Media (Terminator*)
This terminator represents the information systems that provide traffic reports, travel conditions, and other transportation-related news services to the traveling public through radio, TV, and other media. Traffic and travel advisory information that are collected by ITS are provided to this terminator. It is also a source for traffic flow information, incident and special event information, and other events which may have implications for the transportation system.Inputs/Outputs: Architecture Flows* and Data Flows*
Emergency Management
Media
- incident information for media (Architecture Flow*) - Report of current desensitized incident information prepared for public dissemination through the media.
Data Flows*:
Emissions Management
Media
- air quality information (Architecture Flow*) - Aggregated region-wide measured air quality data and possible pollution incident information.
Data Flows*:
Information Service Provider
Media
- traveler information for media (Architecture Flow*) - General traveler information regarding incidents, unusual traffic conditions, transit issues, or other advisory information that has been desensitized and provided to the media.
Data Flows*:
Maintenance and Construction Management
Media
- maint and constr work plans (Architecture Flow*) - Future construction and maintenance work schedules and activities including anticipated closures with anticipated impact to the roadway, alternate routes, anticipated delays, closure times, and durations.
Data Flows*: - road weather information (Architecture Flow*) - Road conditions and weather information that are made available by road maintenance operations to other transportation system operators.
Data Flows*: - roadway maintenance status (Architecture Flow*) - Summary of maintenance fleet operations affecting the road network. This includes the status of winter maintenance (snow plow schedule and current status).
Data Flows*: - work zone information (Architecture Flow*) - Summary of maintenance and construction work zone activities affecting the road network including the nature of the maintenance or construction activity, location, impact to the roadway, expected time(s) and duration of impact, anticipated delays, alternate routes, and suggested speed limits. This information may be augmented with images that provide a visual indication of current work zone status and traffic impacts.
Data Flows*:
Media
Information Service Provider
- external reports (Architecture Flow*) - Traffic and incident information that is collected by the media through a variety of mechanisms (e.g., radio station call-in programs, air surveillance).
Data Flows*:
Media
Traffic Management
- external reports (Architecture Flow*) - Traffic and incident information that is collected by the media through a variety of mechanisms (e.g., radio station call-in programs, air surveillance).
Data Flows*:
Traffic Management
Media
- traffic information for media (Architecture Flow*) - Report of traffic conditions including traffic incident reports and traffic images for public dissemination through the media. The reports may also include information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions in effect.
Data Flows*:
Transit Management
Media
- transit incidents for media (Architecture Flow*) - Report of an incident impacting transit operations for public dissemination through the media.
Data Flows*: - transit information for media (Architecture Flow*) - Report of transit schedule deviations for public dissemination through the media.
Data Flows*:

