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WX02: Weather Information Processing and Distribution

This service package processes and distributes the environmental information collected from the Weather Data Collection service package. This service package uses the environmental data to detect environmental hazards such as icy road conditions, high winds, dense fog, etc. so operational centers and decision support systems can make decision on corrective actions to take. The continuing updates of road condition information and current temperatures can be used to more effectively deploy road maintenance resources, issue general traveler advisories, issue location specific warnings to drivers using the Traffic Information Dissemination service package, and aid operators in scheduling work activity.

Relevant Regions: Australia, Canada, European Union, and United States

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Development Stage Roles and Relationships
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Source	Destination	Role/Relationship
Emergency Management Center Developer	Emergency Management Center	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Emergency Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Maint and Constr Management Center	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Media Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Rail Operations Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Surface Transportation Weather Service Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Traffic Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Transit Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Transportation Information Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Weather Service System Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Media Developer	Media	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Developer	Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Developer	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Rail Operations Center Developer	Rail Operations Center	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Developer	Emergency Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Developer	Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Developer	Surface Transportation Weather Service	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Developer	Traffic Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Developer	Transit Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Developer	Transportation Information Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Traffic Management Center Developer	Traffic Management Center	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Transit Management Center Developer	Transit Management Center	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Transportation Information Center Developer	Transportation Information Center	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Weather Service System Developer	Emergency Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Weather Service System Developer	Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Weather Service System Developer	Traffic Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Weather Service System Developer	Transit Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Weather Service System Developer	Transportation Information Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Weather Service System Developer	Weather Service System	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.

Installation Stage Roles and Relationships
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Source	Destination	Role/Relationship
Emergency Management Center Installer	Emergency Management Center	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Emergency Management Center Owner	Emergency Management Center Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Emergency Management Center Owner	Emergency Management Center Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Maint and Constr Management Center Installer	Maint and Constr Management Center	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Media Installer	Media	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Media Owner	Media Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Media Owner	Media Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Installer	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Rail Operations Center Installer	Rail Operations Center	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Rail Operations Center Owner	Rail Operations Center Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Rail Operations Center Owner	Rail Operations Center Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Installer	Surface Transportation Weather Service	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Surface Transportation Weather Service Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Surface Transportation Weather Service Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Traffic Management Center Installer	Traffic Management Center	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Traffic Management Center Owner	Traffic Management Center Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Traffic Management Center Owner	Traffic Management Center Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Transit Management Center Installer	Transit Management Center	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Transit Management Center Owner	Transit Management Center Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Transit Management Center Owner	Transit Management Center Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Transportation Information Center Installer	Transportation Information Center	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Transportation Information Center Owner	Transportation Information Center Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Transportation Information Center Owner	Transportation Information Center Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Weather Service System Installer	Weather Service System	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Weather Service System Owner	Weather Service System Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Weather Service System Owner	Weather Service System Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.

