ITS Element: VDOT NRO MPSTOC
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
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