ITS Element: COTA Paratransit Management System

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Description: COTA's dispatch facility for COTA's paratransit buses. COTA uses CAD technology to dispatch their transit fleet. The Transit Operation System allows the radio room operators to assign drivers and provide demand response scheduling. This center also archives and counts data from COTA's Automated Passenger Counter. The center also receives CCTV feeds from on-board their transit vehicles for security monitoring.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
Mapping: Emergency Management
Transit Management

Interfaces:

 City of Columbus 911 Call Center
City of Columbus Fire/EMS Dispatch
Columbus Traffic Management Center
COTA CCTV
COTA Information Kiosks
COTA Paratransit Vehicles
COTA Ticket Vending Machines
COTA Transit Database
COTA Website/IVR
DATA Transit Dispatch Facility
Local 911 Call Centers
Local Maintenance and Construction Management
Local Traffic Management Centers
ODOT District Offices
ODOT Maintenance Garages
Private Traveler Information Systems
Third Party Service Provider

Market Packages:

 AD1 - ITS Data Mart - COTA Transit Database
APTS01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - COTA
APTS03 - Demand Response Transit Operations - COTA
APTS05 - Transit Security - COTA – Demand Responsive
APTS05 - Transit Security - COTA – Demand Responsive
APTS07 - Multi-modal Coordination - COTA
ATIS02 - Interactive Traveler Information - COTA
Equipment Packages: Emergency Data Collection
Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
Transit Center Paratransit Operations
Transit Center Vehicle Tracking
Transit Data Collection
Transit Vehicle Operator Assignment

Last updated: 10-22-09