New York Sub-Regional ITS Architecture

Service Packages For: MTA NYC Transit - APTS08-04


  APTS08-04  
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List of Elements on this Diagram
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Element Name Stakeholder
511NY NYSDOT - New York State Department of Transportation
MTA.INFO Website MTA NYC Transit
Private ISPs Private ISPs
MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems MTA LIRR - Long Island Rail Road
MTA.INFO Website MTA NYC Transit
Private ISPs Private ISPs
MTA LIRR Trains MTA LIRR - Long Island Rail Road
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices Private Travelers
MTA LIRR Customer Information / Display Systems MTA LIRR - Long Island Rail Road

List of Stakeholder Elements and Roles on this Diagram
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Stakeholder Element Name Functional Area/Role Functional Area Description
MTA LIRR - Long Island Rail Road MTA LIRR Customer Information / Display Systems Remote Transit Information Services This equipment package furnishes transit users with real-time travel-related information at transit stops, multi-modal transfer points, and other public transportation areas. It provides transit users with information on transit routes, schedules, transfer options, available services, fares, and real-time schedule adherence. In addition to tailored information for individual transit users, this equipment package supports general annunciation and/or display of imminent arrival information and other information of general interest to transit users.
MTA LIRR - Long Island Rail Road MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems Transit Center Information Services This equipment package collects the latest available information for a transit service and makes it available to transit customers and to Information Service Providers for further distribution. Customers are provided information at transit stops and other public transportation areas before they embark and on-board the transit vehicle once they are enroute. Information provided can include the latest available information on transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, yellow pages, and special events. In addition to general service information, tailored information (e.g., itineraries) are provided to individual transit users.
MTA LIRR - Long Island Rail Road MTA LIRR Trains On-board Transit Information Services This equipment package furnishes en-route transit users with real-time travel-related information on-board a transit vehicle. Current information that can be provided to transit users includes transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, non-motorized transportation services, and special events are provided. In addition to tailored information for individual transit users, this equipment package also supports general annunciation and/or display of general schedule information, imminent arrival information, and other information of general interest to transit users.
MTA NYC Transit MTA.INFO Website Transit Center Information Services This equipment package collects the latest available information for a transit service and makes it available to transit customers and to Information Service Providers for further distribution. Customers are provided information at transit stops and other public transportation areas before they embark and on-board the transit vehicle once they are enroute. Information provided can include the latest available information on transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, yellow pages, and special events. In addition to general service information, tailored information (e.g., itineraries) are provided to individual transit users.
MTA NYC Transit MTA.INFO Website ISP Traveler Data Collection This equipment package collects traveler-related data from other centers, performs data quality checks on the collected data and then consolidates, verifies, and refines the data and makes it available in a consistent format to applications that deliver traveler information. A broad range of traveler-related data is collected including traffic and road conditions, transit data, emergency information and advisories, weather data, special event information, traveler services, parking, multimodal data, and toll/pricing data. This equipment package also shares data with other information service providers.
MTA NYC Transit MTA.INFO Website Infrastructure Provided Trip Planning This equipment package provides pre-trip and en-route trip planning services for travelers. It receives origin, destination, constraints, and preferences and returns trip plan(s) that meet the supplied criteria. Trip plans may be based on current traffic and road conditions, transit schedule information, and other real-time traveler information. Candidate trip plans are multimodal and may include vehicle, transit, and alternate mode segments (e.g., rail, ferry, bicycle routes, and walkways) based on traveler preferences. This equipment package also confirms the trip plan for the traveler and supports reservations and advanced payment for portions of the trip. The trip plan includes specific routing information and instructions for each segment of the trip and may also include information and reservations for additional services (e.g., parking) along the route.
NYSDOT - New York State Department of Transportation 511NY Transit Center Information Services This equipment package collects the latest available information for a transit service and makes it available to transit customers and to Information Service Providers for further distribution. Customers are provided information at transit stops and other public transportation areas before they embark and on-board the transit vehicle once they are enroute. Information provided can include the latest available information on transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, yellow pages, and special events. In addition to general service information, tailored information (e.g., itineraries) are provided to individual transit users.
Private ISPs Private ISPs Transit Center Information Services This equipment package collects the latest available information for a transit service and makes it available to transit customers and to Information Service Providers for further distribution. Customers are provided information at transit stops and other public transportation areas before they embark and on-board the transit vehicle once they are enroute. Information provided can include the latest available information on transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, yellow pages, and special events. In addition to general service information, tailored information (e.g., itineraries) are provided to individual transit users.
Private ISPs Private ISPs ISP Traveler Data Collection This equipment package collects traveler-related data from other centers, performs data quality checks on the collected data and then consolidates, verifies, and refines the data and makes it available in a consistent format to applications that deliver traveler information. A broad range of traveler-related data is collected including traffic and road conditions, transit data, emergency information and advisories, weather data, special event information, traveler services, parking, multimodal data, and toll/pricing data. This equipment package also shares data with other information service providers.
Private ISPs Private ISPs Infrastructure Provided Trip Planning This equipment package provides pre-trip and en-route trip planning services for travelers. It receives origin, destination, constraints, and preferences and returns trip plan(s) that meet the supplied criteria. Trip plans may be based on current traffic and road conditions, transit schedule information, and other real-time traveler information. Candidate trip plans are multimodal and may include vehicle, transit, and alternate mode segments (e.g., rail, ferry, bicycle routes, and walkways) based on traveler preferences. This equipment package also confirms the trip plan for the traveler and supports reservations and advanced payment for portions of the trip. The trip plan includes specific routing information and instructions for each segment of the trip and may also include information and reservations for additional services (e.g., parking) along the route.
Private Travelers Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices Personal Interactive Information Reception This equipment package provides traffic information, road conditions, transit information, yellow pages (traveler services) information, special event information, and other traveler information that is specifically tailored based on the traveler's request and/or previously submitted traveler profile information. The interactive traveler information capability is provided by personal devices including personal computers and personal portable devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs).

List of Flows on this Diagram
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Source Element Architecture Flow Destination Element
MTA.INFO Website transit information request MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems
Private ISPs transit information request MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems
MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems transit and fare schedules MTA.INFO Website
MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems transit and fare schedules Private ISPs
MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems transit schedule adherence information MTA.INFO Website
MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems transit schedule adherence information Private ISPs
MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems transit traveler information MTA LIRR Trains
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices transit information user request 511NY
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices transit information user request MTA.INFO Website
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices transit information user request Private ISPs
511NY personal transit information Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
MTA.INFO Website personal transit information Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
Private ISPs personal transit information Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
MTA LIRR Operations Center Systems transit traveler information MTA LIRR Customer Information / Display Systems