This equipment package monitors the operational status of field equipment and detects failures. It presents field equipment status to Traffic Operations Personnel and reports failures to the Maintenance and Construction Management Subsystem. The equipment package tracks the repair or replacement of the failed equipment. The entire range of ITS field equipment may be monitored by this equipment package including sensors (traffic, infrastructure, environmental, security, speed, etc.) and devices (highway advisory radio, dynamic message signs, automated roadway treatment systems, barrier and safeguard systems, cameras, traffic signals and override equipment, ramp meters, beacons, security surveillance equipment, etc.).
Included In:
COSA TMC
COSA Traffic Operations
County/Municipal TOC
TransGuide Operations Center
TxDOT Austin District TMC (CTECC)
TxDOT Traffic Signal Shop
Functional Requirements
1 -
The center shall collect and store sensor (traffic, pedestrian, multimodal crossing) operational status. 2 -
The center shall collect and store CCTV surveillance system (traffic, pedestrian) operational status. 3 -
The center shall collect and store sensor (traffic, pedestrian, multimodal crossing) fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair. 4 -
The center shall collect and store CCTV surveillance system (traffic, pedestrian) fault data send to the maintenance center for repair. 5 -
The center shall collect environmental sensor operational status. 6 -
The center shall collect environmental sensor equipment fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair. 7 -
The center shall exchange data with maintenance centers concerning the reporting of faulty equipment and the schedule/status of their repair. Information exchanged includes details of new equipment faults, and clearances when the faults are cleared. 8 -
The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for traffic maintenance data.