Operations and Maintenance Stage Roles and Relationships
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Source	Destination	Role/Relationship
Emergency Management Center Maintainer	Emergency Management Center	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Emergency Management Center Manager	Emergency Management Center	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Emergency Management Center Owner	Emergency Management Center Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Emergency Management Center Owner	Emergency Management Center Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Emergency Management Center Supplier	Emergency Management Center Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Maint and Constr Management Center	Operates (hide) A Human that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This is the person at the console or behind the wheel.
Maint and Constr Management Center Maintainer	Maint and Constr Management Center	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Maint and Constr Management Center Manager	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	System Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement granting operational use of a system to a Human with the operates role responsible for management of the system.
Maint and Constr Management Center Manager	Maint and Constr Management Center	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Emergency Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Emergency Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Emergency Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Media Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Media Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Media User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Information Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement to exchange information, which may include data or control information; the exact information to be exchanged may vary from agreement to agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Rail Operations Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Rail Operations Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Rail Operations Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Surface Transportation Weather Service Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Information Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement to exchange information, which may include data or control information; the exact information to be exchanged may vary from agreement to agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Surface Transportation Weather Service User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Traffic Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Traffic Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Traffic Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Transit Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Transit Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Transit Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Transportation Information Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Transportation Information Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Transportation Information Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Weather Service System Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Weather Service System Owner	Information Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement to exchange information, which may include data or control information; the exact information to be exchanged may vary from agreement to agreement.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Weather Service System User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Management Center Supplier	Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Media Maintainer	Media	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Media Manager	Media	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Media Owner	Media Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Media Owner	Media Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Media Supplier	Media Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Maintainer	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Manager	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Application Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement in which one entity that controls an application component's use gives the other entity the necessary tools and permission to operate that application or application component.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Information Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement to exchange information, which may include data or control information; the exact information to be exchanged may vary from agreement to agreement.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Supplier	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Rail Operations Center Maintainer	Rail Operations Center	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Rail Operations Center Manager	Rail Operations Center	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Rail Operations Center Owner	Rail Operations Center Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Rail Operations Center Owner	Rail Operations Center Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Rail Operations Center Supplier	Rail Operations Center Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Maintainer	Surface Transportation Weather Service	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Manager	Surface Transportation Weather Service	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Emergency Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Emergency Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Emergency Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Application Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement in which one entity that controls an application component's use gives the other entity the necessary tools and permission to operate that application or application component.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Information Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement to exchange information, which may include data or control information; the exact information to be exchanged may vary from agreement to agreement.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Surface Transportation Weather Service Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Surface Transportation Weather Service Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Traffic Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Traffic Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Traffic Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Transit Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Transit Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Transit Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Transportation Information Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Transportation Information Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Transportation Information Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Surface Transportation Weather Service Supplier	Surface Transportation Weather Service Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Traffic Management Center Maintainer	Traffic Management Center	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Traffic Management Center Manager	Traffic Management Center	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Traffic Management Center Owner	Traffic Management Center Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Traffic Management Center Owner	Traffic Management Center Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Traffic Management Center Supplier	Traffic Management Center Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Transit Management Center Maintainer	Transit Management Center	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Transit Management Center Manager	Transit Management Center	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Transit Management Center Owner	Transit Management Center Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Transit Management Center Owner	Transit Management Center Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Transit Management Center Supplier	Transit Management Center Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Transportation Information Center Maintainer	Transportation Information Center	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Transportation Information Center Manager	Transportation Information Center	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Transportation Information Center Owner	Transportation Information Center Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Transportation Information Center Owner	Transportation Information Center Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Transportation Information Center Supplier	Transportation Information Center Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Weather Service System Maintainer	Weather Service System	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Weather Service System Manager	Weather Service System	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Weather Service System Owner	Emergency Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Weather Service System Owner	Emergency Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Weather Service System Owner	Emergency Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Weather Service System Owner	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Application Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement in which one entity that controls an application component's use gives the other entity the necessary tools and permission to operate that application or application component.
Weather Service System Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Weather Service System Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Information Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement to exchange information, which may include data or control information; the exact information to be exchanged may vary from agreement to agreement.
Weather Service System Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Weather Service System Owner	Traffic Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Weather Service System Owner	Traffic Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Weather Service System Owner	Traffic Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Weather Service System Owner	Transit Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Weather Service System Owner	Transit Management Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Weather Service System Owner	Transit Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Weather Service System Owner	Transportation Information Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Weather Service System Owner	Transportation Information Center Owner	Information Provision Agreement (hide) An agreement where one party agrees to provide information to another party. This is a unidirectional agreement.
Weather Service System Owner	Transportation Information Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Weather Service System Owner	Weather Service System Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Weather Service System Owner	Weather Service System Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Weather Service System Supplier	Weather Service System Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.

Functional

This service package includes the following Functional View PSpecs:

