Challenges Faced and Tactics Used to Integrate Real-Time State Police CAD Data with the VDOT Richmond District Smart Traffic Center: Lessons Learned Document

This document discusses the significant issues encountered during the development effort of integrating the Transportation Management System (OpenTMS) deployed at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Richmond District Smart Traffic Center (STC) with the real time State Police data coming from the Virginia State Police (VSP) Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. This Lessons Learned Document is intended to provide some guidance to projects undertaking similar tasks and challenges.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4228
• Corporate Authors:

  Open Roads Consulting, Incorporated

  708 Battlefield Boulevard
  Chesapeake, Virginia  United States  23322-5401

  Virginia Department of Transportation

  2201 W Hundred Road
  Chester, VA  United States  23831

  Department of Transportation

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Beckwith, Steve
• Publication Date: 2005-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Version
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 16p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooperation; Data sharing; Development; Highway traffic control; Lessons learned; Police; Real time information; State departments of transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computer aided dispatch (CAD); Smart traffic control
• Geographic Terms: Richmond (Virginia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01001009
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 14 2005 10:53AM