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Maintaining the Architecture

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It is important that VDOT-NoVA's Regional ITS Architecture remain accurate and current as ITS projects are planned, designed and implemented.

To ensure that VDOT-NoVA's Regional ITS Architecture reflects recently implemented ITS projects, the project manager, upon completion of the project, is requested to fill out a simple form by selecting the Submit Project Architecture link above. Depending on the project implementation and impacts to the architecture, the project manager may be contacted for additional details.

VDOT-NoVA's ITS / Operations' Planning Staff is responsible for the update and maintenance of the regional architecture. The ITS / Operations’ Planning Staff will periodically conduct architecture update workshops with major stakeholders in the region to review changes to the system due to project implementation, and other causes. Approved changes will be incorporated into VDOT-NoVA's Regional ITS Architecture. VDOT-NoVA's ITS/ Operations' Planning Staff will also ensure that there is consistency between VDOT-NoVA's architecture and the Metropolitan Washington Regional ITS Architecture. This process allows for the evolution of the regional architecture and maintains its usefulness to the stakeholders. As the architecture evolves, any changes to the current version can be viewed clicking on Version Changes above

Architecture Maintainance Process

It is important that VDOT-NoVA's Regional ITS Architecture remain accurate and current as ITS projects are planned, designed and implemented. The following activities ensure that VDOT-NoVA’s Regional ITS Architecture is updated periodically.
  1. Submit final checklists to VDOT-NoVA's ITS / Operations' Planning Staff VDOT-NoVA's Project Managers
  2. Identify project components that require changes to the regional ITS architecture
  3. Compile changes
  4. Conduct regional ITS architecture update workshop
  5. Update the regional ITS architecture VDOT-NoVA's ITS / Operations' Planning Staff

Step 1. - Submit checklists to VDOT-NoVA's ITS / Operations' Planning Staff: To ensure that VDOT-NoVA's Regional ITS Architecture reflects recently implemented ITS projects, the project manager, upon completion of the project, should update the Rule 940 checklist and submit it to the ITS / Operations' Planning Staff. If the Turbo Architecture© files are available, the project manager can send the architecture details by selecting the Submit Project Architecture link on NoVA's architecture website.

Steps 2-5 – Compile, review and update the architecture: VDOT-NoVA's ITS / Operations' Planning Staff is responsible for the update and maintenance of the regional architecture. The ITS / Operations' Planning Staff will periodically conduct architecture update workshops with major stakeholders in the region to review changes to the system due to project implementation, and other causes. Approved changes will be incorporated into VDOT-NoVA’s Regional ITS Architecture. VDOT-NoVA's ITS / Operations' Planning Staff will also ensure that there is consistency between VDOT-NoVA's architecture and the Metropolitan Washington Regional ITS Architecture. This process allows for the evolution of the regional architecture and maintains its usefulness to the stakeholders.

Version Changes

Version: 2.1 - 2005
Version 2.0
Version 1.2


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