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2009 Version 3.0 Architecture Changes

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The following describe the changes included in Version 3.0 of the Northern Virginia ITS Architecture which were released in September 2009.

Stakeholder Updates

Deletions
  • Deleted Arlington County – defined specific departments within the county
  • Deleted City of Alexandria - defined specific departments within the city
  • Deleted City of Fairfax - defined specific departments within the city
  • Deleted City of Falls Church - defined specific departments within the city
  • Deleted City of Manassas - defined specific departments within the city
  • Deleted City of Manassas Park - defined specific departments within the city
  • Deleted Federal Law Enforcement
  • Deleted LCTA and Express Bus
  • Deleted Town of Herndon - defined specific departments within the town
  • Deleted Town of Leesburg - defined specific departments within the town
  • Deleted Town of Vienna - defined specific departments within the town
  • Deleted University of Virginia – included as part of Local Universities and Research Facilities
  • Deleted VDOT Central Office – Administration
  • Deleted VDOT Central Office – Operations
  • Deleted VDOT Districts
  • Deleted Virginia Public Safety and Emergency Management
  • Deleted Virginia Railway Express (VRE) – included as part of Passenger Rail Agencies
  • Virginia Smart Travel Program
Renamed
  • Renamed Dulles Greenway to Toll Road Investors Partnership II (TRIP II)
  • Renamed Arlington County Police and Fire to Arlington County Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed ART and STAR to Arlington Transit (ART) and Specialized Transit for Arlington Residents (STAR)
  • Renamed City of Alexandria Police and Fire to City of Alexandria Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed Fairfax City Police and Fire to City of Fairfax Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed Fairfax County Police and Fire to Fairfax County Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed Falls Church Police and Fire to City of Falls Church Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed Herndon Police Department to Town of Herndon Police Department
  • Renamed Leesburg Police Department to Town of Leesburg Police Department
  • Renamed Loudoun County Fire and Rescue to Loudoun County Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed Loudoun Sheriff to Loudoun County Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed Manassas Police Department to City of Manassas Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed CapCom to Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC)
  • Renamed CAPWIN to CapWIN Executive Leadership Group
  • Renamed DDOT to District of Columbia Department of Transportation
  • Renamed District of Columbia Public Safety and Emergency Management to DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  • Renamed General Public to Traveler
  • Renamed National Park Service to National Park Service/United States Park Police (NPS/USPP)
  • Renamed NoVA Local Public Safety and Emergency Management Agencies to NRO Local Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed NoVA Local Signal Agencies to NRO Local Traffic Agencies
  • Renamed NoVA Local Transit Agencies to NRO Local Transit Agencies
  • Renamed Prince William County Police and Fire to Prince William County Public Safety Agencies
  • Renamed Vienna Police Department to Town of Vienna Police Department
  • Renamed Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to Virginia DMV
Additions
  • Added Arlington County Office of Emergency Management
  • Added Arlington Department of Environmental Services
  • Added City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services
  • Added City of Fairfax Department of Public Works
  • Added City of Falls Church Department of Environmental Services
  • Added City of Fredericksburg Department of Public Works
  • Added City of Fredericksburg Public Safety Agencies
  • Added City of Manassas Park Department of Public Works
  • Added City of Manassas Park Public Safety Agencies
  • Added Fairfax County Public Works and Environmental Services
  • Added Fredericksburg District Local Transit Agencies
  • Added Fredericksburg Regional Transit
  • Added GEORGE
  • Added Inrix, Inc.
  • Added King George County Office of Engineering and Public Works
  • Added King George County Public Safety Agencies
  • Added Loudoun County Office of Transportation Services
  • Added National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Added Passenger Rail Agencies
  • Added Prince William County Department of Public Works
  • Added Prince William County OPSC
  • Added Private Commercial Carriers
  • Added SpeedInfo, Inc.
  • Added Spotsylvania County Public Safety Agencies
  • Added Stafford County Public Safety Agencies
  • Added Toll Road Investors partnership, II(TRIP II)
  • Added Town of Dumfries Police Department
  • Added Town of Haymarket Police Department
  • Added Town of Herndon Department of Public Works
  • Added Town of Leesburg Department of Public Works
  • Added Town of Manassas Police Department
  • Added Town of Middleburg Police Department
  • Added Town of Occoquan Police Department
  • Added Town of Purcellville Police Department
  • Added Town of Vienna Department of Public Works
  • Added VDOT CRO Region
  • Added VDOT Fredericksburg District
  • Added VDOT Fredericksburg District Residencies
  • Added VDOT NRO
  • Added VDOT NWRO Region
  • Added Woodrow Wilson Bridge Agencies

