ITS Element: ODOT Traffic Counters

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Description: Permanent traffic sensors used to perform traffic counts.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: ODOT
Mapping: Roadway Subsystem
Other Roadway

Interfaces:

ODOT District 12 Maintenance Garages
ODOT District 3 Maintenance Garages
ODOT Traffic Data Archive System
Market Packages: AD1 - ITS Data Mart - ODOT Traffic Data Archive System
MC07 - Roadway Maintenance and Construction - ODOT District 3 Maintenance Garages
MC07 - Roadway Maintenance and Construction - ODOT District 12 Maintenance Garages
Functional Requirements:

Roadway Data Collection

  • The field element shall collect sensor status and sensor faults from roadside equipment and send it along with the recorded data to a center for archival.
  • The field element shall collect traffic, road, and environmental conditions information.
  • The field element shall include the sensors and supporting roadside devices that sense, collect, and send traffic, road, and environmental conditions information to a center for archival.

Roadway Field Device Monitoring

  • The field element shall include a local interface that allows field personnel to command diagnostic tests on connected field equipment.
  • The field element shall include a local interface that provides operational status and fault data for connected field equipment to field personnel.
  • The field element shall monitor the operational status (state of the device, configuration, and fault data) of connected sensors (such as traffic, infrastructure, environmental, security, speed) and devices (such as highway advisory radio, dynamic message
  • The field element shall send collected fault data to the maintenance center for repair.
  • The field element shall send operational status of connected field equipment to the maintenance center.

Last updated: 03-17-10