Transcript Regional Mobility Information System

Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research
Paso Del Norte
Regional Mobility Information System
Challenges and Opportunities
Rajat Rajbhandari
Texas Transportation Institute
El Paso, Texas
TBWG Data Workshop
Detroit, Michigan
June 4, 2008
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Transportation Operations Group
Agenda
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Defining Goals and Objectives of the System
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Developing Framework for the System
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Designing and Implementing the System
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Challenges and Opportunities
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Creating a Sustainable System
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Future of PDN Regional Mobility Information System
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Video Demonstration of PDN RMIS Website
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Defining Goals and Objectives of the System
Annual Traffic Delay in the El Paso Area
Annual Delay (person-hours in thousands)
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
Traffic Congestion
Border Congestion
Annual Volume of Trucks Entering into United States from mexico
through POEs in El Paso Only
1000
All POEs in El Paso
BOTA Only
Trucks (in Thousands)
800
600
400
200
0
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
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Defining Goals and Objectives of the System
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Raising awareness of the need for data collection planning
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Increasing amount of transportation data being collected
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Increasing quality of transportation data being collected
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Increasing recognition of the value of data
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Encouraging similar efforts in other areas of transportation
Creating a centralized transportation data archive
and
Providing advanced traveler information
Adopted From: Closing the Data Gap: Guidelines for Quality Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) Data Version 1.0, ITS America and
U.S. Department of Transportation, September 2000.
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Defining Objectives of the System
ARCHIVED TRANSPORTATION DATA
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Long and Short Range Planning
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Model Calibration
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Performance Monitoring
Provide a common medium to store and
relay multi-modal transportation data
ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION
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Incident Information
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Roadway Conditions
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Border Crossing Information
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Weather Alerts
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Defining Objectives of the System
Vehicle Sensors
Internet
Internet
Internet
PDN Regional
Mobility
Internet
Information
System
Motorist
Information
Aggregated
Traffic Data
TxDOT Design and
Planning
Aggregated
Traffic Data
El Paso MPO
Customs and Border
Protection
Incidents
City of El Paso/PD/FD
Transit Location
Transit Ridership
Internet
Border Crossing
Images
Weather
Dynamic Message
Signs
Highway Advisory
Radio
CCTV
Border Wait Times
Number of Lanes Open
Traveler
Information
Internet
TransVista
Sun Metro
(Bus Dispatch, Kiosks)
Local Media,
Traveling Public,
Commercial Vehicle
Operators
IMIP
NOAA
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Developing Framework of the System
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Outlining “vision” to determine data needs and priorities
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Determining and defining the region (boundaries) and roadways
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Identifying data types produced by stakeholders
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Considering local factors regarding traffic and border crossing needs
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Estimating procurement costs and synchronizing strategies with funding profile
Adopted From: Closing the Data Gap: Guidelines for Quality Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) Data Version 1.0, ITS America and
U.S. Department of Transportation, September 2000.
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Developing Framework of the System
Extract Traffic and Border Crossing Data from
Diverse Data Sources
TIER 1
DATA EXTRACTION
Travel
Time
Weather
Traffic
Speed
Camera
Snapshots
Incidents
CBP Inspection
Lanes Open
CBP Border
Crossing Delay
HAZMAT
Information
RFID Border
Crossing Time
TIER 2
DATA FUSION
Archived Information
Real-Time Information
TIER 3
DATA DISSEMINATION
Planners, Engineers,
Researchers
Motorists, Freight Carriers and
Shippers
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase I – 2006 Scoping and Needs
Phase I –2006
Scoping and Needs
Phase II – 2007
Design and Build
Phase III – 2008
O & M and Expansion
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Identifying the overall needs and purpose of mobility information system
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Identifying stakeholders in the region
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Identifying desired outcomes from the system according to stakeholder needs
