Manatee County Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for Traffic Monitoring

Project Description: Monitor Traffic with the aid of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Manatee County Area Traffic Agencies
• Manatee County Public Works Department

Project Service Packages:

• TM01: Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (Manatee-Sarasota Regional Advanced Traffic Management System)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
traffic images	Manatee County Field Equipment	Manatee-Sarasota Regional Traffic Management Center	Planned
video surveillance control	Manatee-Sarasota Regional Traffic Management Center	Manatee County Field Equipment	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Manatee County Field Equipment - Roadway Basic Surveillance
• 2: The field element shall collect, process, and send traffic images to the center for further analysis and distribution.
• 4: The field element shall return sensor and CCTV system operational status to the controlling center.
• 5: The field element shall return sensor and CCTV system fault data to the controlling center for repair.


• Manatee-Sarasota Regional Traffic Management Center - TMC Basic Surveillance
• 2: The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.

Standards:

• US: NTCIP Video Switches - SNMPv3/TLS

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manatee County Public Works Department
• Monitor traffic images and traffic flow data through CCTVs and field sensors, and maintain operational control of its own field equipment.


• Manatee County Area Traffic Agencies
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data through closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) and field sensors from Manatee and Sarasota counties, and the cities of Bradenton and Venice, and maintain operational control of all field equipment.

Last Updated 4/18/2024