Southwestern Regional

ITS Architecture

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Southwestern Region

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Regional Subsystem Interconnect Diagram

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National ITS Architecture

PAAC Centers

This element consists of Port Authority of Allegheny County-operated centers, garages and offices and includes systems and personnel located at the TMC and Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) located at South Hills Village; various PAAC vehicle garages and Port Authority Police and Security Services Department office locations; the PAAC administrative headquarters; and dispatching offices for contracted Access Transportation Systems Inc. demand response transit operations.  The PAAC TMC manages surface street transit vehicles.  PAAC headquarters archives ridership data and manages the website through PAAC Technology Center. PAAC garages operate automated vehicle diagnostics that are used for downloading information from vehicles. The ROCC manages rail transit vehicles and existing/future in-vehicle systems; controls signals, traffic systems, SCADA, tunnel controls, and radio communications; monitors CCTV camera images; archives ridership data; tracks rail vehicle locations; and receives emergency signal information from rail vehicles.

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