ITS Element: DDOT Public Information Office

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Description: DDOT Public Information Office distributes information to various media outlets concerning DDOT activities.. ie. TV, Radio, Twitter, and Facebook.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: DDOT Office of the Director
Mapping: Information Service Provider
Other ISP

Interfaces:

DDOT PTSA
DDOT Street and Bridge Maintenance
DDOT TMC
District Traveler Information System
Private Newspaper, Television, Radio Stations, and Social Networking
Private Traveler Information Device
Market Packages: ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - District Public Traveler Information System- Inputs
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - District Road Network Conditions (1 of 2)
ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - DDOT (1 of 3)
ATMS20 - Drawbridge Management - DDOT
EM10 - Disaster Traveler Information - DDOT Public Information Office System
MC08 - Work Zone Management - DDOT 2 of 2
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 event information to travelers.

ISP Emergency Traveler Information

  • The center shall disseminate emergency evacuation information to the traveler interface systems, including evacuation zones, shelter information, available transportation modes, road closures and detours, changes to transit services, and traffic and road conditions at the origin, destination, and along the evacuation routes.
  • The center shall provide evacuation information to shelter providers.
  • 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.
  • The center shall provide the capability for a system operator to control the type and update frequency of emergency and wide-area alert information distributed to travelers.

Last updated: 06-10-11