Interface: C-TRAN Transit Operations Center - Other Transit Operations Center

C-TRAN Transit Operations Center to Other Transit Operations Center Interface Diagram

Information Flow Definitions

alternate mode information  (Existing)  

Schedule information for alternate mode transportation providers such as air, ferry, and passenger–carrying heavy rail. This also includes details of incidents and other service disruptions that have occurred in the alternative mode. This also includes measures of service demand that supports assessment of their impact on the road network.

demand responsive transit plan  (Existing)  

Plan regarding overall demand responsive transit schedules and deployment.

demand responsive transit request  (Existing)  

Request for paratransit support.

device identification  (Planned)  

An identifier and device type designation that is used to uniquely identify a device in the Connected Vehicle Environment.

emergency transit schedule information  (Planned)  

Information on transit schedule and service changes that adapt the service to better meet needs of responders and the general public in an emergency situation, including special service schedules supporting evacuation.

incident information for public  (Existing)  

Report of current desensitized incident information prepared for public dissemination.

parking information  (Existing)  

General parking information and status, including current parking availability, parking pricing, and parking space availability information.

permission application  (Planned)  

A request for permission to access a Connected Vehicle service by an end–user that requires enrollment. This may include services granted to drivers of low emissions vehicles or pedestrians with special needs that require extended crossing times for example.

permission application receipt  (Planned)  

An acknowledgment that an end–user application for a Connected Vehicle service was received and processed.

road network conditions  (Existing)  

Current and forecasted traffic information, road and weather conditions, and other road network status. Either raw data, processed data, or some combination of both may be provided by this flow. Information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions (lane/shoulder use, weight restrictions, width restrictions, HOV requirements) in effect is included.

shared use status  (Planned)  

Status of usage by shared use providers. Includes asset inventory and status. Could also include information on specific travelers to support multimodal trip planning.

traffic image meta data  (Existing)  

Meta data that describes traffic images. Traffic images (video) are in another flow.

traffic images  (Existing)  

High fidelity, real–time traffic images suitable for surveillance monitoring by the operator or for use in machine vision applications. This flow includes the images. Meta data that describes the images is contained in another flow.

transit and fare schedules  (Existing)  

Transit service information including routes, schedules, and fare information. This also includes on–demand service information.

transit fare coordination  (Planned)  Selected Comm Solution

Fare and pricing information shared between local/regional transit organizations.

transit fare information  (Planned)  

Information provided by transit management that supports fare payment transactions.

transit fare request  (Planned)  

Request for fare information and transit fare payment.

transit incident information  (Existing)  

Information on transit incidents that impact transit services for public dissemination.

transit probe data  (Existing)  

Aggregate probe data derived from tracking transit vehicles. Data collected could include transit vehicle speeds and travel times for a given link or collection of links.

transit schedule adherence information  (Existing)  

Dynamic transit schedule adherence and transit vehicle location information.

transit service coordination  (Planned)  Selected Comm Solution

Schedule coordination or AVL information shared between local/regional transit organizations. This includes coordination of connections and control parameters between transit properties as well as coordination of transit–related maintenance activities.

transit service information  (Existing)  

Transit service information including routes, schedules, and fare information as well as dynamic transit schedule adherence and transit vehicle location information.

transit traveler information coordination  (Planned)  Selected Comm Solution

Transit schedules, real–time arrival information, fare schedules, and general transit service information shared between transit organizations to support transit traveler information systems.

trip confirmation  (Existing)  

Acknowledgement by the driver/traveler of acceptance of a trip plan with associated personal and payment information required to confirm reservations. Conversely, this flow may also reject the proposed trip plan. Confirmations include the selected route and subsequent trip confirmation messages will be issued for route changes.