CTS Data Archive - Archived Data Management Functionality

Subsystem Description

The Archived Data Management Subsystem (ADMS) collects, archives, manages, and distributes data generated from ITS sources for use in transportation administration, policy evaluation, safety, planning, performance monitoring, program assessment, operations, and research applications. The data received is formatted and tagged with attributes that define the data source, conditions under which it was collected, data transformations, and other information (i.e. meta data) necessary to interpret the data. The subsystem can fuse ITS generated data with data from non-ITS sources and other archives to generate information products utilizing data from multiple functional areas, modes, and jurisdictions. The subsystem prepares data products that can serve as inputs to federal, state, and local data reporting systems. This subsystem may be implemented in many different ways. It may reside within an operational center and provide focused access to a particular agency's data archives. Alternatively, it may operate as a distinct center that collects data from multiple agencies and sources and provides a general data warehouse service for a region.

Functional Area: Government Reporting Systems Support

Selects and formats data residing in an ITS archive to facilitate local, state, and federal government data reporting requirements.

Functional Area: ITS Data Repository

Collect and maintain data and data catalogs from one or more data sources. May include quality checks, error notification, and archive coordination.