ATMS02-Traffic Probe Surveillance (Market Package*)

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Description

This market package provides an alternative approach for surveillance of the roadway network. Two general implementation paths are supported by this market package: 1) wide-area wireless communications between the vehicle and center is used to communicate vehicle operational information and status directly to the center, and 2) dedicated short range communications between passing vehicles and the roadside is used to provide equivalent information to the center. The first approach leverages wide area communications equipment that may already be in the vehicle to support personal safety and advanced traveler information services. The second approach utilizes vehicle equipment that supports toll collection, in-vehicle signing, and other short range communications applications identified within the architecture. The market package enables transportation operators and traveler information providers to monitor road conditions, identify incidents, analyze and reduce the collected data, and make it available to users and private information providers. It requires one of the communications options identified above, on-board equipment, data reduction software, and fixed-point to fixed-point links between centers to share the collected information. Both “Opt out” and “Opt in” strategies are available to ensure the user has the ability to turn off the probe functions to ensure individual privacy. Due to the large volume of data collected by probes, data reduction techniques are required, such as the ability to identify and filter out-of-bounds or extreme data reports.

Includes Equipment Packages and Subsystems:

Includes Architecture Flows:

Source Architecture Flow Destination In Graphic
Information Service Provider road network traffic probe data Traffic Management Yes
Location Data Source position fix Vehicle Yes
Roadway Subsystem traffic probe data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Information Service Provider Yes
Roadway Subsystem traffic probe data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Map Update Provider Yes
Roadway Subsystem traffic probe data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management Yes
Toll Administration toll probe data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Information Service Provider Yes
Toll Administration toll probe data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management Yes
Traffic Management road network conditions Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Information Service Provider Yes
Transit Management transit probe data Information Service Provider Yes
Transit Management transit probe data Traffic Management Yes
Vehicle traffic probe data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Information Service Provider Yes
Vehicle traffic probe data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Roadway Subsystem 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.

Early Deployment

This market package has been identified as an early deployment due to a promising combination of low risk implementation characteristics, developing public or private markets for the package, and tangible system or user benefits. This Market Package is a potentially cost-effective alternative to infrastructure surveillance. The traffic information that is made available through this package is a key enabler for other traffic management and traveler information services.

ITS Goals Supported

    ITS Goal Satisfaction Level
    Increase Transportation System Efficiency and Capacity *
    Enhance Mobility *
    Reduce Energy Consumption and Environmental Costs *
    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