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System Inventory Updates

Deletions
  • Deleted General Public
  • Deleted Other Toll Facility Centers
  • Deleted VDOT Adjacent STCs
  • Deleted VDOT Mobility Data Store
  • Deleted VDOT NOVA GIS
  • Deleted VDOT NOVA ITS Maintenance and Construction (IMC)
  • Deleted VDOT NOVA Maintenance and Construction Operations
  • Deleted VDOT NOVA Remote Operations
  • Deleted VDOT NOVA Sections
  • Deleted VDOT NOVA SSP
  • Deleted VDOT Other STC's
  • Deleted VDOT VOIS
  • Deleted VRE Center
Renamed
  • Renamed Event Promoters to Special Event Promoters
  • Renamed CapCOM to MATOC Center
  • Renamed Commercial Vehicle Management System to Private Commercial Vehicles
  • Renamed DC Public Safety and Emergency Centers to DC Homeland Security and Emergency Centers
  • Renamed DDOT ITMS/TOC to DDOT CapTOP
  • Renamed Federal Installation to Federal Installation and Law Enforcement
  • Renamed FEMA to DC Homeland Security and Emergency Centers
  • Renamed Greenway Center to Dulles Greenway
  • Renamed HOT Traffic Management Centers to HOT Operations Center
  • Renamed Maryland CHART to MSDHA CHART SOC
  • Renamed Maryland Local Public Safety and Emergency Management Centers to Maryland Local Public Safety Centers
  • Renamed MWCOG Database to MWCOG TPB Database
  • Renamed NOVA Local Public Safety and Emergency Management Centers to NRO Local Public Safety Centers
  • Renamed NOVA Local Signal Centers to NRO Local TOC's
  • Renamed NOVA Local Transit Centers to NRO Local Transit Centers
  • Renamed NOVA Local Transit Vehicles to NRO Local Transit Vehicles
  • Renamed NVTC Center to Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC)
  • Renamed Regional SmarTrip Fare Payment Clearinghouse to Regional Transit Clearinghouse
  • Renamed Regional Transit Database to Regional Transit Clearinghouse
  • Renamed Smart Travel Lab – ADMS to VDOT ADMS
  • Renamed VDOT Asset Management to VDOT Asset Management System
  • Renamed VDOT NOVA Dulles Toll Road to Dulles Toll Road
  • Renamed VDOT NOVA Maintenance Vehicles to VDOT NOVA District Maintenance Vehicles
  • Renamed VDOT NOVA Parking Management to VDOT NOVA District Parking Management
  • Renamed VDOT NOVA STC to VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC
  • Renamed VDOT NOVA STC Field Equipment to VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC CCTV Cameras, VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Other Field Equipment, VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC DMS, VDOT NRO MPSTOC - TOC Detection
  • Renamed VDOT NOVA STSS to VDOT NRO MPSTOC - Signal Center
  • Renamed VDOT NOVA STSS Field Equipment to VDOT NRO MPSTOC - Signal Center Field Equipment
  • Renamed VDOT RWIS to VDOT ESS Weather Platform
  • Renamed VDOT Smart Tag Center to VDOT Smart-Tag EZ-Pass Customer Service Center
  • Renamed VDOT Statewide 511 to Virginia Statewide 511
  • Renamed Virginia State Police (VSP) Center to VSP Center- MPSTOC
  • Renamed Virginia Statewide Information Clearinghouse to Virginia Statewide Travel Time Clearinghouse
  • Renamed WMATA In-Station Displays_Kiosks to WMATA In-Station Displays and Kiosks
Additions
  • Added Fairfax County Public Safety Communications Center - MPSTOC
  • Added Fairfax County Public Safety Vehicles
  • Added FRED Transit Vehicles
  • Added Fredericksburg Regional Transit System
  • Added HOT Corporate Web Site
