Las Cruces Regional ITS Architecture Update

Interfaces:

Transit Center Fixed-Route Operations

• The center shall generate transit routes and schedules based on such factors as parameters input by the system operator, road network conditions, incident information, operational data on current routes and schedules, and digitized map data.
• The center shall be able to generate special routes and schedules to support an incident, disaster, evacuation, or other emergency.
• The center shall dispatch fixed route or flexible route transit vehicles
• The center shall collect transit operational data for use in the generation of routes and schedules.
• The center shall exchange information with Maintenance and Construction Operations concerning work zones, roadway conditions, asset restrictions, work plans, etc.

Transit Center Information Services

• The center shall provide travelers using public transportation with traffic and advisory information upon request. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.
• The center shall provide transit information to the media including details of deviations from schedule of regular transit services.
• The center shall exchange transit schedules, real-time arrival information, fare schedules, and general transit service information with other transit organizations to support transit traveler information systems.
• The center shall provide transit service information to traveler information service providers including routes, schedules, schedule adherence, and fare information as well as transit service information during evacuation.

Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination

• The center shall coordinate schedules and services between transit agencies, traffic management, maintenance and construction operations, parking management, and other surface or air transportation modes.
• The center shall share transfer cluster and transfer point information with multimodal transportation service providers, other transit agencies, and traveler information service providers. A transfer cluster is a collection of stop points, stations, or terminals where transfers can be made conveniently.

Transit Center Vehicle Tracking

• The center shall monitor the locations of all transit vehicles within its network.
• The center shall determine adherence of transit vehicles to their assigned schedule.
• The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for transit tracking and dispatch.
• The center shall provide transit operational data to traveler information service providers.
• The center shall provide collected transit probe data to traffic management centers and traveler information service providers for use in measuring current traffic conditions.

Transit Data Collection

• The center shall collect transit management data such as transit fares and passenger use, transit services, paratransit operations, transit vehicle maintenance data, etc.
• The center shall assign quality control metrics and meta-data to be stored along with the data. Meta-data may include attributes that describe the source and quality of the data and the conditions surrounding the collection of the data.
• The center shall receive and respond to requests from ITS Archives for either a catalog of the transit data or for the data itself.
• The center shall be able to produce sample products of the data available.