Region 5

ITS Architecture

Definitions and Acronyms

Region 5

Elements

Stakeholders

Regional Subsystem Interconnect Diagram

Standards

Full Architecture Document

National ITS Architecture

Elements

Elements refer to organizational entities that operate in the transportation environment and are stakeholders in the effort.  Elements also include planning agencies that are involved in the “business” of programming ITS into the mainstream project planning process.  Element descriptions are furnished below to document the groups that operate in the transportation environment as related to ITS.  These elements are described in terms of their mission and relationship to the Regional ITS Architecture. 

• 911 Communication Centers

• Adjacent PennDOT District and County Offices

• Attractions and Event Promoters

• Commercial Vehicle Company Offices

• Commercial Vehicles

• County EMA Centers

• County/Regional Planning Organization Offices

• County Social Service Offices

• DRJTBC Offices

• DRJTBC Toll Plazas

• High Threat Facilities

• Incident Response Agency Offices

• Information Service Providers

• Local School District Offices

• Municipal Field Devices

• Municipal Traffic Management Offices

• Municipal/Regional Public Safety Offices

• Municipal/Regional Public Safety Vehicles

• NJDOT Offices

• NJEMA Emergency Operation Center

• NJSP Offices

• Passenger Vehicles

• PEMA Emergency Operation Center

• PennDOT Central Office Field Devices

• PennDOT Central Office Organizations

• PennDOT D4 TMC

• PennDOT D5 County Maintenance Offices

• PennDOT D5 Field Devices

• PennDOT D5 Maintenance and Construction Vehicles

• PennDOT D5 Service Patrol Vehicles

• PennDOT D5 TMC

• PennDOT D6 TMC

• PennDOT D8 TMC

• PennDOT STMC

• PennDOT Welcome Centers and Rest Areas

• Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security

• Personal Traveler Information Devices

• PSP Offices

• PSP Troop T Highspire

• PSP Troop T Vehicles

• PSP Vehicles

• PTC Field Devices

• PTC Maintenance and Construction Vehicles

• PTC Offices

• PTC Service Plazas

• PTC Toll Plazas

• Regional Media Field Devices

• Regional Media Outlets

• Regional Transit Agency Offices

• Regional Transit Remote Traveler Support

• Regional Transit Vehicles

• Towing Industry Responders

• TRANSCOM Center

• Weather Information Providers

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