Local Signal Centers - Inventory Element

NOVA Local Signal Centers (Inventory Element)

Interconnects -- Flows -- Entities -- Market Packages -- Functional Area

Status:Planned

Definition:

The element captures agencies that operate signal systems in Northern Virginia with similar functionality. Examples of these agencies are the City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park, Arlington County, Town of Herndon, Town of Leesburg, and the Town of Vienna.

Stakeholder: NOVA Local Signal Agencies

Systems Interconnected with NoVA Local Signal Agencies:

Interconnect Diagram

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Information Flow Diagrams which include NOVA Local Signal Centers:

Information Flows to/from the NOVA Local Signal Centers

National ITS Architecture Subsystems mapped to the NOVA Local Signal Centers :

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National ITS Architecture Market Packages associated with NOVA Local Signal Centers:

APTS2 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations
APTS5 - Transit Security
ATMS01 - Network Surveillance
ATMS03 - Surface Street Control
ATMS07 - Regional Traffic Control
ATMS08 - Traffic Incident Management System
EM02 - Emergency Routing
EM05 - Transportation Infrastructure Protection
EM06 - Wide-Area Alert
EM07 - Early Warning System
EM08 - Disaster Response and Recovery
EM10 - Disaster Traveler Information
MC08 - Work Zone Management
MC10 - Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination

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National ITS Architecture Functional Area associated with NOVA Local Signal Centers:

TMC Incident Detection - Remotely controls traffic and video sensors to support incident detection and verification; exchange information with other agencies including emergency management, maintenance and construction, alerting and advisory systems, event promoters, intermodal freight depots, and traveler information systems.
TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination/Communication - Center-based capability to formulate an incident response that takes into account the incident potential, incident impacts, and/or resources required for incident management including proposing and facilitating the dispatch of emergency response and service vehicles as well as coordinating response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
TMC Regional Traffic Control - Coordination between traffic management centers in order to share traffic information between centers as well as control of traffic management field equipment. This may be used during incidents and special events and during day-to-day operations.

TMC Signal Control - Remotely controls traffic signal controllers to implement traffic management strategies at major intersections and on main highways for urban areas, based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.

Detailed "SHALL" statements can be found in the Turbo Database.