Physical Object	Functional Object	PSpec Number	PSpec Name
Emergency Management Center	Emergency Environmental Monitoring	5.1.4	Manage Emergency Response
Maint and Constr Management Center	MCM Environmental Information Processing	9.2.5	Provide M&C Center Personnel Interface for Maint
		9.4.2	Collect Environmental Data
		9.4.3	Process Environmental Data
		9.4.4	Disseminate Environmental Information
		9.4.5	Provide M&C Center Personnel Interface for Environment
Traffic Management Center	TMC Environmental Monitoring	1.1.2.5	Process Vehicle Situation Data
		1.1.2.8	Process Roadway Environmental Data
		1.1.4.1	Retrieve Traffic Data
		1.1.4.2	Provide Traffic Operations Personnel Traffic Data Interface
		1.1.4.4	Manage Traffic Archive Data
		1.1.5	Exchange Data with Other Traffic Centers
		1.2.4.3	Output In-vehicle Signage Data
		1.2.4.7	Manage Roadway Warning System
		1.2.8	Collect Traffic Field Equipment Fault Data
Transit Management Center	Transit Center Environmental Monitoring	4.1.4	Collect and Process Transit Vehicle Data
Transportation Information Center	TIC Data Collection	6.2.1	Collect Misc Traveler Information
		6.2.2	Collect Traffic Data
		6.2.3	Collect Transit Operations Data
		6.2.4	Collect Multimodal Data
		6.2.5	Collect Situation and Sensor Data From Vehicles
		6.2.6	Collect Emergency Traveler Data
		6.5.4	Process Travel Services Provider Data
		6.6.2.3	Provide Route Segment Data for Other Areas
		7.4.2	Collect Price Data for Traveler Information Use

Physical

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Includes Physical Objects:

