ITS Element: Dona Ana County Public Information System

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Description: The office that provides the official interface between Dona Ana County traffic and public works departments and interests outside the departments such as the media.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: Dona Ana County
Mapping: Information Service Provider
Other ISP

Interfaces:

 City of Las Cruces Maintenance Dispatch
City of Las Cruces Public Information System
City of Las Cruces Traffic Management Center
Dona Ana County Engineering Services Dispatch
Dona Ana County Traffic Operations Center
Dona Ana County Website
Dona Ana County/City of Las Cruces Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Local Print and Broadcast Media
MVRDA Communications Center
New Mexico Statewide Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
NM DPS District 4 Dispatch Center
NMDOT District 1 Maintenance Units Dispatch
NMDOT District 1 Public Information Office
NMDOT NMRoads Admin
NMDOT Park and Ride Dispatch
NMDOT Regional Park and Ride Real Time Information System
NMSU Website
Other Transit Dispatch
Private Sector Traveler Information Services
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
RoadRUNNER Fixed Route Dispatch System
RoadRUNNER Paratransit Dispatch Center
South Central RTD Operations Center
Service Packages: ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - New Mexico State University
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - NMDOT District 1 (2 of 3) – Inputs
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - Dona Ana County (2 of 3) – Inputs
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - Dona Ana County (1 of 3) – Inputs
ATIS01 - Broadcast Traveler Information - City of Las Cruces (2 of 3) – Inputs
ATMS01 - Network Surveillance - Dona Ana County
ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - Dona Ana County (1 of 2)
EM10 - Disaster Traveler Information - Dona Ana County Public Information Office
MC04 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution - Dona Ana County (2 of 2)
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination - Dona Ana County (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 parking information to travelers, including location, availability, and fees.
  • The center shall disseminate weather information to travelers.
  • The center shall provide the capability to support requests from the media for traffic and incident data.

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.

Last updated: 08-08-14