ITS Element: COTA Fixed Route Transit Management System

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Description: COTA's dispatch facility for COTA's fixed-route 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 and Planned
Stakeholder: Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
Mapping: Emergency Management
Transit Management

Interfaces:

 Buckeye Traffic Website
City of Columbus 911 Call Center
City of Columbus Fire/EMS Dispatch
Columbus Traffic Management Center
COTA Bus Shelters
COTA CCTV
COTA Information Kiosks
COTA Park and Ride Facility
COTA Ticket Vending Machines
COTA Transit Database
COTA Transit Fixed Route Vehicles
COTA Traveler Transit Facility
COTA Vehicle Component Monitoring
COTA Website/IVR
DATA Transit Dispatch Facility
Franklin County EMA Emergency Operation Center (EOC)
Franklin County/City of Columbus COMBAT System
Local 911 Call Centers
Local Maintenance and Construction Management
Local Traffic Management Centers
ODOT District Offices
ODOT Maintenance Garages
Private Traveler Information Systems

Market Packages:

 AD1 - ITS Data Mart - COTA Transit Database
APTS01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - COTA
APTS02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - COTA
APTS05 - Transit Security - COTA
APTS05 - Transit Security - COTA
APTS06 - Transit Fleet Management - COTA
APTS07 - Multi-modal Coordination - COTA
APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information - COTA
APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / Local Counties and Municipalities
APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / City of Columbus
APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / ODOT
APTS10 - Transit Passenger Counting - COTA
ATIS02 - Interactive Traveler Information - COTA
ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - ODOT
ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - City of Columbus
ATMS06 - Traffic Information Dissemination - Local Counties and Municipalities
ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System - COTA (TrM to EM)
ATMS17 - Regional Parking Management - COTA Park and Ride Facilities
EM06 - Wide-Area Alert - Franklin County EOC (1 of 2)
EM07 - Early Warning System - Franklin County EOC
EM08 - Disaster Response and Recovery - Franklin County EOC (2 of 2)
EM09 - Evacuation and Reentry Management - Franklin County EOC
MC04 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution - ODOT
MC06 - Winter Maintenance - Local Counties and Municipalities (2 of 2)
MC06 - Winter Maintenance - ODOT
MC06 - Winter Maintenance - Franklin County (2 of 2)
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination - City of Columbus
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination - Local Counties and Municipalities
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination - ODOT
Equipment Packages: Center Secure Area Alarm Support
Center Secure Area Sensor Management
Center Secure Area Surveillance
Emergency Data Collection
Emergency Early Warning System
Emergency Environmental Monitoring
Emergency Evacuation Support
Emergency Response Management
Incident Command
Transit Center Fare Management
Transit Center Fixed-Route Operations
Transit Center Information Services
Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
Transit Center Passenger Counting
Transit Center Security
Transit Center Signal Priority
Transit Center Vehicle Tracking
Transit Data Collection
Transit Environmental Monitoring
Transit Evacuation Support
Transit Garage Maintenance
Transit Vehicle Assignment
Transit Vehicle Operator Assignment

Last updated: 10-22-09