1. Transportation Operations Group 1 Paso Del Norte Regional Mobility Information System Challenges and Opportunities Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research TBWG Data Workshop Detroit, Michigan June 4, 2008 Rajat Rajbhandari Texas Transportation Institute El Paso, Texas

2. 2 Agenda  Defining Goals and Objectives of the System  Developing Framework for the System  Designing and Implementing the System  Challenges and Opportunities  Creating a Sustainable System  Future of PDN Regional Mobility Information System  Video Demonstration of PDN RMIS Website

3. 3 Defining Goals and Objectives of the System Traffic Congestion Border Congestion

4. 4 Defining Goals and Objectives of the System  Raising awareness of the need for data collection planning  Increasing amount of transportation data being collected  Increasing quality of transportation data being collected  Increasing recognition of the value of data  Encouraging similar efforts in other areas of transportation 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. Creating a centralized transportation data archive and Providing advanced traveler information

5. 5 Defining Objectives of the System Provide a common medium to store and relay multi-modal transportation data ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION  Incident Information  Roadway Conditions  Border Crossing Information  Weather Alerts ARCHIVED TRANSPORTATION DATA  Long and Short Range Planning  Model Calibration  Performance Monitoring

6. 6 Defining Objectives of the System PDN Regional Mobility Information System Aggregated Traffic Data Transit Location Transit Ridership Traveler Information Internet

7. 7 Developing Framework of the System  Outlining “vision” to determine data needs and priorities  Determining and defining the region (boundaries) and roadways  Identifying data types produced by stakeholders  Considering local factors regarding traffic and border crossing needs  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.

8. 8 Developing Framework of the System Weather Incidents Traffic Speed CBP Inspection Lanes Open RFID Border Crossing Time Travel Time HAZMAT Information Camera Snapshots Archived Information Planners, Engineers, Researchers Motorists, Freight Carriers and Shippers Real-Time Information Extract Traffic and Border Crossing Data from Diverse Data Sources CBP Border Crossing Delay TIER 1 DATA EXTRACTION TIER 2 DATA FUSION TIER 3 DATA DISSEMINATION

9. 9 Designing and Implementing the System  Identifying the overall needs and purpose of mobility information system  Identifying stakeholders in the region  Identifying desired outcomes from the system according to stakeholder needs  Identifying sources and types of data availability  Defining and designing conceptual operation of the system Phase I – 2006 Scoping and Needs Phase II – 2007 Design and Build Phase III – 2008 O & M and Expansion

10. 10 Designing and Implementing the System  Establishing a systems architecture (3-tier architecture)  Defining interfaces between data sources and the system  Developing functional requirements of the system  Defining processes for data extraction, fusion and dissemination  Procuring of software and hardware Phase II – 2007 Design and Build Phase I – 2006 Scoping and Needs Phase III – 2008 O & M and Expansion

11. 11 Designing and Implementing the System Data ExtractionData FusionData Dissemination Phase II – 2007 Design and Build

12. 12 Designing and Implementing the System Traffic Data Border Crossing Time Data Weather Data Incident Data CBP Border Crossing Delay HS Threat Level Advisory CBP Inspection Lanes Open HAZMAT Crossing Data Dimensions Segment ID Sensor ID Route ID Port of Entry ID Inspection Lane ID Event ID Date and Time ID Phase II – 2007 Design and Build

13. 13 Designing and Implementing the System Phase II – 2007 Design and Build Amber Alerts Vehicle Sensors Highway Speed Traffic Images Traffic Incidents Airport Info Weather Alerts DMS Messages Border Crossing Delay from CBP Inspection Lanes Open Threat Advisory Level IMIP Border Images

14. 14 Designing and Implementing the System Phase II – 2007 Design and Build Dashboard Reports Performance Monitoring Congestion Monitoring Micro and Macroscopic Calibration Tools Data Mining Tools Aggregated Volume and Speed Summary Statistics of Border Crossing Delay from CBP Data Mining Tools for Border Crossing

15. 15 Designing and Implementing the System Data TypeArchive PeriodArchive FrequencyDisplay Frequency Traffic and Truck Volume and Speed2 years30 seconds1 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 minutes1 minute DMS MessagesNone 20 minutes Incident Location2 years60 minutes20 minutes NOAA Weather2 years60 minutes CBP – Inspection Lanes Open1.5 years60 minutes CBP – Border Crossing Delay1.5 years60 minutes Homeland Security Threat Level Advisory 1 month60 minutes Border ImagesNone5 minutes60 minutes Phase II – 2007 Design and Build

