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VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC - Inventory Element

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The McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center (MPSTOC) is on West Ox Road at the Fairfax County Parkway, housing the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications (9-1-1 Communication Center), the Office of Emergency Management and the county's Emergency Operations Center, along with the Virginia State Police Division 7 dispatchers and call-takers. MPSTOC is a nerve center of an integrated system of advanced technologies including computer software, traffic cameras, lane control strategies, ramp meters, reversible control gates, and HOV lane restrictions. From the MPSTOC, VDOT monitors and manages traffic, recognizes and responds to incidents, and instantly delivers information to motorists. VDOT MPSTOC is responsible for monitoring and managing traffic conditions on I-495, I-95/395, and I-66. It includes OpenTMS Software, the ASSIST Program, LCMS (Lane Closure Management System) and HAR.

Stakeholder: VDOT NRO

Systems Interconnected with VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC

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VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon DC Homeland Security and Emergency Centers VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon DDOT TMC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Dulles Greenway VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Dulles Toll Road VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Fairfax County Public Safety Communications Center - MPSTOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Federal Installations and Law Enforcement VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon HOT Operations Center VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon IEN (Information Exchange Network) VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Maryland Woodrow Wilson Bridge Operations Center VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon MATOC Center VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon MDSHA CHART SOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Media Outlets VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon MWAA Center VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon National Park Service Center - VA VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon NRO Local Public Safety Centers VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon NRO Local Public Safety Mobile Centers VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon NRO Local TOCs VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon NRO Local Transit Centers VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Private Sector ISP Centers VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Research and Data Collection Centers VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon RITIS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Special Event Promoters VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT Arlington SSP Center VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT Asset Management System VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT ITD VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NOVA District Construction Management VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NOVA District Maintenance VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NRO IMMS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NRO MPSTOC - Signal Center VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC CCTV Cameras VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Detection VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC DMS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Other Field Equipment VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NRO Operations Maintenance VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT NRO TFO VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT Public Affairs VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT Richmond TOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT Staunton TOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT TEOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VDOT VaTraffic VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Virginia Statewide 511 VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon Virginia Statewide Travel Time Clearinghouse VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VSP Center - MPSTOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon VSP Mobile Unified Command Center VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon WAWAS VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC flows into icon WMATA Operations Centers DC Homeland Security and Emergency Centersflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC DDOT TMCflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Dulles Greenwayflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Dulles Toll Roadflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Fairfax County Public Safety Communications Center - MPSTOCflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Federal Installations and Law Enforcementflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC HOT Operations Centerflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC IEN (Information Exchange Network)flows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Maryland Woodrow Wilson Bridge Operations Centerflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC MATOC Centerflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC MDSHA CHART SOCflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Media Outletsflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC MWAA Centerflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC MWCOG TPB Databaseflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC National Park Service Center - VAflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC National Weather Serviceflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC NRO Local Public Safety Centersflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC NRO Local Public Safety Mobile Centersflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC NRO Local TOCsflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC NRO Local Transit Centersflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Private Sector ISP Centersflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Research and Data Collection Centersflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC RITISflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Special Event Promotersflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT Arlington SSP Centerflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT Asset Management Systemflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT ESS Weather Platformflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT ITDflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NOVA CSCflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NOVA District Construction Managementflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NOVA District Maintenanceflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NRO IMMSflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - Signal Centerflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC CCTV Camerasflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Detectionflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC DMSflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Other Field Equipmentflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NRO Operations Maintenanceflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT NRO TFOflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT Public Affairsflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT Richmond TOCflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT Staunton TOCflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT TEOCflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT VaTrafficflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VDOT Video Clearinghousesflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Virginia Statewide Travel Time Clearinghouseflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VSP Center - MPSTOCflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC VSP Mobile Unified Command Centerflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC WAWASflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC WMATA Operations Centersflows into iconVDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC

National ITS Architecture Subsystems mapped to VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC:

National ITS Architecture Market Packages associated with VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC:

National ITS Architecture Functional Requirements associated with VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC:

