Ontario 511

Status: Existing

Description

The 511 system for Canada, focusing on transportation and traveler information to the traveling public.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
Ministry of Transportation OntarioOwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Transportation Information Center
Data Distribution System

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
TIC Connected Vehicle Traveler Info DistributionIn support of connected vehicle applications, 'TIC Connected Vehicle Traveler Info Distribution' disseminates traveler information including traffic and road conditions, incident information, maintenance and construction information, event information, transit information, parking information, and weather information. Location–specific or situation–relevant traveler information is sent to short range communications transceivers at the roadside.False
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.False
TIC Interactive Traveler Information'TIC Interactive Traveler Information' disseminates personalized traveler information including traffic and road conditions, transit information, parking information, maintenance and construction information, multimodal information, event information, and weather information. Tailored information is provided based on the traveler's request in this interactive service.False
TIC Road Weather Advisories and Warnings'TIC Road Weather Advisories and Warnings' collects, aggregates, and processes environmental situation data (aka environmental probe data) from connected vehicles. Environmental situation data may be collected through direct wide area wireless communications with vehicles or through short range communications equipment at the roadside. Aggregated environmental conditions information are distributed to other centers that use the information to support transportation operations and traveler information services.False
TIC Situation Data Management'TIC Situation Data Management' manages connected vehicle situation data collection, quality controls, filtering, aggregation, and storage. Through this process, raw data reported by connected vehicles are transformed into information products that can be accessed and used to support transportation operations and traveler information. The distribution of the connected vehicle–derived information products is handled by other functional objects.False
TIC Traveler Information Broadcast'TIC Traveler Information Broadcast' disseminates traveler information including traffic and road conditions, incident information, maintenance and construction information, event information, transit information, parking information, and weather information. The same information is broadcast to all equipped traveler interface systems and vehicles.False
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.False

Interfaces To

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511NY
E–ZPass Reader
Local Emergency Dispatch
Municipal Roadway Maintenance Dispatch Centers
NFBC Operations Center
NFTA Equipped Bus Fleet
NITTEC Traffic Operations Center (Crossroads/AllRoads)
NITTEC Website
NYSDOT Field Equipment
NYSDOT Service Patrol Vehicles
NYSDOT STICC
NYSTA Field Equipment
NYSTA Thruway Statewide Operations Center (TSOC)
PBA Operations Center
Private Tow Dispatch Center
Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices
Third Party Transportation Information Sources
Winter Operations Vehicles