Physical Object: ITS Roadway Equipment
Roadway Data Collection
Overview
'Roadway Data Collection' collects traffic, road, and environmental conditions information for use in transportation planning, research, and other off-line applications where data quality and completeness take precedence over real-time performance. It includes the sensors, supporting roadside infrastructure, and communications equipment that collects and transfers information to a center for archival.
This functional object is included in the "ITS Roadway Equipment" physical object.
This functional object is included in the following service packages:
This functional object is mapped to the following Functional View PSpecs:
Requirements
| # | Requirement |
|---|---|
| 01 | The field element shall collect traffic, road, and environmental conditions information. |
| 02 | The field element shall include the sensors and supporting roadside devices that sense, collect, and send traffic, road, and environmental conditions information to a center for archival. |
| 03 | The field element shall collect sensor status and sensor faults from roadside equipment and send it along with the recorded data to a center for archival. |
Information Flows
| Source | Flow | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| Archived Data System | data collection and monitoring control | ITS Roadway Equipment |
| ITS Roadway Equipment | roadside archive data | Archived Data System |
Standards
Currently, there are no standards associated with the functional object itself though the interfaces may have standards associated with them.