ITS Element: Red Apple Transit Vehicles

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Description: Transit vehicles include ITS devices that support the safe and efficient movement of passengers. These systems collect, manage, and disseminate transit-related information to the driver, dispatch personnel, and transit riders.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: Red Apple Transit
Mapping: Transit Vehicle

Interfaces:

Red Apple Transit Operations Center
San Juan County Communications Center
Service Packages: APTS01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - Red Apple Transit
APTS02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - Red Apple Transit
APTS03 - Demand Response Transit Operations - Red Apple Transit
APTS05 - Transit Security - Red Apple Transit
APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information - Red Apple Transit
Functional Requirements:

On-board Schedule Management

  • The transit vehicle shall receive a vehicle assignment including transit route information, transit service instructions, traffic information, road conditions, and other information for the operator.

On-board Transit Information Services

  • The transit vehicle shall enable traffic and travel advisory information to be requested and output to the traveler. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.
  • The transit vehicle shall broadcast advisories about the imminent arrival of the transit vehicle at the next stop via an on-board automated annunciation system.
  • The transit vehicle shall support input and output forms that are suitable for travelers with physical disabilities.

On-board Transit Security

  • The transit vehicle shall perform video and audio surveillance inside of transit vehicles and output raw video or audio data for either local monitoring (for processing or direct output to the transit vehicle operator), remote monitoring or for local storage (e.g., in an event recorder).
  • The transit vehicle shall perform local monitoring of video or audio surveillance data collected inside of transit vehicles, and identify potential incidents or threats based on received processing parameters.
  • The transit vehicle shall output an indication of potential incidents or threats and the processed video or audio information to the center along with the vehicle’s current location.
  • The transit vehicle shall output an indication of potential incidents or threats and the processed sensor information to the center along with the vehicle’s current location.
  • The transit vehicle shall receive acknowledgments of the emergency request from the center and output this acknowledgment to the transit vehicle operator or to the travelers.
  • The transit vehicle shall be capable of receiving an emergency message for broadcast to the travelers or to the transit vehicle operator.

On-board Transit In Vehicle Signing Communications

  • The transit vehicle shall provide the capability for the transit vehicle operator to monitor and control the operation of the short range communication system.

Last updated: 06-30-15