Physical Object	Class	Description
Emergency Management Center	Center	The 'Emergency Management Center' represents systems that support incident management, disaster response and evacuation, security monitoring, and other security and public safety-oriented ITS applications. It includes the functions associated with fixed and mobile public safety communications centers including public safety call taker and dispatch centers operated by police (including transit police), fire, and emergency medical services. It includes the functions associated with Emergency Operations Centers that are activated at local, regional, state, and federal levels for emergencies and the portable and transportable systems that support Incident Command System operations at an incident. This Center also represents systems associated with towing and recovery, freeway service patrols, HAZMAT response teams, and mayday service providers. It manages sensor and surveillance equipment used to enhance transportation security of the roadway infrastructure (including bridges, tunnels, interchanges, and other key roadway segments) and the public transportation system (including transit vehicles, public areas such as transit stops and stations, facilities such as transit yards, and transit infrastructure such as rail, bridges, tunnels, or bus guideways). It provides security/surveillance services to improve traveler security in public areas not a part of the public transportation system. It monitors alerts, advisories, and other threat information and prepares for and responds to identified emergencies. It coordinates emergency response involving multiple agencies with peer centers. It stores, coordinates, and utilizes emergency response and evacuation plans to facilitate this coordinated response. Emergency situation information including damage assessments, response status, evacuation information, and resource information are shared The Emergency Management Center also provides a focal point for coordination of the emergency and evacuation information that is provided to the traveling public, including wide-area alerts when immediate public notification is warranted. It tracks and manages emergency vehicle fleets using real-time road network status and routing information from the other centers to aid in selecting the emergency vehicle(s) and routes, and works with other relevant centers to tailor traffic control to support emergency vehicle ingress and egress, implementation of special traffic restrictions and closures, evacuation traffic control plans, and other special strategies that adapt the transportation system to better meet the unique demands of an emergency.
Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Center	The people that directly interface with a Maintenance and Construction Management Center. These personnel interact with fleet dispatch and management systems, road maintenance systems, incident management systems, work plan scheduling systems, and work zone management systems. They provide operator data and command inputs to direct system operations to varying degrees depending on the type of system and the deployment scenario.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Center	The 'Maint and Constr Management Center' monitors and manages roadway infrastructure construction and maintenance activities. Representing both public agencies and private contractors that provide these functions, this physical object manages fleets of maintenance, construction, or special service vehicles (e.g., snow and ice control equipment). The physical object receives a wide range of status information from these vehicles and performs vehicle dispatch, routing, and resource management for the vehicle fleets and associated equipment. The physical object participates in incident response by deploying maintenance and construction resources to an incident scene, in coordination with other center physical objects. The physical object manages equipment at the roadside, including environmental sensors and automated systems that monitor and mitigate adverse road and surface weather conditions. It manages the repair and maintenance of both non-ITS and ITS equipment including the traffic controllers, detectors, dynamic message signs, signals, and other equipment associated with the roadway infrastructure. Weather information is collected and fused with other data sources and used to support advanced decision support systems. The physical object remotely monitors and manages ITS capabilities in work zones, gathering, storing, and disseminating work zone information to other systems. It manages traffic in the vicinity of the work zone and advises drivers of work zone status (either directly at the roadside or through an interface with the Transportation Information Center or Traffic Management Center physical objects.) Construction and maintenance activities are tracked and coordinated with other systems, improving the quality and accuracy of information available regarding closures and other roadway construction and maintenance activities.
Media	Center	'Media' represents the information systems that provide traffic reports, travel conditions, and other transportation-related news services to the traveling public through radio, TV, and other media. Traffic and travel advisory information that are collected by ITS are provided to this object. It is also a source for traffic flow information, incident and special event information, and other events that may have implications for the transportation system.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	Center	Representing another Maintenance and Construction Management Center, 'Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers' is intended to provide a source and destination for ITS information flows between maintenance and construction management functions. It enables maintenance and construction operations to be coordinated across jurisdictions or between public and private sectors.
Rail Operations Center	Center	'Rail Operations Center' represents the (usually) centralized control point for a substantial segment of a freight railroad's operations and maintenance activities. It is roughly the railroad equivalent to a highway Traffic Management Center. It is the source and destination of information that can be used to coordinate rail and highway traffic management and maintenance operations. It is also the source and destination for incident, incident response, disaster, or evacuation information that is exchanged with an Emergency Management Center. The use of a single object for multiple sources and destination for information exchange with railroads implies the need for a single, consistent interface between a given railroad's operations and maintenance activities and ITS.
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Center	The 'Surface Transportation Weather Service' represents the providers of value-added sector-specific meteorological services. These providers utilize National Weather Service data and predictions, road condition information and local environmental data provided by traffic management or maintenance organizations, and their own models to provide surface transportation related weather observations and forecasts including pavement temperature and conditions.
Traffic Management Center	Center	The 'Traffic Management Center' monitors and controls traffic and the road network. It represents centers that manage a broad range of transportation facilities including freeway systems, rural and suburban highway systems, and urban and suburban traffic control systems. It communicates with ITS Roadway Equipment and Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment (RSE) to monitor and manage traffic flow and monitor the condition of the roadway, surrounding environmental conditions, and field equipment status. It manages traffic and transportation resources to support allied agencies in responding to, and recovering from, incidents ranging from minor traffic incidents through major disasters.
Transit Management Center	Center	The 'Transit Management Center' manages transit vehicle fleets and coordinates with other modes and transportation services. It provides operations, maintenance, customer information, planning and management functions for the transit property. It spans distinct central dispatch and garage management systems and supports the spectrum of fixed route, flexible route, paratransit services, transit rail, and bus rapid transit (BRT) service. The physical object's interfaces support communication between transit departments and with other operating entities such as emergency response services and traffic management systems.
Transportation Information Center	Center	The 'Transportation Information Center' collects, processes, stores, and disseminates transportation information to system operators and the traveling public. The physical object can play several different roles in an integrated ITS. In one role, the TIC provides a data collection, fusing, and repackaging function, collecting information from transportation system operators and redistributing this information to other system operators in the region and other TICs. In this information redistribution role, the TIC provides a bridge between the various transportation systems that produce the information and the other TICs and their subscribers that use the information. The second role of a TIC is focused on delivery of traveler information to subscribers and the public at large. Information provided includes basic advisories, traffic and road conditions, transit schedule information, yellow pages information, ride matching information, and parking information. The TIC is commonly implemented as a website or a web-based application service, but it represents any traveler information distribution service.
Weather Service System	Center	The 'Weather Service System' provides weather, hydrologic, and climate information and warnings of hazardous weather including thunderstorms, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter weather, tsunamis, and climate events. It provides atmospheric weather observations and forecasts that are collected and derived by the National Weather Service, private sector providers, and various research organizations. The interface provides formatted weather data products suitable for on-line processing and integration with other ITS data products as well as Doppler radar images, satellite images, severe storm warnings, and other products that are formatted for presentation to various ITS users.

Includes Functional Objects:

Functional Object	Description	Physical Object
Emergency Environmental Monitoring	'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.	Emergency Management Center
MCM Environmental Information Processing	'MCM Environmental Information Processing' processes current and forecast weather data, road condition information, local environmental data, and uses internal models to develop specialized detailed forecasts of local weather and surface conditions. The processed environmental information products are presented to center personnel and disseminated to other centers.	Maint and Constr Management Center
TIC Data Collection	'TIC Data Collection' collects transportation-related data from other centers, performs data quality checks on the collected data and then consolidates, verifies, and refines the data and makes it available in a consistent format to applications that support operational data sharing between centers and deliver traveler information to end-users. A broad range of data is collected including traffic and road conditions, transit data, emergency information and advisories, weather data, special event information, traveler services, parking, multimodal data, and toll/pricing data. It also shares data with other transportation information centers.	Transportation Information Center
TMC Environmental Monitoring	'TMC Environmental Monitoring' assimilates current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information, information collected by other centers such as the Maintenance and Construction Management Center, data collected from environmental sensors deployed on and about the roadway, and information collected from connected vehicles. The collected environmental information is monitored and presented to the operator. This information can be used to issue general traveler advisories and support location specific warnings to drivers.	Traffic Management Center
Transit Center Environmental Monitoring	'Transit Center Environmental Monitoring' assimilates current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information from a variety of sources, including both weather service providers and vehicle probes. The collected environmental information is monitored and used to support transit operations.	Transit Management Center

Includes Information Flows:

Information Flow	Description
maint and constr center personnel input	User input from maintenance and construction center personnel including routing information, scheduling data, dispatch instructions, device configuration and control, resource allocations, alerts, incident and emergency response plan coordination.
maint and constr operations information presentation	Presentation of maintenance and construction operations information to center personnel. This information includes maintenance resource status (vehicles, equipment, and personnel), work schedule information, work status, road and weather conditions, traffic information, incident information and associated resource requests, security alerts, emergency response plans and a range of other information that supports efficient maintenance and construction operations and planning.
road treatment data	Basic road facility and treatment information that supports road conditions forecasts.
road weather information	Road conditions and weather information that are made available by road maintenance operations to other transportation system operators.
transportation weather information	Current and forecast road conditions and weather information (e.g., surface condition, flooding, wind advisories, visibility, etc.) associated with the transportation network. This information is of a resolution, timeliness, and accuracy to be useful in transportation decision making.
weather information	Accumulated forecasted and current weather data (e.g., temperature, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, precipitation, visibility, light conditions, etc.).

Goals and Objectives

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor	Goal
A. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;	Improve freight network
B. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;	Reduce fatalities and injuries
D. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight;	Reduce congestion
F. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight;	Enhance integration and connectivity

Associated Objective Categories

Objective Category
Freight Management: Detours and Routing
Travel Weather Management: Detours for Impacted Roadways
Travel Weather Management: Disseminating Information
Travel Weather Management: Road Weather Information System Coverage

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective	Performance Measure
Increase by X percent of significant travel routes covered by weather-related diversion plans by year Y.	Percent of significant travel routes covered by weather-related diversion plans.
Increase the percent of agencies that have adopted multi-agency weather-related transportation operations plans and that are involved in transportation operations during weather events to X percent by year Y.	Percent of agencies involved in transportation operations during weather events that have adopted multi-agency, weather-related transportation operations plans.
Increase the percent of major road network (or transit network or regional bicycle network) covered by weather sensors or a road weather information system (RWIS) by X percent in Y years as defined by an RWIS station within Z miles.	Percent of major road (transit or bicycle) network within Z miles of an RWIS station.
Provide freight operators with traveler alerts and alternate routes in the case of incidents, special events, weather, construction, and severe congestion at choke points on X percent of freight-significant routes by year Y.	Percent of freight-significant routes where traveler alerts and alternate route information is provided in the case of incidents, special events, weather, construction, and severe congestion at choke points.
Reduce time to alert travelers of travel weather impacts (using variable message signs, 511, road weather information systems, public information broadcasts, the agency's website, Web 2.0 technologies, etc.) by X (time period or percent) in Y years.	Time from beginning of weather event to posting of traveler information on (variable message signs, 511, Road Weather Information Systems, public information broadcasts etc.).
Reduce time to alert travelers of travel weather impacts (using variable message signs, 511, road weather information systems, public information broadcasts, the agency's website, Web 2.0 technologies, etc.) by X (time period or percent) in Y years.	Time from beginning of weather event to posting of traveler information on agency website.

Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.

Needs and Requirements

Need		Functional Object	Requirement
02	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to process collected environmental information to issue location specific road weather warnings derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to make decisions regarding efficient deployment of road maintenance resources based on historical, current and forecasted environmental conditions.	MCM Environmental Information Processing	01	The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding environmental information processing.
			02	The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) and local environmental sensor data.
			03	The center shall use the various data inputs of environmental sensors and road weather data to develop a view of current and predicted road weather and road conditions.
			04	The center shall disseminate current and forecasted road weather and road condition information to weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) as well as other agencies including traffic, emergency, and transit management, traveler information providers, rail operations centers, media, and other maintenance management centers.
			05	The center shall provide value-added sector specific meteorological services with information on basic road facility and treatment information that supports forecasts for road conditions.
		TIC Data Collection	07	The center shall collect, process, and store current and forecast road conditions and surface weather conditions.
03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.	Emergency Environmental Monitoring	01	The 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).
		Emergency Environmental Monitoring	04	The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.
		MCM Environmental Information Processing	01	The center shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding environmental information processing.
			02	The center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) and local environmental sensor data.
			03	The center shall use the various data inputs of environmental sensors and road weather data to develop a view of current and predicted road weather and road conditions.
			04	The center shall disseminate current and forecasted road weather and road condition information to weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) as well as other agencies including traffic, emergency, and transit management, traveler information providers, rail operations centers, media, and other maintenance management centers.
		TIC Data Collection	07	The center shall collect, process, and store current and forecast road conditions and surface weather conditions.
		TMC Environmental Monitoring	03	The traffic center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services), data from roadway maintenance operations, and environmental data collected from sensors deployed on and about the roadway.
		TMC Environmental Monitoring	04	The traffic center shall receive road condition information from weather service providers.
		Transit Center Environmental Monitoring	01	The transit 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).
		Transit Center Environmental Monitoring	02	The transit center shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.

Related Sources

Document Name	Version	Publication Date
ITS User Services Document		1/1/2005
Concept of Operations for Road Weather Connected Vehicle Application	Final	5/31/2013
Concept of Operations For Road Weather Connected Vehicle Applications	Draft v1.4.2	6/26/2012

Security

In order to participate in this service package, each physical object should meet or exceed the following security levels.

Physical Object Security
Physical Object	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability	Security Class
Emergency Management Center	Low	Low	Moderate	Class 1
Maint and Constr Management Center	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Class 1
Media	Low	Low	Low	Class 1
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	Low	Moderate	Low	Class 1
Rail Operations Center	Low	Low	Low	Class 1
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Class 1
Traffic Management Center	Low	Low	Moderate	Class 1
Transit Management Center	Low	Low	Moderate	Class 1
Transportation Information Center	Low	Low	Moderate	Class 1
Weather Service System	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Class 1

In order to participate in this service package, each information flow triple should meet or exceed the following security levels.

