NTL Record

Title ITS traffic data consolidation system
Record ID 24968
Personal Name
Creator
Guerra, Tomas; Satoyoshi, Ken
Source 56p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Arizona. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Highway Administration; OZ Engineering, LLC
Publisher Arizona. Department of Transportation
Publication Date 20050300
Language English
Abstract The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) maintains a variety of independent applications to monitor roadway conditions and activities across the state including traffic counts, weather data, signal timing, Variable Message Sign (VMS) advisory messages, video signals, and statewide Highway Condition Reporting System (HCRS) events. Each ITS field device has its own proprietary device driver application and output data stream format. This report summarizes an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) research program by ADOT to consolidate statewide user workstation access to a subset of the various ITS field devices via a “single-screen.” The implementation of this ability involved the development of software interfaces with device driver applications via the Internet and intranet. This resulted in the centralization and improved availability and archiving of traffic data derived from the associated ITS field devices, as well as data from the Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) via the HCRS. This outcome improved the real-time aspect of the operational management of the state highway system. Ultimately, the driving public will be able to plan their travel with more consistent, reliable and timely information via the Internet, and access this real-time information en route via the 511 Interactive Voice Response system (IVR). A second project phase introduced a graphical interface to HCRS to automate location information and improve data entry accuracy for field operations staff.
Rosap ID dot:5525
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5525
TRT Terms Traffic data; Intelligent transportation systems; Consolidation; Advanced traveler information systems
General Subjects Intelligent Transportation Systems; ITS; Advanced Traveler Information Systems; ATIS; Traffic Data; Data Consolidation; TDCS; Data Archiving; Highway Condition Reporting System; HCRS; Variable Message Sign; VMS; Dynamic Message Sign; DMS; National Weather Service; NWS; Road Weather Information System; RWIS; Closed Circuit Television; CCTV; 511; Interactive Voice Response System; IVR; Environmental Sensor Station; ESS
Classification NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS;
NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Flow;
NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;
NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Freeway Management
Geographical
Coverage
United States
OCLC 60641268
TRIS Online
Accession No
1001248
Contract Number T01-59-B0123; SPR-PL1-(59)512
Report Number FHWA-AZ-05-512
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/24000/24900/24968/AZ512.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository