ATIS09-In Vehicle Signing (Market Package*)

Market Package Graphic       Transaction Set Diagram

Description

This market package augments regulatory, warning, and informational signs and signals by providing information directly to drivers through in-vehicle devices. The information provided would include static sign information (e.g., stop, curve warning, guide signs, service signs, and directional signs) and dynamic information (e.g., current signal states including highway intersection and highway-rail intersection status and local conditions warnings identified by local environmental sensors). It includes short range communications between field equipment and the vehicle and connections to the Traffic Management Subsystem for monitoring and control. This market package also includes the capability for maintenance and construction, transit, and emergency vehicles to transmit sign information to vehicles in the vicinity so that in vehicle signing can be used without fixed infrastructure in work zones, around incidents, and in areas where transit operations impacts traffic.

Includes Equipment Packages and Subsystems:

Includes Architecture Flows:

Source Architecture Flow Destination In Graphic
Driver driver inputs Vehicle Yes
Emergency Personnel emergency personnel inputs Emergency Vehicle Subsystem No
Emergency Vehicle Subsystem emergency personnel information presentation Emergency Personnel No
Emergency Vehicle Subsystem vehicle signage data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Vehicle Yes
Maintenance and Construction Field Personnel maint and constr field personnel inputs Maintenance and Construction Vehicle No
Maintenance and Construction Vehicle maint and constr field personnel information presentation Maintenance and Construction Field Personnel No
Maintenance and Construction Vehicle vehicle signage data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Vehicle Yes
Other Roadway roadway equipment coordination Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Roadway Subsystem Yes
Parking Management vehicle parking information Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Vehicle Yes
Roadway Subsystem roadway equipment coordination Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Other Roadway Yes
Roadway Subsystem short range communications status Traffic Management Yes
Roadway Subsystem vehicle signage data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Vehicle Yes
Traffic Management vehicle signage data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Roadway Subsystem Yes
Traffic Management traffic operator data Traffic Operations Personnel Yes
Traffic Operations Personnel traffic operator inputs Traffic Management Yes
Transit Vehicle Operator transit vehicle operator inputs Transit Vehicle Subsystem No
Transit Vehicle Subsystem transit vehicle operator display Transit Vehicle Operator No
Transit Vehicle Subsystem vehicle signage data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Vehicle Yes
Vehicle driver updates Driver Yes
    - This icon indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards. Select the architecture flow for more information on relevant standards activities.

Rural Development

For the Surface Transportation and Weather Rural Development Track, this market package is applicable to rural user needs, but has limitations for the rural environment. It addresses the needs of the broad rural development track by the following: Systems that provide weather warning and terrain hazard advisories to motorists who have in-vehicle devices.

For the Crash Prevention and Security Rural Development Track, this market package is highly applicable to rural user needs and suitable for the rural environment. It addresses the needs of the broad rural development track by the following: Provide in vehicle warnings to motorist regarding roadway geometrics or other hazards that affect driving safety. Also provides drivers with congestion, weather related information, and approaching train advisories at rail-roadway intersections.

For the Traffic Management Rural Development Track, this market package is highly applicable to rural user needs and suitable for the rural environment. It addresses the needs of the broad rural development track by the following: Provide drivers with dynamic and static warnings and control information from roadside equipment.

For the Tourism and Travel Rural Development Track, this market package is applicable to a significant number of rural user needs, may require some augmentation for the rural environment. It addresses the needs of the broad rural development track by the following: Systems that provide traffic advisories to travelers using in-vehicle devices.

ITS Goals Supported

    ITS Goal Satisfaction Level
    Enhance Mobility *
    Improve Safety *
    Create an Environment for an ITS Market * * *
    * Features that marginally satisfy the goals
    * * Features that almost satisfy every aspect of the goals
    * * * Features completely satisfy every aspect of the goals

User Services related to this Market Package:

Problem / Solution Pairs this Market Package Addresses

Hypertext Architecture Version 6.1 generated on 1/7/2009 from the following databases
Physical Architecture dated 12/15/2008,
Logical Architecture dated 12/2/2008,
Market Packages dated 12/14/2008,
Security dated 11/13/2008,
User Services dated 4/9/2007,
Theory of Operations dated 12/14/2008,
AppMap dated 12/19/2008 and the
SDOMAP dated 12/12/2008