Municipal/State ActiveITS Platform

Status: Existing

Description

Active Traffic Management System available to TDOT and municipalities within Tennessee for the processing and broadcasting of ITS information and the surveillance and control of ITS infrastructure.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
TDOTOwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Transportation Information Center

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
TIC Connected Vehicle Traveler Info DistributionIn support of connected vehicle applications, 'TIC Connected Vehicle Traveler Info Distribution' disseminates traveler information including traffic and road conditions, incident information, maintenance and construction information, event information, transit information, parking information, and weather information. Location–specific or situation–relevant traveler information is sent to short range communications transceivers at the roadside.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 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
TIC Trip Planning'TIC Trip Planning' provides pre–trip and en route trip planning services for travelers. It receives origin, destination, constraints, and preferences and returns trip plan(s) that meet the supplied criteria. Trip plans may be based on current traffic and road conditions, transit schedule information, and other real–time traveler information. Candidate trip plans are multimodal and may include vehicle, transit, and alternate mode segments (e.g., rail, ferry, bicycle routes, and walkways) based on traveler preferences. It also confirms the trip plan for the traveler and supports reservations and advanced payment for portions of the trip. The trip plan includes specific routing information and instructions for each segment of the trip and may also include information and reservations for additional services (e.g., parking) along the route.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
National Weather Service
Personal Computing Devices
Private Vehicle
TDOT DMS
TDOT HAR
TDOT Region 2 District Operations
TDOT Region 2 TMC – Chattanooga
TEMA