EM05-Transportation Infrastructure Protection (Market Package*)

Market Package Graphic       Transaction Set Diagram

Description

This market package includes the monitoring of transportation infrastructure (e.g., bridges, tunnels and management centers) for potential threats using sensors and surveillance equipment and barrier and safeguard systems to control access, preclude an incident, and mitigate the impact of an incident if it occurs. Threats can result from acts of nature (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes), terrorist attacks or other incidents causing damage to the infrastructure (e.g., stray barge hitting a bridge support). Infrastructure may be monitored with acoustic, environmental threat (such as nuclear, biological, chemical, and explosives), infrastructure condition and integrity, motion and object sensors and video and audio surveillance equipment. Data from such sensors and surveillance equipment may be processed in the field or sent to a center for processing. The data enables operators at the center to detect and verify threats. When a threat is detected, agencies are notified. Detected threats or advisories received from other agencies result in an increased level of system preparedness. In response to threats, barrier and safeguard systems may be activated by Traffic Management Subsystems to deter an incident, control access to an area or mitigate the impact of an incident. Barrier systems include gates, barriers and other automated and remotely controlled systems that manage entry to transportation infrastructure. Safeguard systems include blast shields, exhaust systems and other automated and remotely controlled systems that mitigate impact of an incident.

Includes Equipment Packages and Subsystems:

Includes Architecture Flows:

Source Architecture Flow Destination In Graphic
Alerting and Advisory Systems alerts and advisories Emergency Management Yes
Alerting and Advisory Systems threat support data Emergency Management Yes
Driver driver inputs Vehicle Yes
Emergency Management threat data for analysis Alerting and Advisory Systems Yes
Emergency Management threat information Alerting and Advisory Systems Yes
Emergency Management emergency operations status Emergency System Operator No
Emergency Management security field equipment status Maintenance and Construction Management Yes
Emergency Management threat information Maintenance and Construction Management Yes
Emergency Management transportation system status Maintenance and Construction Management Yes
Emergency Management incident report Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Other Emergency Management Yes
Emergency Management threat information coordination Other Emergency Management Yes
Emergency Management threat information Rail Operations Yes
Emergency Management secure area sensor control Remote Traveler Support Yes
Emergency Management secure area surveillance control Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Remote Traveler Support Yes
Emergency Management infrastructure monitoring sensor control Security Monitoring Subsystem Yes
Emergency Management secure area sensor control Security Monitoring Subsystem Yes
Emergency Management secure area surveillance control Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Security Monitoring Subsystem Yes
Emergency Management emergency traffic control request Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management Yes
Emergency Management threat information Traffic Management Yes
Emergency Management transportation system status Traffic Management Yes
Emergency Management threat information Transit Management Yes
Emergency Management transportation system status Transit Management Yes
Emergency System Operator emergency operations inputs Emergency Management No
Emergency Vehicle Subsystem barrier system control Roadway Subsystem Yes
Maintenance and Construction Management security equipment maintenance status Emergency Management Yes
Other Emergency Management incident report Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management Yes
Other Emergency Management threat information coordination Emergency Management Yes
Remote Traveler Support secure area sensor data Emergency Management Yes
Remote Traveler Support secure area surveillance data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management Yes
Roadway Subsystem barrier system status Emergency Vehicle Subsystem Yes
Roadway Subsystem barrier system status Traffic Management Yes
Roadway Subsystem safeguard system status Traffic Management Yes
Roadway Subsystem access permission Vehicle Yes
Secure Area Environment secure area characteristics Remote Traveler Support Yes
Secure Area Environment secure area characteristics Security Monitoring Subsystem Yes
Security Monitoring Subsystem infrastructure monitoring sensor data Emergency Management Yes
Security Monitoring Subsystem secure area sensor data Emergency Management Yes
Security Monitoring Subsystem secure area surveillance data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management Yes
Traffic Management emergency traffic control information Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Emergency Management Yes
Traffic Management barrier system control Roadway Subsystem Yes
Traffic Management safeguard system control Roadway Subsystem Yes
Traffic Management traffic operator data Traffic Operations Personnel No
Traffic Operations Personnel traffic operator inputs Traffic Management No
Vehicle driver updates Driver Yes
Vehicle access request 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 adds value to protecting the transportation infrastructure. Systems are used to detect and mitigate threats to critical infrastructure (e.g., bridges, tunnels,). The potential for this Market Package to address key public safety risks justifies designation as an early Market Package.

ITS Goals Supported

    ITS Goal Satisfaction Level
    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