ITS Element: MATOC

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Description: MATOC is a regional information exchange network that provides for the interchange of transportation and incident information. Key agencies include: MDSHA, VDOT, DDOT, and WMATA.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: MATOC - Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination
Mapping: Emergency Management
Information Service Provider
Traffic Management
Maintenance and Construction Management
Other Emergency Management
Other ISP
Other Traffic Management
Other MCM

Interfaces:

 DDOT PTSA
DDOT PTSA Customer Information System
DDOT TMC
HSEMA Center
I-95 CC Information Exchange Network
Local Fire/EMS Dispatch
Local Police/Sheriff Dispatch
Local Traffic Control Centers
Local Transit or Rail Operators Systems
MD and VA State EOCs
MDSHA CHART Centers
MPD Police Dispatch
Private Traveler Information Device
Private Traveler Information Systems
Regional Electronic Toll Administration
Regional Parking Management Systems
VDOT NRO MPSTOC
VDOT Video Clearinghouses
WMATA Bus Operations Control Center
WMATA Rail Operations Control Center
Market Packages: APTS01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - DDOT PTSA
APTS02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - DDOT PTSA
APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information - DDOT PTSA
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - District Road Network Conditions (1 of 2)
ATMS01 - Network Surveillance - DDOT
ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - DDOT (1 of 3)
ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - DDOT (3 of 3)
ATMS07 - Regional Traffic Management - MATOC Regional Information Exchange Network
ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System - MATOC / DDOT Regional TOCs (EM to MCM)
ATMS09 - Traffic Decision Support and Demand Management - Metropolitan Region
EM04 - Roadway Service Patrols - DDOT Roadway Operations Unit Patrol Vehicles
EM06 - Wide-Area Alert - HSEMA Center
EM06 - Wide-Area Alert - HSEMA to DDOT Traffic, Maintenance, and Transit
EM07 - Early Warning System - MATOC / DDOT Traffic, Maintenance, and Transit
EM07 - Early Warning System - HSEMA Center / MATOC / State and Local EOCs
EM08 - Disaster Response and Recovery - HSEMA Center – Public Safety and MATOC
EM09 - Evacuation and Reentry Management - HSEMA Center – Public Safety and MATOC
MC04 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution - DDOT (2 of 2)
MC08 - Work Zone Management - DDOT 2 of 2
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination - DDOT TMC
Functional Requirements:

Basic Information Broadcast

  • The center shall disseminate traffic and highway condition information to travelers, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.
  • The center shall disseminate maintenance and construction information to travelers, including scheduled maintenance and construction work activities and work zone activities.
  • The center shall disseminate transit routes and schedules, transit transfer options, transit fares, and real-time schedule adherence information to travelers.
  • The center shall disseminate parking information to travelers, including location, availability, and fees.
  • The center shall disseminate toll fee information to travelers.
  • The center shall disseminate weather information to travelers.
  • The center shall disseminate event information to travelers.
  • The center shall disseminate air quality information to travelers.
  • The center shall provide the capability to support requests from the media for traffic and incident data.
  • The center shall provide the capability for a system operator to control the type and update frequency of broadcast traveler information.

Emergency Response Management

Infrastructure Provided Trip Planning

TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination/Communication

TMC Regional Traffic Management

TMC Demand Management Coordination

TMC Traffic Information Dissemination

MCM Environmental Information Processing

MCM Work Activity Coordination

Service Patrol Management

  • The center shall share incident information collected by the service patrol with traffic, maintenance and construction, and traveler information centers for incident management, incident notification to travelers, and incident cleanup.

Incident Command

  • The center shall provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident.
  • The center shall provide incident command communications with public safety, emergency management, transportation, and other allied response agency centers.
  • The center shall track and maintain resource information and action plans pertaining to the incident command.
  • 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.
  • The center shall assess the status of responding emergency vehicles as part of an incident command.

Emergency Evacuation Support

TMC Evacuation Support


Last updated: 06-10-11