  • Added HOT Field Equipment
  • Added HOT Incident Response/Safety Service Patrol
  • Added HOT Remote Workstation
  • Added Maryland Local Public Safety Centers
  • Added Maryland Woodrow Wilson Bridge Operations Center
  • Added MWAA Center Field Equipment
  • Added National Weather Service
  • Added NRO Local Field Equipment
  • Added NRO Local Public Safety Mobile Centers
  • Added NRO Local Public Safety Vehicles
  • Added Passenger Rail Operations
  • Added Travel Information Displays
  • Added VDOT Arlington SSP Center
  • Added VDOT Arlington SSP Vehicles
  • Added VDOT Fredericksburg District Maintenance and Construction Residencies
  • Added VDOT Fredericksburg District Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
  • Added VDOT Fredericksburg District Parking Facilities
  • Added VDOT Fredericksburg District Parking Facilities
  • Added VDOT ITD
  • Added VDOT NOVA District Construction Management
  • Added VDOT NOVA District Construction Vehicles
  • Added VDOT NOVA District Field Equipment
  • Added VDOT NOVA District Maintenance
  • Added VDOT NOVA District Maintenance Vehicles
  • Added VDOT NOVA District Parking Facilities
  • Added VDOT NRO IMMS
  • Added VDOT NRO Operations Maintenance
  • Added VDOT NRO TFO
  • Added VDOT Richmond TOC
  • Added VDOT Staunton TOC
  • Added VDOT VaTraffic
  • Added Virginia DMV Motor Carrier Service Center Field Devices
  • Added Virginia DMV Motor Carrier Service Centers
  • Added Virginia Statewide Travel Time Clearinghouse
  • Added VSP Vehicles
  • Added WAWAS
  • Added WMATA Parking Facilities
  • Added WMATA Regional Fare Payment System
  • Added WMATA Transit Police Vehicles
  • Added Woodrow Wilson Drawbridge
  • Added Woodrow Wilson Drawbridge Field Equipment

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Market Package Updates

Deletions
  • Deleted ATIS09 - In Vehicle Signing
  • Deleted ATMS17 – Regional Parking Management
Additions
  • Added AD3 - ITS Virtual Data Warehouse
  • Added APTS01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking
  • Added APTS06 - Transit Fleet Management
  • Added APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority
  • Added CV06 - Weigh-In-Motion

The substantial changes to the architecture for Version 3.0 resulted in changes that affected nearly all of the market packages. In some cases, market packages were broken into multiple instances of the market package to provide clarity where more than one inventory element was central to the service.

Information Flows Updates

As a result of the numerous changes in subsystems and market packages in Version 3.0 resulting from stakeholder inputs and the overall change in the scope of the Northern Virginia ITS Architecture definition, please refer to the information flow section for each inventory element to examine the changes in this version.

Operating Concept Updates

The Operating Concept has been updated to associate the NRO Strategic Plan with the Northern Virginia ITS Architecture definition.

Functional Requirements Updates

Functional requirement updates were incorporated throughout the architecture definition. Functional requirements are included on the inventory element description pages where applicable. The functional requirements are also available under the Requirements tab in the Turbo Architecture database.

Previous Updates

Whats New in Version 2.1

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