ITS Element: VDOT NRO MPSTOC

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Description: The McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center (MPSTOC) is on West Ox Road at the Fairfax County Parkway, housing the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications (9-1-1 Communication Center), the Office of Emergency Management and the county's Emergency Operations Center, along with the Virginia State Police Division 7 dispatchers and call-takers. MPSTOC is a nerve center of an integrated system of advanced technologies including computer software, traffic cameras, lane control strategies, ramp meters, reversible control gates, and HOV lane restrictions. From the MPSTOC, VDOT monitors and manages traffic, recognizes and responds to incidents, and instantly delivers information to motorists. VDOT MPSTOC is responsible for monitoring and managing traffic conditions on I-495, I-95/395, and I-66. It includes OpenTMS Software, the ASSIST Program, LCMS (Lane Closure Management System) and HAR.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: VDOT - Virginia Department of Transportation
Mapping: Emergency Management
Information Service Provider
Traffic Management
Maintenance and Construction Management
Other Emergency Management
Other ISP
Other Traffic Management
Other MCM

Interfaces:

 CAPWIN System
DDOT PTSA
DDOT TMC
District Video Exchange Network
HSEMA Center
Local Transit or Rail Operators Systems
MATOC
Private Traveler Information Systems
Regional Electronic Toll Administration
Regional Emergency Coordination System
Regional Parking Management Systems
WMATA Bus Operations Control Center
WMATA Rail Operations Control Center
Market Packages: ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - DDOT (3 of 3)
ATMS07 - Regional Traffic Management - MATOC Regional Information Exchange Network
ATMS07 - Regional Traffic Management - District Video Exchange Network
ATMS07 - Regional Traffic Management - DDOT TMC
ATMS09 - Traffic Decision Support and Demand Management - Metropolitan Region
EM01 - Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch - Regional Emergency Coordination System
EM06 - Wide-Area Alert - HSEMA to DDOT Traffic, Maintenance, and Transit
EM07 - Early Warning System - MATOC / DDOT Traffic, Maintenance, and Transit
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination - DDOT TMC
Functional Requirements:

TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination/Communication

TMC Regional Traffic Management

  • The center shall exchange traffic information with other traffic management centers including incident information, congestion data, traffic data, signal timing plans, and real-time signal control information.
  • The center shall exchange video (CCTV images) with other centers, including the capability to allow other centers to pan, tilt, and zoom its CCTV cameras.

Last updated: 06-10-11