ITS Data Repository
  1. The center shall collect data to be archived from one or more data sources.
  2. The center shall collect data catalogs from one or more data sources. A catalog describes the data contained in the collection of archived data and may include descriptions of the schema or structure of the data, a description of the contents of the data; e.g., time range of entries, number of entries; or a sample of the data (e. g. a thumbnail).
  3. The center shall store the archived data in a focused repository that is suited to a particular set of ITS data users.
  4. The center shall include capabilities for performing quality checks on the incoming archived data.
  5. The center shall include capabilities for error notification on the incoming archived data.
  6. The center shall include capabilities for archive to archive coordination.
  7. The center shall support a broad range of archived data management implementations, ranging from simple data marts that collect a focused set of data and serve a particular user community to large-scale data warehouses that collect, integrate, and summarize transportation data from multiple sources and serve a broad array of users within a region.
  8. The center shall perform quality checks on received data.
  9. The center shall provide the capability to execute methods on the incoming data such as cleansing, summarizations, aggregations, or transformations applied to the data before it is stored in the archive.
  10. The center shall respond to requests from the administrator interface function to maintain the archive data.
  11. When data or a catalog of data is received from the archive, the center shall generate the requested data product for the users systems.
Emergency Evacuation Support
  1. The center shall manage inter-agency coordination of evacuation operations, from initial planning through the evacuation process and reentry.
Center Secure Area Surveillance
  1. The center shall remotely monitor video images and audio surveillance data collected in secure areas including facilities (e.g. transit yards) and transportation infrastructure (e.g. bridges, tunnels, interchanges, roadway infrastructure, and transit railways or guideways). The data may be raw or pre-processed in the field.
ISP Traveler Data Collection
  1. The center shall collect, process, and store traffic and highway condition information, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.
  2. The center shall collect, process, and store maintenance and construction information, including scheduled maintenance and construction work activities and work zone activities.
  3. The center shall collect, process, and store current and forecast road conditions and surface weather conditions.
  4. The center shall collect, process, and store event information.
Collect Traffic Surveillance
  1. The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center.
  2. The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.
  3. The center shall monitor, analyze, and store multimodal crossing and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane sensor data under remote control of the center.
  4. The center shall distribute road network conditions data (raw or processed) based on collected and analyzed traffic sensor and surveillance data to other centers.
  5. The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding sensor and surveillance data collection, analysis, storage, and distribution.
  6. The center shall maintain a database of surveillance and sensors and the freeways, surface street and rural roadways, e.g. where they are located, to which part(s) of the network their data applies, the type of data, and the ownership of each link (that is, the agency or entity responsible for collecting and storing surveillance of the link) in the network.
  7. The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for traffic data.
TMC Freeway Management
  1. The center shall remotely control systems to manage use of the freeways, including ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls.
  2. The center shall collect operational status from ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls and compare against the control information sent by the center.
  3. The center shall collect fault data from ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls.
  4. The center shall implement control strategies, under control of center personnel, on some or all of the freeway network devices (e.g. ramp meters, mainline metering, and lane controls), based on data from sensors monitoring traffic conditions upstream, downstream, and queue data on the ramps themselves.
TMC HOV Lane Management
  1. The center shall remotely control sensors to detect high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane usage.
  2. The center shall remotely control driver information systems to notify users of lane status for lanes that become HOV or High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes during certain times of the day on freeways.
  3. The center shall remotely control freeway control devices, such as ramp signals and mainline metering and other systems associated with freeway operations that control use of HOV lanes.
  4. The center shall collect traffic flow measures and information regarding vehicle occupancy (i.e., lane usage) in HOV lanes.
  5. The center shall collect operational status for the freeway control devices associated with HOV lane control.
  6. The center shall collect fault data for the freeway control devices associated with HOV lane control for repair.
TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
  1. The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
  2. The center shall remotely control driver information systems that communicate directly from a center to the vehicle radio (such as Highway Advisory Radios) for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
  3. The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
  4. The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
  5. The center shall retrieve locally stored traffic information, including current and forecasted traffic information, road and weather conditions, traffic incident information, information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions (lane/shoulder use, weight restrictions, width restrictions, HOV requirements), and the definition of the road network itself.
  6. The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, and traveler information providers.
  7. The center shall distribute traffic data to the media; the capability to provide the information in both data stream and graphical display shall be supported.
