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Roadway Basic Surveillance Equipment Package

Description:

This Equipment package provides the capabilities to monitor traffic flow in major intersections and on main highways for urban areas and to monitor road conditions using fixed equipment such as loop detectors and wireline communication.

 

Included in:

Turnpike Field Equipment

Processes:

1.1.1.1Process Traffic Sensor Data
1.3.1.3Process Traffic Images
  

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

1.0TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
1.6TRAFFIC CONTROL
1.6.2Traffic Control shall include a Traffic Surveillance function.
1.6.2.1Traffic Surveillance shall include a Vehicle Detection function with the capability of accurately detecting vehicles in a real-time fashion.
1.6.2.1.1Vehicle Detection shall include the capability to determine those vehicles that are HOVs.
1.6.2.2Traffic Surveillance shall include a Data Collect function to provide the capability to collect data that are needed for determining traffic flow and prediction.
1.6.2.2.1Data Collect shall provide the capability to quickly feedback traffic data to the control processes.
1.6.2.3Traffic Surveillance shall include an area wide surveillance capability to include several jurisdictions.
1.6.2.3.1The area wide surveillance shall gather speed and flow information.
1.6.2.4Traffic Control shall provide the capability to acquire detailed traffic measurements at specific locations.
1.7INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
1.7.1Incident Management shall provide an incident identification function to identify incidents.
1.7.1.1The incident identification function shall include the capability to identify predicted incidents.
1.7.1.1.1The incident identification function shall use information from the following types of sources, where available, to identify predicted incidents:
1.7.1.1.1(a)Traffic flow sensors.
1.7.1.2The incident identification function shall include the capability to identify existing (both planned and unplanned) incidents.
1.7.1.2.2The incident identification function shall determine and continuously monitor at least the following characteristics of each existing incident:
1.7.1.2.2(a)Type.
1.8TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT
1.8.0Travel Demand Management will generate and communicate management and control strategies that will support and facilitate the implementation of TDM programs, policies and regulations. It consists of two major functions which are (1) Increase Efficiency of Transportation System and (2) Provide Wide Variety of Mobility Options.
1.8.3TDM shall include a sensors/control function.
1.8.3.1The sensors/control function shall provide the capability to gather information needed for the generation of management and control strategies to include, but not be limited to the, following:
1.8.3.1(b)Usage levels.
2.0PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
2.2EN-ROUTE TRANSIT INFORMATION
2.2.1TI shall include an information distribution function that disseminates information to travelers.
2.2.1.2Information Distribution shall include a User Interface feature.
2.2.1.2.1User Interface shall provide the capability for users to access travel related information at fixed locations.
2.2.1.2.1.3Fixed Location user interface shall provide the capability to utilize local ATM networks to provide travel information to users.
2.2.1.2.2User Interface shall provide the capability for users to access travel related information at mobile locations.
2.2.1.2.2.1Mobile Location user interfaces shall provide the capability for users, either one passenger at a time or to a group environment, to access travel related information while on board transit vehicles.
2.4PUBLIC TRAVEL SECURITY
2.4.2PTS shall include a Security Sensors (SS) function.
2.4.2.2SS shall include both video and audio systems at key locations to monitor activities.
  
The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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