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Identifying sources and types of data availability
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Defining and designing conceptual operation of the system
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase II – 2007 Design and Build
Phase I – 2006
Scoping and Needs
Phase II – 2007
Design and Build
Phase III – 2008
O & M and Expansion
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Establishing a systems architecture (3-tier architecture)
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Defining interfaces between data sources and the system
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Developing functional requirements of the system
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Defining processes for data extraction, fusion and dissemination
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Procuring of software and hardware
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase II – 2007 Design and Build
Data Extraction
Data Extraction
Process
Microwave Vehicle
Sensors
Data Fusion
Data Filter and
Aggregation
Extract Raw
Vehicle Detector
Data
Data Storage
Data Dissemination
Data Delivery
Data Use
Extraction
SQL Reporting
Service
Filter
Aggregation
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Internet
Extract IMIP
Border Images
Extract Hourly
Weather Data
from NOAA
Extract Incident
Data from EP
Extract Border
Wait Times and
Lanes Open from
CBP
Extract Homeland
Security Threat
Level Advisory
Web-Based User
Interface
Internet
Aggregated
Traffic Data
Convert to XML
Data Format
Border
Crossing
Images
Stored
Procedures
Hourly
Weather
Data
Hourly
Incident
Data
SQL Server
Agents
SSIS
Packages
Cross
Border Wait
Time
HS Threat
Level
Advisory
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase II – 2007 Design and Build
Traffic Data
Dimensions
Weather
Data
Segment ID
HAZMAT
Crossing Data
Sensor ID
Route ID
Port of Entry ID
Inspection Lane ID
Incident
Data
Border Crossing
Time Data
Event ID
Date and Time ID
CBP Border
Crossing Delay
CBP Inspection
Lanes Open
HS Threat Level
Advisory
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase II – 2007 Design and Build
Traffic
Incidents
Amber Alerts
Weather Alerts
Traffic Images
Airport Info
Border Crossing Delay
from CBP
DMS Messages
Inspection Lanes
Open
Threat Advisory
Level
Vehicle Sensors
Highway Speed
IMIP Border
Images
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase II – 2007 Design and Build
Congestion
Monitoring
Dashboard Reports
Performance
Monitoring
Micro and
Macroscopic
Calibration Tools
Summary Statistics of
Border Crossing Delay
from CBP
Data Mining Tools
Data Mining Tools
for Border Crossing
Aggregated Volume
and Speed
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase II – 2007 Design and Build
Data Type
Archive Period
Archive Frequency
Display Frequency
Traffic and Truck Volume and Speed
2 years
30 seconds
1 minute
Segment Travel Time, Other Performance
Indices
2 years
1, 15, 60 minutes
24 hours
1 minute
Highway Surveillance Camera Snapshots
1 week and purged
then after
30 minutes
1 minute
DMS Messages
None
None
20 minutes
Incident Location
2 years
60 minutes
20 minutes
NOAA Weather
2 years
60 minutes
60 minutes
CBP – Inspection Lanes Open
1.5 years
60 minutes
60 minutes
CBP – Border Crossing Delay
1.5 years
60 minutes
60 minutes
Homeland Security Threat Level
Advisory
1 month
60 minutes
60 minutes
Border Images
None
5 minutes
60 minutes
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase III – 2008 O & M and Expansion
Phase I – 2006
Scoping and Needs
Phase II – 2007
Design and Build
Phase III – 2008
O & M and Expansion
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Calibrating the system to verify system performance
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Modifying system components until acceptable performance is achieved
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Maintaining and monitoring the performance of the system
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Providing enhancements according to operational experience
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Adding processes and functions to maintain the system
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Expansion of PDN RMIS by
– Integrating with border crossing information
– Integrating with HAZMAT monitoring system
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase III – 2008 O & M and Expansion
Secure FTP
Access
Terminal at
BorerComm
RMIS
Location of 16 cameras installed by
Instituto Municipal de Investigacion y
Planeacion at US/Mexico Border
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Designing and Implementing the System
Phase III – 2008 O & M and Expansion
RFID Readers Being
Installed by DPS
RMIS
Wireless
Modems
Dedicated
Terminal
RFID Readers Being
Installed by TTI
Bridge of the Americas, El Paso, Texas
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Challenges and Opportunities
Overcoming Constraints with Innovative Ideas
Request Direct Access
to Data Source
Commitment from
Agencies
Willing to Help,
But Time Consuming
Find Alternative Ways
to Extract Data
Applications to
Automatically
Read Agency Websites
Read and Parse Incident
Reports from
City of El Paso Website
Incident
Data
Read and Parse Border
Crossing Delay from
CBP Website
CBP Border
Crossing Delay
Read and Parse Number of
Inspection Lanes Open from
CBP Website
CBP Inspection
Lanes Open
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Challenges and Opportunities
Overcoming Constraints with Innovative Ideas
TransVista FTMS
Server collects traffic
data from sensors
Processes and stores
raw data
FTMS Server Pushes
Raw Data to TTI
TTI SQL Server
TTI Host
TTI Web
Server
Modem, PCAnywhere,
Standalone Applications
Advanced Traveler
Information
TTI initially requested a