  8. The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to control the nature of the data that is available to non-traffic operations centers and the media.
TMC Regional Traffic Management
  1. The center shall exchange traffic information with other traffic management centers including incident information, congestion data, traffic data, signal timing plans, and real-time signal control information.
  2. The center shall exchange traffic control information with other traffic management centers to support remote monitoring and control of traffic management devices (e.g. signs, sensors, signals, cameras, etc.).
TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination/Communication
  1. The center shall exchange alert information and status with emergency management centers. The information includes notification of a major emergency such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction for distribution to the public. The information may include the alert originator, the nature of the emergency, the geographic area affected by the emergency, the effective time period, and information and instructions necessary for the public to respond to the alert. This may also identify specific information that should not be released to the public.
  2. The center shall coordinate planning for incidents with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities for disaster response, evacuation, and recovery operations.
  3. The center shall exchange incident information with emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, information service providers, and the media including description, location, traffic impact, status, expected duration, and response information.
  4. The center shall share resources with allied agency centers to implement special traffic control measures, assist in clean up, verify an incident, etc. This may also involve coordination with maintenance centers.
  5. The center shall receive inputs concerning upcoming events that would effect the traffic network from event promoters, traveler information service providers, media, border crossings, and rail operations centers.
  6. The center shall provide road network conditions and traffic images to emergency management centers, maintenance and construction centers, and traveler information service providers.
  7. The center shall exchange road network status assessment information with emergency management and maintenance centers including an assessment of damage sustained by the road network including location and extent of the damage, estimate of remaining capacity, required closures, alternate routes, necessary restrictions, and time frame for repair and recovery.
  8. The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  9. The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for traffic incident management.
TMC Evacuation Support
  1. The center shall coordinate planning for evacuation with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities such as establishing routes, areas to be evacuated, timing, etc.
  2. The center shall support requests from emergency management centers to preempt the current traffic control strategy, activate traffic control and closure systems such as gates and barriers, activate safeguard systems, or use driver information systems to support evacuation traffic control plans.
  3. The center shall coordinate information and controls with other traffic management centers.
  4. The center shall coordinate execution of evacuation strategies with emergency management centers - including activities such as setting closures and detours, establishing routes, updating areas to be evacuated, timing the process, etc.
TMC Reversible Lane Management
  1. The center shall remotely control devices to detect traffic in reversible lanes, including wrong-way vehicles.
  2. The center shall monitor the use of reversible lanes and detect wrong-way vehicles in reversible lanes using sensor and surveillance information, and the current lane control status (which direction the lane is currently operating).
  3. The center shall remotely control automated reversible lane equipment and driver information systems (such as lane control signals) that control traffic in reversible lanes on freeways.
  4. The center shall collect operational status for the reversible lane field equipment.
  5. The center shall collect fault data for the reversible lane field equipment and send to the maintenance center for repair.
  6. The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to control access and management of reversible lane facilities, including the direction of traffic flow changes during the day, especially between the peak hours and dedication of more lanes to the congestion direction during special events.
TMC Speed Monitoring
  1. The center shall remotely control vehicle speed sensors typically placed in work zones; control parameters may include environmental and traffic conditions.
  2. The center shall collect operational status for the vehicle speed sensors; the status shall include logged information including measured speeds, warning messages displayed, and violation records.
Barrier System Management
  1. The center shall remotely control barrier systems for transportation facilities and infrastructure. Barrier systems include automated or remotely controlled gates, barriers and other systems that manage entry to roadways.
  2. The center shall collect barrier system operational status.
  3. The center shall collect barrier system fault data and send to the maintenance center for repair.
  4. The center shall accept requests for barrier system activation from other centers and from center personnel to support emergency response and detours.
Traffic Data Collection
  1. The center shall collect traffic management data such as operational data, event logs, etc.
  2. The center shall assign quality control metrics and meta-data to be stored along with the data. Meta-data may include attributes that describe the source and quality of the data and the conditions surrounding the collection of the data.
  3. The center shall receive and respond to requests from ITS Archives for either a catalog of the traffic data or for the data itself.
  4. The center shall be able to produce sample products of the data available.
TMC Transportation Operations Data Collection
  1. The center shall collect real-time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, special event and incident information.

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