AMPA Regional ITS Architecture Update

Element Expanded Functional Requirements: NMDOT Field Sensors


Functional Area: Roadway Basic Surveillance
  1. The field element shall collect, process, digitize, and send traffic sensor data (speed, volume, and occupancy) to the center for further analysis and storage, under center control.
  2. The field element shall collect, process, and send traffic images to the center for further analysis and distribution.
  3. The field element shall collect, digitize, and send multimodal crossing and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane sensor data to the center for further analysis and storage.
  4. The field element shall return sensor and CCTV system operational status to the controlling center.
  5. The field element shall return sensor and CCTV system fault data to the controlling center for repair.
  6. The field element shall return CCTV system operational status to the controlling center.
  7. The field element shall return CCTV system fault data to the controlling center for repair.
  8. The field element shall return sensor system operational status to the controlling center.
  9. The field element shall return sensor system fault data to the controlling center for repair.
Functional Area: Roadway Probe Data Communications
  1. The field element shall communicate with passing vehicles for traffic data link time calculations and send collected data to the controlling center; identification will be removed to ensure anonymity.
  2. The field element shall communicate with on-board equipment on passing vehicles to collect current vehicle position, speed, and heading and a record of previous events (e.g., starts and stops, link travel times) that can be used to determine current traffic conditions.
  3. The field element shall communicate with on-board equipment on passing vehicles to collect current status information and a record of previous events (e.g., temperature, wiper status, headlight status, traction control system status) that can be used to determine road and surface weather conditions.
  4. The field element shall communicate with on-board equipment on passing vehicles to collect vehicle trip information (e.g., origin and destination information, travel times) that can be used to support transportation planning.
  5. The field element shall communicate with on-board equipment on passing vehicles to collect a history of precise positioning information that can be used to derive or verify accurate roadway geometry and lane features for use by map update providers.
  6. The field element shall aggregate and forward collected probe information to the center.
  7. The field element shall provide roadside equipment operational status to the center.
  8. The field element shall provide roadside equipment fault indication to the center for repair.
Functional Area: Roadway Infrastructure Monitoring
  1. The field element shall include infrastructure condition monitoring sensors that monitor the condition of pavement, bridges, tunnels, associated hardware, and other transportation-related infrastructure (e.g., culverts), under maintenance center control.
  2. The field element shall include infrastructure condition monitoring sensors that monitor the condition of pavement, bridges, tunnels, associated hardware, and other transportation-related infrastructure (e.g., culverts), under maintenance vehicle control.
  3. The field element shall provide operational status for the infrastructure condition monitoring sensors to the maintenance center.
  4. The field element shall provide operational status for the infrastructure condition monitoring sensors to the maintenance vehicle.
  5. The field element shall provide fault data for the infrastructure condition monitoring sensors to the maintenance center for repair.
Functional Area: Roadway Field Device Monitoring
  1. The field element shall monitor the operational status (state of the device, configuration, and fault data) of connected sensors (such as traffic, infrastructure, environmental, security, speed) and devices (such as highway advisory radio, dynamic message signs, automated roadway treatment systems, barrier and safeguard systems, cameras, traffic signals, ramp meters, short range communications equipment, security surveillance equipment).
  2. The field element shall send operational status of connected field equipment to the maintenance center.
  3. The field element shall send collected fault data to the maintenance center for repair.
  4. The field element shall include a local interface that provides operational status and fault data for connected field equipment to field personnel.
  5. The field element shall include a local interface that allows field personnel to command diagnostic tests on connected field equipment.