Interface: C-TRAN Traveler Information Systems - Other Transit Operations Center
Information Flow Definitions
alternate mode information (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
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 (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
Plan regarding overall demand responsive transit schedules and deployment.
demand responsive transit request (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
Request for paratransit support.
emergency transit schedule information (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
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.
emergency traveler information (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
Public notification of an emergency such as a natural or man–made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction. This flow also includes evacuation information including evacuation instructions, evacuation zones, recommended evacuation times, tailored evacuation routes and destinations, traffic and road conditions along the evacuation routes, traveler services and shelter information, and reentry times and instructions.
incident information for public (Existing)
Report of current desensitized incident information prepared for public dissemination.
parking information (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
General parking information and status, including current parking availability, parking pricing, and parking space availability information.
road network conditions (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
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.
traffic image meta data (Existing)
Meta data that describes traffic images. Traffic images (video) are in another flow.
traffic images (Planned)
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 (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
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) Selected Comm Solution
Information provided by transit management that supports fare payment transactions.
transit incident information (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
Information on transit incidents that impact transit services for public dissemination.
transit probe data (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
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 (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
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 (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
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 (Planned) Selected Comm Solution
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.