ITS Element: NYSTA TransAlert

Send Your Comments

Description: System provides transportation incident alerts via e-mail and personal information devices (PDAs, phones).
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: NYSTA - New York Thruway Authority
Mapping: Information Service Provider

Interfaces:

Private Newspaper, Television, and Radio Stations
Private Traveler Information Device
Market Packages: ATIS02 - Interactive Traveler Information - NY TransAlerts
Functional Requirements:

Interactive Infrastructure Information

  • The center shall disseminate customized traffic and highway condition information to travelers, including incident information, detours and road closures, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes upon request.
  • The center shall disseminate customized maintenance and construction information to travelers, including scheduled maintenance and construction work activities and work zone activities upon request.
  • The center shall disseminate customized weather information to travelers upon request.
  • The center shall disseminate customized event information to travelers upon request.

ISP Traveler Information Alerts

  • The center shall accept traveler profiles that establish recurring trip characteristics including route, mode, and timeframe information.
  • The center shall accept traveler profiles that define alert thresholds that establish the severity and types of alerts that are provided to each traveler.
  • The center shall disseminate personalized traffic alerts reporting congestion, incidents, delays, detours and road closures that may impact a current or planned trip.
  • The center shall disseminate personalized transit alerts reporting transit delays and service interruptions.
  • The center shall disseminate personalized parking alerts reporting parking availability and closures.
  • The center shall disseminate personalized road weather alerts reporting adverse road and weather conditions.
  • The center shall disseminate personalized multimodal transportation service alerts including ferry and air travel delays, port closures, and service interruptions.
  • The center shall disseminate personalized event alerts reporting special event impacts on the transportation system.
  • The center shall provide an operator interface that supports monitoring and management of subscribers and the content and format of alert messages.

Last updated: 09-18-10