TDOT Statewide Information for Travelers (SWIFT)

Status: Existing

Description

TDOT Statewide Information for Travelers (SWIFT) is a statewide roadway conditions database. Currently information can be entered by District and Regional maintenance personnel as well as staff at any of the traffic management centers (TMCs) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). SWIFT feeds the Statewide 511 system and SmartWay website.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
TDOTOwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Traffic Management Center
Maint and Constr Management Center
Transportation Information Center

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
MCM Environmental Information Processing'MCM Environmental Information Processing' processes current and forecast weather data, road condition information, local environmental data, and uses internal models to develop specialized detailed forecasts of local weather and surface conditions. The processed environmental information products are presented to center personnel and disseminated to other centers.False
MCM Incident Management'MCM Incident Management' supports maintenance and construction participation in coordinated incident response. Incident notifications are shared, incident response resources are managed, and the overall incident situation and incident response status is coordinated among allied response organizations.False
TIC Data Collection'TIC Data Collection' collects transportation–related data from other centers, performs data quality checks on the collected data and then consolidates, verifies, and refines the data and makes it available in a consistent format to applications that support operational data sharing between centers and deliver traveler information to end–users. A broad range of data is collected including traffic and road conditions, transit data, emergency information and advisories, weather data, special event information, traveler services, parking, multimodal data, and toll/pricing data. It also shares data with other transportation information centers.False
TIC Emergency Traveler Information'TIC Emergency Traveler Information' provides emergency information to the public, including wide–area alerts and evacuation information. It provides emergency alerts, information on evacuation zones and evacuation requirements, evacuation destinations and shelter information, available transportation modes, and traffic and road conditions at the origin, destination, and along the evacuation routes. In addition to general evacuation information, personalized information including tailored evacuation routes, service information, and estimated travel times is also provided based on traveler specified origin, destination, and route parameters. Updated information is provided throughout the evacuation and subsequent reentry as status changes and plans are adapted.False
TIC Interactive Traveler Information'TIC Interactive Traveler Information' disseminates personalized traveler information including traffic and road conditions, transit information, parking information, maintenance and construction information, multimodal information, event information, and weather information. Tailored information is provided based on the traveler's request in this interactive service.False
TIC Operations Data Collection'TIC Operations Data Collection' collects and stores information that is collected about the transportation information service including data on the number of clients serviced and the services that were provided. This data can be used directly by operations personnel or it can be made available to other data users and archives in the region.False
TIC Traveler Information Broadcast'TIC Traveler Information Broadcast' disseminates traveler information including traffic and road conditions, incident information, maintenance and construction information, event information, transit information, parking information, and weather information. The same information is broadcast to all equipped traveler interface systems and vehicles.False

Interfaces To

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CARTA Care–A–Van Dispatch Center
CARTA Fixed Route Dispatch Center
Chattanooga Parking Authority Facility Management
City of Chattanooga DMS
City of Chattanooga Police Department
City of Chattanooga Portable DMS
City of Chattanooga Public Works Department
City of Chattanooga TOC
City of Soddy–Daisy 911 Dispatch
Georgia 511 System
Hamilton County E911
Municipal/County Maintenance
National Weather Service
Personal Computing Devices
Private Vehicle
Social Networking Services
TDOT Community Relations Divisions
TDOT DMS
TDOT HAR
TDOT Maintenance Headquarters
TDOT Region 2 District Operations
TDOT Region 2 TMC – Chattanooga
TDOT SmartWay Website
TDOT Strategic Transportation Investments Division Archive
TEMA
Tennessee 511 System
THP Dispatch
THP District 2 Office