Amber/Silver Alert - Media

Status

Existing

Description

This element represents the Nevada Broadcasters Association, which is the partnership responsible for distributing information for Amber/Silver Alerts (Amber Alert is existing, Silver Alert is in the future). Local law enforcement is responsible for the Alert declaration. Local law enforcement then notifies the Nevada Broadcasters Assn, who is in turn responsible for notifying NDOT and others to disseminate Alert information. Law enforcement frequently contacts NDOT directly but the official policy is that NDOT is contacted by Nevada Broadcasters Association. The Association is a partnership of three radio stations.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
Nevada Broadcaster AssociationOwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Transportation Information Center
Center

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescription
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.
TIC Emergency Traveler Information'TIC Emergency Traveler Information' provides emergency information to the public, including wide–area alerts and evacuation information. It provides emergency alerts, information on evacuation zones and evacuation requirements, evacuation destinations and shelter information, available transportation modes, and traffic and road conditions at the origin, destination, and along the evacuation routes. In addition to general evacuation information, personalized information including tailored evacuation routes, service information, and estimated travel times is also provided based on traveler specified origin, destination, and route parameters. Updated information is provided throughout the evacuation and subsequent reentry as status changes and plans are adapted.
TIC Traveler Telephone Information'TIC Traveler Telephone Information' services voice–based traveler requests for information that supports traveler telephone information systems like 511. It takes requests for traveler information, which could be voice–formatted traveler requests, dual–tone multi–frequency (DTMF)–based requests, or a simple traveler information request, and returns the requested traveler information in the proper format. In addition to servicing requests for traveler information, it also collects and forwards alerts and advisories to traveler telephone information systems.

Interfaces To

DPS – Highway Patrol Dispatch
Media
NDOT District 1 Road Operations Center
NDOT District 2 Road Operations Center
Northern Nevada Regional Road Operations Center (NNROC)
Personal Communication Devices
Private Traveler Information Service Providers
Reno TMC
Sparks TMC
Washoe County TMC