MCM Environmental Information Processing (Equipment Packages*)

This equipment package processes current and forecast weather data, road condition information, local environmental data, and uses internal models to develop specialized detailed forecasts of local weather and surface conditions. The processed environmental information products are presented to center personnel and disseminated to other centers.

Functionality:

    Functional Requirements*:
    1. The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding environmental sensor control and weather data collection and processing.
    2. The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) and local environmental sensor data.
    3. The center shall use the various data inputs of environmental sensors and road weather data to develop a view of current and predicted road weather and road conditions.
    4. The center shall disseminate current and forecasted road weather and road condition information to weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) as well as other agencies including traffic, emergency, and transit management, traveler information providers, rail operations centers, media, and other maintenance management centers.
    5. The center shall provide value-added sector specific meteorological services with information on basic road facility and treatment information that supports forecasts for road conditions.

    Pspecs:

Inputs/Outputs (Included Architecture Flows)

Source Architecture Flow Destination
Maintenance and Construction Center Personnel maint and constr center personnel inputs Maintenance and Construction Management
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Information Service Provider
Maintenance and Construction Management maint and constr operations information presentation Maintenance and Construction Center Personnel
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Media
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Other MCM
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Rail Operations
Maintenance and Construction Management road data Surface Transportation Weather Service
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Surface Transportation Weather Service
Maintenance and Construction Management transportation weather information request this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Surface Transportation Weather Service
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Transit Management
Maintenance and Construction Management road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Weather Service
Other MCM road weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Maintenance and Construction Management
Surface Transportation Weather Service transportation weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Maintenance and Construction Management
Weather Service weather information Maintenance and Construction Management

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