Information Flow Security
Source	Destination	Information Flow	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
Source	Destination	Information Flow	Basis	Basis	Basis
Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Maint and Constr Management Center	maint and constr center personnel input	High	High	High
Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Maint and Constr Management Center	maint and constr center personnel input	Direct interactions between personnel and systems in a backoffice environment are effectively protected by physical means, so long as the interaction is in a dedicated facility. If this interaction is virtual (i.e. ,the MCMC is not directly in front of the MCMC Personnel, like in a cloud-based system) then the user's input requires some degree of obfuscation depending on sensitivity of information. Given that this could include information about compromised or ineffectual systems, including security systems, the potential for damage is high. Thus, HIGH.	Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system.	Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Emergency Management Center	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Emergency Management Center	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	maint and constr operations information presentation	Not Applicable	Moderate	Moderate
Maint and Constr Management Center	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	maint and constr operations information presentation	System maintenance flows should have some protection from casual viewing, as otherwise imposters could gain illicit control over field equipment	Information presented to backoffice system operators must be consistent or the operator may perform actions that are not appropriate to the real situation.	The backoffice system operator should have access to system operation. If this interface is down then control is effectively lost, as without feedback from the system the operator has no way of knowing what is the correct action to take.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Media	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Media	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Rail Operations Center	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Rail Operations Center	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Surface Transportation Weather Service	road treatment data	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Maint and Constr Management Center	Surface Transportation Weather Service	road treatment data	Exposure of this information does not present a threat opportunity.	Since this information is fed into road conditions forecasts, any misinformation or corruption of this 'source data' could lead to erroneous forecasts, which impacts future operations and actions.	Likely does not change often, but when it does related to adverse weather when road conditions predictions are most needed. Lack of availability of this flow could lead to uninformed forecasts, which impacts future operations and actions.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Surface Transportation Weather Service	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Surface Transportation Weather Service	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Traffic Management Center	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Traffic Management Center	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Transit Management Center	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Transit Management Center	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Transportation Information Center	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Transportation Information Center	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Weather Service System	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Maint and Constr Management Center	Weather Service System	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	Maint and Constr Management Center	road weather information	Low	Moderate	Low
Other Maint and Constr Mgmt Centers	Maint and Constr Management Center	road weather information	Used to feed other processes that produce data for public distribution and center-based decision making processes. Widely distributed, no need for obfuscation.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.	There are lots of ways to corroborate and receive this data. While travelers and operators make decisions based on this, if it is not available or incorrect the largest impact is probably confusion.
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Emergency Management Center	transportation weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Emergency Management Center	transportation weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	While there are many sources of weather information, some guarantee of correctness is justifiable to keep confidence in provided service. In areas with severe weather it may be justifiable to raise this to HIGH.	There should be other sources of this data. It does need to be reliable however; weather can change quickly, and depending on the destination and its operational strategies, timely response may be important. In areas with severe weather it may be justifiable to raise this to HIGH.
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Maint and Constr Management Center	transportation weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Maint and Constr Management Center	transportation weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	While there are many sources of weather information, some guarantee of correctness is justifiable to keep confidence in provided service. In areas with severe weather it may be justifiable to raise this to HIGH.	There should be other sources of this data. It does need to be reliable however; weather can change quickly, and depending on the destination and its operational strategies, timely response may be important. In areas with severe weather it may be justifiable to raise this to HIGH.
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Traffic Management Center	transportation weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Traffic Management Center	transportation weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	While there are many sources of weather information, some guarantee of correctness is justifiable to keep confidence in provided service. In areas with severe weather it may be justifiable to raise this to HIGH.	There should be other sources of this data. It does need to be reliable however; weather can change quickly, and depending on the destination and its operational strategies, timely response may be important. In areas with severe weather it may be justifiable to raise this to HIGH.
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Transit Management Center	transportation weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Transit Management Center	transportation weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	There are several mechanisms by which weather information gets to a traveler, though given that the TIC may be performing some data fusion and providing value-added information, this data should be exchanged with some protection on its contents.	There are several mechanisms by which weather information gets to a traveler, though given that the TIC may be performing some data fusion and providing value-added information, this data should be exchanged with some protection on its contents.
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Transportation Information Center	transportation weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Surface Transportation Weather Service	Transportation Information Center	transportation weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	There are several mechanisms by which weather information gets to a traveler, though given that the TIC may be performing some data fusion and providing value-added information, this data should be exchanged with some protection on its contents.	There are several mechanisms by which weather information gets to a traveler, though given that the TIC may be performing some data fusion and providing value-added information, this data should be exchanged with some protection on its contents.
Weather Service System	Emergency Management Center	weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Weather Service System	Emergency Management Center	weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	While there are many sources of weather information, some guarantee of correctness is justifiable to keep confidence in provided service. Even for areas with significant weather events that drive emergency activities, it would be difficult to justify HIGH for this flow. While the repurcussions of inaccurate data may be significant, they are probably not catastrophic.	The Emergency Management Center relies on weather data for planning and decision making, so this flow needs to be reliable. In areas with flash-weather issues, this might be HIGH.
Weather Service System	Maint and Constr Management Center	weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Weather Service System	Maint and Constr Management Center	weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	While there are many sources of weather information, some guarantee of correctness is justifiable to keep confidence in provided service. Even for areas with significant weather events that drive maintenance activities, it would be difficult to justify HIGH for this flow. While the repurcussions of inaccurate data may be significant, they are probably not catastrophic.	M&MC relies on weather data for planning and decision making, so this flow needs to be reliable. In areas with flash-weather issues, this might be HIGH.
Weather Service System	Traffic Management Center	weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Weather Service System	Traffic Management Center	weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	While there are many sources of weather information, some guarantee of correctness is justifiable to keep confidence in provided service.	There should be other sources of this data. It does need to be reliable however; weather can change quickly, and depending on the destination and its operational strategies, timely response may be important.
Weather Service System	Transit Management Center	weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Weather Service System	Transit Management Center	weather information	Typically intended for public distribution.	While there are many sources of weather information, some guarantee of correctness is justifiable to keep confidence in provided service.	There should be other sources of this data. It does need to be reliable however; weather can change quickly, and depending on the destination and its operational strategies, timely response may be important.
Weather Service System	Transportation Information Center	weather information	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Weather Service System	Transportation Information Center	weather information	WYO believes this should be LOW or MODERATE depending on the application.	While there are many sources of weather information, some guarantee of correctness is justifiable to keep confidence in provided service.	There should be other sources of this data. It does need to be reliable however; weather can change quickly, and depending on the destination and its operational strategies, timely response may be important.

