ITS Element: NYSDOT Motorist Information Systems

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Description: Includes NYSDOT dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: NYSDOT - New York State Department of Transportation
Mapping: Roadway Subsystem
Other Roadway

Interfaces:

NYSDOT Region 2 TOC
NYSDOT Speed Sensors
Market Packages: ATMS04 - Freeway Control - NYSDOT Region 2
ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - NYSDOT Region 2 (1 of 3)
ATMS19 - Speed Monitoring - NYSDOT Region 2
MC08 - Work Zone Management - NYSDOT Region 2 (1 of 3)
Functional Requirements:

Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination

  • The field element shall include dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers, under center control; the DMS may be either those that display variable text messages, or those that have fixed format display(s) (e.g. vehicle restrictions, or lane open/close).
  • The field element shall include pedestrian information systems under center control (e.g. warning pedestrians of a potential hazard, or providing mandatory instructions as to the availability of pedestrian access).
  • The field element shall provide operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) to the center.
  • The field element shall provide fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) to the center for repair.

Roadway Equipment Coordination

  • The field element shall include sensors (such as traffic, environmental, and work zone intrusion detection sensors) that provide data and status information to other field element devices (such as dynamic message signs, ramp meters, traffic signals, work zone intrusion alert systems), without center control.
  • The field element shall include sensors (such as traffic, environmental, and work zone intrusion detection sensors) that receive control information from other field element devices, without center control.
  • The field element shall include devices (such as arterial or freeway controllers, roadway automated treatment systems, barrier and safeguard systems, emissions or pollution systems, and work zone intrusion alert systems) that provide data and status information to other field element devices (such as dynamic message signs, traffic controllers on adjacent intersections), without center control.
  • The field element shall include devices (such as arterial or freeway controllers, roadway automated treatment systems, barrier and safeguard systems, emissions or pollution systems, and work zone intrusion alert systems) that receive control information from other field element devices, without center control.

Roadway Work Zone Traffic Control

  • The field element shall collect, process, and send work zone images to the center for further analysis and distribution, under center control.
  • Under traffic and maintenance center control, the field element shall include driver information systems (such as dynamic messages signs and highway advisory radios) that advise drivers of activity around the work zone through which they are currently passing.
  • Under the control of field personnel within maintenance vehicles, the field element shall include driver information systems (such as dynamic messages signs and highway advisory radios) that advise drivers of activity around a work zone through which they are currently passing.
  • The field element shall provide operational status for the surveillance (e.g. CCTV), driver information systems, and gates/barriers in work zones to the maintenance center.
  • The field element shall provide fault data for the surveillance (e.g. CCTV), driver information systems, and gates/barriers in work zones to the maintenance center for repair.

Last updated: 09-18-10