EM06-Wide-Area Alert (Market Package*)

Market Package Graphic       Transaction Set Diagram

Description

This market package uses ITS driver and traveler information systems to alert the public in emergency situations such as child abductions, severe weather events, civil emergencies, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property. The alert includes information and instructions for transportation system operators and the traveling public, improving public safety and enlisting the public’s help in some scenarios. The ITS technologies will supplement and support other emergency and homeland security alert systems such as the Emergency Alert System (EAS). When an emergency situation is reported and verified and the terms and conditions for system activation are satisfied, a designated agency broadcasts emergency information to traffic agencies, transit agencies, information service providers, toll operators, and others that operate ITS systems. The ITS systems, in turn, provide the alert information to transportation system operators and the traveling public using ITS technologies such as dynamic message signs, highway advisory radios, in-vehicle displays, transit displays, 511 traveler information systems, and traveler information web sites.

Includes Equipment Packages and Subsystems:

Includes Architecture Flows:

Source Architecture Flow Destination In Graphic
Alerting and Advisory Systems alerts and advisories Emergency Management Yes
Driver driver inputs Vehicle No
Emergency Management emergency operations status Emergency System Operator No
Emergency Management alert notification Information Service Provider Yes
Emergency Management alert notification Maintenance and Construction Management Yes
Emergency Management alert notification coordination Other Emergency Management Yes
Emergency Management alert notification Toll Administration Yes
Emergency Management alert notification Traffic Management Yes
Emergency Management alert notification Transit Management Yes
Emergency System Operator emergency operations inputs Emergency Management No
Information Service Provider alert status Emergency Management Yes
Information Service Provider ISP operations information presentation ISP Operator No
Information Service Provider emergency traveler information Personal Information Access Yes
Information Service Provider emergency traveler information Remote Traveler Support Yes
Information Service Provider voice-based alert notification Telecommunications System for Traveler Information Yes
Information Service Provider emergency traveler information Vehicle Yes
ISP Operator ISP operator inputs Information Service Provider No
Maintenance and Construction Center Personnel maint and constr center personnel inputs Maintenance and Construction Management No
Maintenance and Construction Management alert status Emergency Management Yes
Maintenance and Construction Management maint and constr operations information presentation Maintenance and Construction Center Personnel No
Other Emergency Management alert notification coordination Emergency Management Yes
Personal Information Access traveler interface updates Traveler No
Remote Traveler Support traveler interface updates Traveler No
Roadway Subsystem driver information Driver No
Roadway Subsystem roadway information system status Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Traffic Management Yes
Telecommunications System for Traveler Information voice-based traveler request Information Service Provider Yes
Toll Administration alert status Emergency Management Yes
Toll Administration toll information presentation Toll Administrator No
Toll Administration toll advisories Toll Collection No
Toll Administrator toll administration requests Toll Administration No
Traffic Management alert status Emergency Management Yes
Traffic Management roadway information system data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Roadway Subsystem Yes
Traffic Management traffic operator data Traffic Operations Personnel No
Traffic Operations Personnel traffic operator inputs Traffic Management No
Transit Management alert status Emergency Management Yes
Transit Management transit traveler information Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Remote Traveler Support Yes
Transit Management transit operations status Transit Operations Personnel No
Transit Management transit traveler information Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Transit Vehicle Subsystem Yes
Transit Management transit vehicle operator information Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Transit Vehicle Subsystem Yes
Transit Operations Personnel transit operations personnel inputs Transit Management No
Traveler traveler inputs Personal Information Access No
Traveler traveler inputs Remote Traveler Support No
Vehicle driver updates Driver No
    - This icon indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards. Select the architecture flow for more information on relevant standards activities.

Early Deployment

This market package has been identified as an early deployment due to a promising combination of low risk implementation characteristics, developing public or private markets for the package, and tangible system or user benefits. This Market Package provides motorist with child abduction information, potential security threats, along with natural disaster information. National standards may enhance the performance and uniformity of the service provided.

ITS Goals Supported

    ITS Goal Satisfaction Level
    Improve Safety *
    Create an Environment for an ITS Market *
    * Features that marginally satisfy the goals
    * * Features that almost satisfy every aspect of the goals
    * * * Features completely satisfy every aspect of the goals

User Services related to this Market Package:

Problem / Solution Pairs this Market Package Addresses

Hypertext Architecture Version 6.1 generated on 1/7/2009 from the following databases
Physical Architecture dated 12/15/2008,
Logical Architecture dated 12/2/2008,
Market Packages dated 12/14/2008,
Security dated 11/13/2008,
User Services dated 4/9/2007,
Theory of Operations dated 12/14/2008,
AppMap dated 12/19/2008 and the
SDOMAP dated 12/12/2008