terminator
• Traffic Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VDOT SWR VDS:

• TM08 - Traffic Incident Management System -- (Graphic)
• WX01 - Weather Data Collection -- (Graphic)
• WX02 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution -- (Graphic)

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements
associated with VDOT SWR VDS:

TMC Environmental Monitoring

1. The traffic center shall remotely control environmental sensors that measure weather conditions including temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and visibility.
2. The traffic center shall be able to receive road condition information from weather service providers.