16. 16 Designing and Implementing the System  Calibrating the system to verify system performance  Modifying system components until acceptable performance is achieved  Maintaining and monitoring the performance of the system  Providing enhancements according to operational experience  Adding processes and functions to maintain the system  Expansion of PDN RMIS by – Integrating with border crossing information – Integrating with HAZMAT monitoring system Phase III – 2008 O & M and Expansion Phase I – 2006 Scoping and Needs Phase II – 2007 Design and Build

17. 17 Designing and Implementing the System RMIS Location of 16 cameras installed by Instituto Municipal de Investigacion y Planeacion at US/Mexico Border Terminal at BorerComm Secure FTP Access Phase III – 2008 O & M and Expansion

18. 18 Designing and Implementing the System RMIS RFID Readers Being Installed by TTI RFID Readers Being Installed by DPS Bridge of the Americas, El Paso, Texas Wireless Modems Dedicated Terminal Phase III – 2008 O & M and Expansion

19. 19 Challenges and Opportunities Overcoming Constraints with Innovative Ideas Request Direct Access to Data Source Willing to Help, But Time Consuming Find Alternative Ways to Extract Data Applications to Automatically Read Agency Websites Commitment from Agencies 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

20. 20 Challenges and Opportunities Overcoming Constraints with Innovative Ideas TransVista FTMS Server collects traffic data from sensors TTI Host TTI SQL Server Modem, PCAnywhere, Standalone Applications TTI Web Server Interactive Reports of Aggregate Data and Performance Measures Advanced Traveler Information FTMS Server Pushes Raw Data to TTI Processes and stores raw data TTI initially requested a more efficient WIRELESS connection

21. 21 Challenges and Opportunities Creating a Value-Added System Traffic Information Value of PDN Regional Mobility Information Border Crossing Information Value of PDN Regional Mobility Information + + HAZMAT Information Value of PDN Regional Mobility Information + +

22. 22 Challenges and Opportunities Creating New Opportunities – By Providing Tools to Identify Cause-Effect Visibility = Visibility in Miles AvgSp = Average Speed of Vehicles in MPH AvgVol = Volume of Vehicles Agg Volume = Aggregate Volume Avg Speed Miles = Average Speed in MPH

23. 23 Challenges and Opportunities Creating New Opportunities – By Providing Tools for Reality Mining

24. 24 Challenges and Opportunities Creating New Opportunities – By Providing Tools for Reality Mining FAST lanes are 4 times more reliable than Standard lanes

25. 25 Challenges and Opportunities Creating New Opportunities– By Providing Platform to Add New Information RMIS RFID Readers Being Installed by NMSU through EPA Grant Santa Teresa Port of Entry, New Mexico Send Real-Time Hazmat Information to First Responders in New Mexico, El Paso, and Juarez Wireless Modems Dedicated Terminal

26. 26 Challenges and Opportunities Commercial Border Crossing Time Measurement  RFID-Based  Measures border crossing time of commercial vehicles  Transmits information to freight operators and shippers  RFID-Based  Measures border crossing time of commercial vehicles  Transmits information to freight operators and shippers + + Non- Commerci al Border Crossing Time Measure ment  RFID-Based  Measures border crossing time of non-commercial vehicles  Transmits information to motorists crossing the border  RFID-Based  Measures border crossing time of non-commercial vehicles  Transmits information to motorists crossing the border = = Creating New Opportunities – By Developing State–of–the–Art System International Border Crossing Information System Border Crossing Informatio n System  Provides real time border crossing information to agencies and public  Provides historical information to planners and researchers  Consistently and objectively measures border crossing performance  Provides real time border crossing information to agencies and public  Provides historical information to planners and researchers  Consistently and objectively measures border crossing performance = =

27. 27 Challenges and Opportunities FHWA UTCM CIITR Commercial Border Wait Time Measurement Border Crossing Information System Leveraging New Funds El Paso RFID Non-Commercial Border Wait Time Measurement City of El Paso SWUTC Estimating Benefits of Advanced Border Crossing Data SWUTC HAZMAT Information System International Border Crossing Information System PDN Regional Mobility Information System

28. 28 Creating a Sustainable System  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

29. 29 Future of PDN Regional Mobility Information System  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?  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  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

30. 30 PDN Regional Mobility Information System Demo

31. 31 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: rajat@tamu.edurajat@tamu.edu Web: http://tti.tamu.edu RMIS: http://www.eptraffic.comhttp://www.eptraffic.com