Emergency Environmental Monitoring (Equipment Packages*)

This equipment package collects current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information from a variety of sources. The collected environmental information is monitored and presented to the operator and used to more effectively manage incidents.

Functionality:

    Functional Requirements*:
    1. The center shall collect current and forecast road and weather information from weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services).
    2. The center shall collect current road and weather information from roadway maintenance operations.
    3. The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.
    4. The center shall present the current and forecast road and weather information to the emergency system operator.

    Pspecs:

Inputs/Outputs (Included Architecture Flows)

Source Architecture Flow Destination
Emergency 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 Emergency Management
Surface Transportation Weather Service transportation weather information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management
Weather Service weather information Emergency Management

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