Interface: Vehicles on the Road - NYSDOT Region 8 ITS Field Equipment

Information Flow Definitions

emergency traveler information (Planned)

Public notification of an emergency such as a natural or man-made disaster, civil emergency, or child abduction. This flow also includes evacuation information including evacuation instructions, evacuation zones, recommended evacuation times, tailored evacuation routes and destinations, traffic and road conditions along the evacuation routes, traveler services and shelter information, and reentry times and instructions.

local traveler information (Planned)

Traveler information including traffic, road, and weather conditions for a particular locality. This flow includes the location-specific traveler information and time effectivity of the information.

vehicle signage data (Planned)

In-vehicle signing data that augments regulatory, warning, and informational road signs and signals. The information provided would include static sign information (e.g., stop, curve warning, guide signs, service signs, and directional signs) and dynamic information (e.g., local traffic and road conditions, lane restrictions, work zones, detours, closures, advisories, and warnings).