Standards

The following table lists the standards associated with physical objects in this service package. For standards related to interfaces, see the specific information flow triple pages.

Name	Title	Physical Object
NEMA TS 8 Cyber and Physical Security	Cyber and Physical Security for Intelligent Transportation Systems	Traffic Management Center

System Requirements

System Requirement		Need
001	The system 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).	03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.
002	The system shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information to support incident management.	03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.
003	The system shall respond to control data from center personnel regarding environmental information processing.	02	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to process collected environmental information to issue location specific road weather warnings derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to make decisions regarding efficient deployment of road maintenance resources based on historical, current and forecasted environmental conditions.
003		03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.
004	The system shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) and local environmental sensor data.	02	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to process collected environmental information to issue location specific road weather warnings derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to make decisions regarding efficient deployment of road maintenance resources based on historical, current and forecasted environmental conditions.
004		03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.
005	The system shall use the various data inputs of environmental sensors and road weather data to develop a view of current and predicted road weather and road conditions.	02	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to process collected environmental information to issue location specific road weather warnings derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to make decisions regarding efficient deployment of road maintenance resources based on historical, current and forecasted environmental conditions.
005		03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.
006	The system shall disseminate current and forecasted road weather and road condition information to weather service providers (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services) as well as other agencies including traffic, emergency, and transit management, traveler information providers, rail operations centers, media, and other maintenance management centers.	02	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to process collected environmental information to issue location specific road weather warnings derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to make decisions regarding efficient deployment of road maintenance resources based on historical, current and forecasted environmental conditions.
006		03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.
007	The system shall provide value-added sector specific meteorological services with information on basic road facility and treatment information that supports forecasts for road conditions.	02	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to process collected environmental information to issue location specific road weather warnings derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to make decisions regarding efficient deployment of road maintenance resources based on historical, current and forecasted environmental conditions.
008	The system shall collect, process, and store current and forecast road conditions and surface weather conditions.	02	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to process collected environmental information to issue location specific road weather warnings derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to make decisions regarding efficient deployment of road maintenance resources based on historical, current and forecasted environmental conditions.
008		03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.
009	The system shall assimilate current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information using a combination of weather service provider information (such as the National Weather Service and value-added sector specific meteorological services), data from roadway maintenance operations, and environmental data collected from sensors deployed on and about the roadway.	03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.
010	The system shall receive road condition information from weather service providers.	03	Maintenance and construction operations needs to process collected environmental information to issue road weather alerts, warnings and advisories derived from roadway environmental sensor data, vehicle on-board sensor data and weather service operations to share the road weather information with emergency management operations, transit management operations, rail operations, weather service operations and other maintenance and construction operations.