more efficient WIRELESS
connection
Interactive Reports of
Aggregate Data and
Performance Measures
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Challenges and Opportunities
Creating a Value-Added System
HAZMAT Information
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Border Crossing
Information
Value of PDN Regional
Mobility Information
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Traffic Information
Value of PDN Regional
Mobility Information
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Value of PDN Regional
Mobility Information
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Challenges and Opportunities
Creating New Opportunities – By Providing Tools to Identify Cause-Effect
Agg Volume = Aggregate Volume
Avg Speed Miles = Average Speed in MPH
Visibility = Visibility in Miles
AvgSp = Average Speed of Vehicles in MPH
AvgVol = Volume of Vehicles
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Challenges and Opportunities
Creating New Opportunities – By Providing Tools for Reality Mining
Number of C ommerc ial V ehic le Ins pec tion L anes Open and D elay at B ridg e of the
Americ as , E l P as o, T ex as during the Week of D ec ember 12, 2007 as R eported by C B P
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Delay on S tandard L anes
Delay on F as t L anes
30
F as t L anes O pen
4
S tandard L anes O pen
15
2
L anes Open
3
20
10
1
5
0
12/14-4pm
12/14-10am
12/14-7am
12/14-7am
12/13-4pm
12/13-2pm
12/13-8am
12/13-7am
12/13-10am
12/13-10am
12/12-5pm
12/12-Noon
12/12-10am
12/12-7am
12/12-4pm
12/12-5pm
12/12-8am
12/11-3pm
12/11-Noon
12/11-5pm
12/11-3pm
12/11-9am
12/11-7am
12/10-3pm
12/10-11am
12/10-9am
12/10-4pm
12/10-11am
0
12/10-6am
Delay (Minutes )
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Challenges and Opportunities
Creating New Opportunities – By Providing Tools for Reality Mining
S tandard D eviation of D elay at B ridg e of the Americ as , E l P as o,
T exas D uring the Week of D ec ember 12, 2007 as R eported by C B P
S tandard Deviation (Minutes )
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8
6
4
2
0
F AS T
S tandard
T ype of Inspec tion L a nes
FAST lanes are 4 times more reliable than Standard lanes
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Challenges and Opportunities
Creating New Opportunities– By Providing Platform to Add New Information
RFID Readers Being Installed by
NMSU through EPA Grant
RMIS
Wireless
Modems
Dedicated
Terminal
Santa Teresa Port of Entry, New Mexico
Send Real-Time Hazmat
Information to First
Responders in New Mexico, El
Paso, and Juarez
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Challenges and Opportunities
Creating New Opportunities – By Developing State–of–the–Art System
NonCommerci
al
Border
Crossing
Time
Measure
ment
 RFID-Based
Commercial
Border Crossing Time
Measurement
 RFID-Based
 Measures border
crossing time of
commercial vehicles
 Transmits
information to
freight operators
and shippers
Border
Crossing
Informatio
n System
 Provides real time
border crossing
information to
agencies and public
 Measures border
crossing time of
non-commercial
vehicles
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 Transmits
information to
motorists crossing
the border
International Border Crossing
Information System
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 Provides historical
information to
planners and
researchers
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 Consistently and
objectively measures
border crossing
performance
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Challenges and Opportunities
Leveraging New Funds
FHWA
Commercial
Border Wait Time
Measurement
UTCM
CIITR
Border Crossing
Information System
SWUTC
Estimating Benefits of
Advanced Border
Crossing Data
SWUTC
HAZMAT Information
System
City of El Paso
El Paso RFID
Non-Commercial
Border Wait Time
Measurement
International Border Crossing
Information System
PDN Regional Mobility
Information System
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Creating a Sustainable System
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Sustain growth of storage space
– Efficiency of the system
Sustain growth of transaction load
– Licensing issues
– Growth of users
Sustain growth of data marts
– Effect on storage capacity
– Increases complexity
Sustain stakeholder support
– Keep stakeholders involved
Data Warehouse Estimated Growth
Storage Requirement in Giga Bytes
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300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
Year
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Future of PDN Regional Mobility Information System
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Who will operate and maintain the system in the long run?
– How to obtain funding to operate and maintain the system.
– How to charge fee to users?
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Could public-private partnership be a solution? Need to resolve institutional and
technical issues, such as
– Intellectual property rights
– Access to data sources
– Market analysis of user fee
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TTI is working on a project to perform a CROSS-CUTTING study on how Traffic
Management Centers and Consortiums across U.S. handle INSTITUITIONAL issues
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PDN Regional Mobility Information System Demo
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Contact Information
Rajat Rajbhandari, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Research Engineer
Texas Transportation Institute
4050 Rio Bravo, Suite 151
El Paso, Texas
Phone: 915.532.3759
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://tti.tamu.edu
RMIS: http://www.eptraffic.com
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