FDOT District 1 Truck Parking Availability System (TPAS) Deployment

Project Description: This project represents the existing commercial vehicle (CV) parking, also known as the Truck Parking Availability System (TPAS) along I–75 in D1 that it currently operates. It also represents the planned TPAS at the I–275 Sunshine Skyway Rest Area in Manatee County that D1 FDOT will construct and D7 will operate as well as a TPAS along I–4 that will transition to being operated by D1 in Spring 2025.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• FDOT
• FDOT District 1
• FDOT District 7
• Private Sector ISPs
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• CVO05: Commercial Vehicle Parking (Truck Parking Availability System(TPAS))

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
parking area information	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Area Equipment	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Management System	Planned
parking area management information	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Management System	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Area Equipment	Planned
parking availability	Florida 511	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
parking availability	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
parking information	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Management System	FDOT District 7 Tampa Bay SunGuide Center	Planned
parking information	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Management System	FDOT I-75 Satellite Center	Planned
parking information	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Management System	FDOT SWIFT Center	Planned
parking information	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Management System	Florida 511	Planned
parking information	FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Management System	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Planned
parking information	Florida 511	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Planned
parking plan	Private Sector Traveler Information Services	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
roadway dynamic signage data	FDOT District 7 Tampa Bay SunGuide Center	FDOT District 1 Field Equipment	Planned
roadway dynamic signage data	FDOT SWIFT Center	FDOT District 1 Field Equipment	Planned
roadway dynamic signage status	FDOT District 1 Field Equipment	FDOT District 7 Tampa Bay SunGuide Center	Planned
roadway dynamic signage status	FDOT District 1 Field Equipment	FDOT SWIFT Center	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Area Equipment - Parking Area Management
• 1: The parking element shall maintain static parking lot information including hours of operation, rates, location, entrance locations, capacity, type, and constraints.
• 2: The parking element shall maintain dynamic parking lot information including current state of the lot, occupancy, arrival rates, and departure rates.
• 3: The parking element shall determine and maintain the number and availability of parking spaces.
• 9: The parking element shall be able to provide parking reservation status information to Centers that identifies all current, pending, and future reservations and the parking area's capacity for additional reservations.


• FDOT CV/TPAS Parking Management System - Parking Coordination
• 3: The parking element shall distribute parking lot information to traffic management centers upon request to support integrated regional traffic control and parking management. This could include information on facility hours of operation and current parking availability.


• FDOT District 1 Field Equipment - Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The field element shall include dynamic message signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers, under center control; the DMS may be either those that display variable text messages, or those that have fixed format display(s) (e.g. vehicle restrictions, or lane open/close).
• 3: The field element shall provide operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) to the center.
• 4: The field element shall provide fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) to the center for repair.
• 5: The field element shall provide dynamic message sign information to roadside equipment for transmission to connected vehicles to support in-vehicle signing.


• FDOT District 7 Tampa Bay SunGuide Center - TMC Multi-Modal Coordination
• 3: The center shall provide an integrated operations strategy for the parking facilities in the area. These strategies can include dynamic adjustments to parking fees and restrictions, and other active demand management strategies.


• FDOT District 7 Tampa Bay SunGuide Center - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
• 4: The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.


• FDOT I-75 Satellite Center - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
• 4: The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
• 5: The center shall retrieve locally stored traffic information, including current and forecasted traffic information, road and weather conditions, traffic incident information, information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions (lane/shoulder use, weight restrictions, width restrictions, HOV requirements), and the definition of the road network itself.
• 6: The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.


• FDOT SWIFT Center - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 4: The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
• 5: The center shall retrieve locally stored traffic information, including current and forecasted traffic information, road and weather conditions, traffic incident information, information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions (lane/shoulder use, weight restrictions, width restrictions, HOV requirements), and the definition of the road network itself.
• 6: The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.


• Florida 511 - TIC Data Collection
• 2: The center shall select real-time information on the state of the regional transportation system including current traffic and road conditions, weather conditions, transit information, parking information, special event and incident information.
• 5: The center shall collect, process, and store parking information, including location, availability, and fees.


• Florida 511 - TIC Interactive Traveler Information
• 21: The center shall disseminate customized parking information for commercial vehicles, including current truck parking availability, parking pricing, and parking space availability information upon request.


• Private Sector Traveler Information Services - TIC Interactive Traveler Information
• 21: The center shall disseminate customized parking information for commercial vehicles, including current truck parking availability, parking pricing, and parking space availability information upon request.


• Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personal Interactive Traveler Information
• 27: The personal traveler interface shall receive truck parking information from a center and present it to the commercial vehicle driver upon request

Standards:

• Parking - Secure Internet (ITS)
• Parking - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: ATIS - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: CDS - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: NTCIP Message Sign - SNMPv3/TLS

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Private Sector ISPs
• Provide truck parking availability information through ISP services.


• Travelers
• Receive truck parking information on personal computing devices.


• FDOT District 1
• Communicates truck parking availability information upstream to commercial vehicle operators.
• Monitors and manages the parking availability at Commercial Vehicle public parking facilities.


• FDOT District 7
• Communicates truck parking availability information upstream to commercial vehicle operators.
• Monitors and manages the parking availability at Commercial Vehicle public parking facilities.


• FDOT State Traffic Engineering and Operations Office
• Communicates truck parking availability information upstream to commercial vehicle operators.
• Monitors and manages the parking availability at Commercial Vehicle public parking facilities.
• Provide commercial vehicle parking information to private fleet systems, the FTE operations centers, and the FDOT RTMCs.

Last Updated 4/18/2024