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MCM Data Collection Equipment Package

Architecture Geographic Scope

Description:

This equipment package collects and stores maintenance and construction information that is collected in the course of operations by the Maintenance and Construction Management Subsystem. This data can be used directly by operations personnel or it can be made available to other data users and archives in the region.

 

Included in:

City of Albany/City of Schenectady/Local TMC
NYSDOT/ NYSP Capital Region TMC
NYSTA Thruway Statewide Operations Center (TSOC)

Processes:

9.2.5Provide M&C Center Personnel Interface for Maint
9.2.7Manage M&C Archive Data
  

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

8.0MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
8.1MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
8.1.1Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Maintenance Vehicle Fleet Management (MVFM) function to schedule and dispatch, monitor and track location, and monitor operational condition and maintenance requirements of public and contracted fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Dispatchers, Field Crews, Construction Crews, Vehicle Maintenance Crews, Equipment Maintenance Crews, Weather Services Organizations, and Information Service Providers.
8.1.1.2MVFM shall be capable of supporting route scheduling and dispatching of public and contracted fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles.
8.1.1.3MVFM shall be capable of supporting interactive data communications between dispatchers and operators of public and contracted maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles.
8.1.1.6MVFM shall be capable of providing dispatchers and operators of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles with information regarding potential and actual roadway problems.
8.1.1.6.1MVFM shall provide information to dispatchers and vehicle operators, including but not limited to:
8.1.1.6.1(a)Congestion
8.1.1.6.1(b)Incidents
8.1.1.6.1(c)Roadway restrictions
8.1.1.6.7MVFM shall support transmission of fleet operations data to archives.
8.1.2Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Roadway Management (RWM) function to monitor traffic, road surface, and environmental conditions and forecast traffic and road surface conditions to support management of routine and hazardous road condition remediation and to communicate changes in conditions. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Dispatchers, Field Crews, Construction Crews, Asset Managers, Planning Agencies, and Weather Services Organizations.
8.1.2.1RWM shall support a number of different services, including but not limited to:
8.1.2.1(a)Winter maintenance (plowing, treating, anti-icing, de-icing, etc.)
8.1.2.1(b)Hazard removal (removing trash, animals, etc.)
8.1.2.1(c)Emergency activities (incident response, planning, alternate routing, etc.)
8.1.2.1(d)Routine maintenance activities (cleaning, cutting, etc.)
8.1.2.1(e)Repair activities
8.1.2.1(f)Other weather related activities (fog dispersion, etc.)
8.1.2.9RWM shall monitor, manage, and control remotely located, automated systems, that affect the roadway surface (e.g. de-icing/anti-icing applications).
8.1.2.10RWM shall archive data for use in performance monitoring activities.
8.1.3Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Work Zone Management and Safety (WZMS) function, which provides support for the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of roadway operations during all work zone activities. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Dispatchers, Field Crews, Construction Crews, Public Safety Organizations, Information Service Providers, and Travelers.
8.1.3.1WZMS shall monitor, control, and direct activity in the vicinity of work zones.
8.1.3.1.3WZMS shall be able to divert vehicles around work zones via automated lane changing techniques.
8.1.3.1.3.2WZMS shall support archiving of field data.
  
The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.
Last Update: 09-15-2003