School District Transportation Dispatch

Status: Existing

Description: Represents the dispatch systems that manage school bus fleets. General ITS capabilities are included here, omitting fare management capabilities, but with increased emphasis on vehicle location and status tracking, associated security and safety systems, and the positive identification of students on the buses.

Stakeholder: County School Districts

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include School District Transportation Dispatch:

• School District Transportation Dispatch County EOCs/Warning Points
• School District Transportation Dispatch County Sheriff Dispatch
• School District Transportation Dispatch FDOT I-75 Satellite Center
• School District Transportation Dispatch FDOT SWIFT Center
• School District Transportation Dispatch Local Police Dispatch
• School District Transportation Dispatch School Buses
• School District Transportation Dispatch School District Transportation Web Site

Architecture Flows
to/from the School District Transportation Dispatch:

School District Transportation Dispatch County EOCs/Warning Points

• alert status


• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit schedule information


• emergency transit service response


• transit emergency data


• transit system status assessment

School District Transportation Dispatch County Sheriff Dispatch

• transit emergency data

School District Transportation Dispatch Local Police Dispatch

• transit emergency data

School District Transportation Dispatch School Buses

• alarm acknowledge


• secure area surveillance control

School District Transportation Dispatch School District Transportation Web Site

• transit schedule adherence information

County EOCs/Warning PointsSchool District Transportation Dispatch

• alert notification


• emergency plan coordination


• emergency transit service request


• evacuation information


• incident information


• incident response status


• threat information


• transportation system status

County Sheriff DispatchSchool District Transportation Dispatch

• incident response status

FDOT I-75 Satellite CenterSchool District Transportation Dispatch

• road weather information

FDOT SWIFT CenterSchool District Transportation Dispatch

• road weather information

Local Police DispatchSchool District Transportation Dispatch

• incident response status

School BusesSchool District Transportation Dispatch

• alarm notification


• secure area surveillance data


• transit vehicle location data


• transit vehicle schedule performance

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the School District Transportation Dispatch:

• Emergency Management Center Subsystem
• Transit Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with School District Transportation Dispatch:

• PS10 - Wide-Area Alert (County EOC 3 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• PS10 - Wide-Area Alert (County EOC 3 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• PS11 - Early Warning System (County Emergency Operations Center 3 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• PS11 - Early Warning System (County Emergency Operations Center 3 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center 3 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• PS12 - Disaster Response and Recovery (County Emergency Operations Center 3 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• PS13 - Evacuation and Reentry Management (County Emergency Operations Center 3 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• PS13 - Evacuation and Reentry Management (County Emergency Operations Center 3 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• PT01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking (County School Districts) -- (Graphic)
• PT05 - Transit Security (School Districts) -- (Graphic)
• PT05 - Transit Security (School Districts) -- (Graphic)
• WX02 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution (FDOT District 2 of 3) -- (Graphic)
• WX02 - Weather Information Processing and Distribution (FDOT District 2 of 3) -- (Graphic)