Nevada Division of Forestry Infrastructure

Status

Planned

Description

While they do not operate their own ITS Elements, the Division of Forestry does have some electronic field devices in the immediate vicinity of some roadways, and they utilize NDOT's DMS signs for disseminating information to the public. They are identified in this architecture as an information service provider regarding fires and other emergency activation (evacuation, etc..) that may have an impact on the roadway and traveling public.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
Nevada Division of ForestryOwnsPlanned

Physical Objects

ITS Roadway Equipment
Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment
Transportation Information Center
Center
Data Distribution System

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescription
Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination'Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination' includes field elements that provide information to drivers, including dynamic message signs and highway advisory radios.
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

NDOT District 2 Road Operations Center
Washoe County TMC