Emergency Environmental Monitoring Functional Area

Description

'Emergency Environmental Monitoring' collects current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information from a variety of sources. The collected environmental information is monitored and presented to the operator and used to more effectively manage incidents.

Included In

Washington State Patrol (WSP) Operations Center
CRESA Emergency Operations Center
WSDOT SWR Incident Response Team

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
01The center shall collect current and forecast road and weather information from weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value–added sector specific meteorological services).
02The center shall collect road network conditions data, including advisories, from traffic management and traveler information centers.
03The center shall collect asset restrictions information from roadway maintenance operations.
04The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.
05The center shall provide the road and weather warning and advisories to the emergency responders.