FDOT District 2 Railroad Advanced Notification System

Project Description: This project will deploy new detection technology (comprehensive CCTV analytics), edge devices, advanced messaging (static sign with flashing beacon or embedded DMS), in conjunction with SunGuide alert capabilities via FL511 and WAZE. The intent of the system is to also capture data on the number of rail cars, speed and travel time throughout the municipality. In addition, this project deploys CAV technologies at 3 corridors: Main Street, Philips Highway and Roosevelt Blvd.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• FDOT CO
• FDOT District 2
• Freight Railroad Operators
• Private Sector ISPs
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• TM14: Advanced Railroad Grade Crossing (FDOT District 2 Railroad Advanced Notification System)
• TM15: Railroad Operations Coordination (FDOT District 2 Railroad Advanced Notification System)
• TM01: Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (FDOT District 2 Railroad Advanced Notification System)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
alert notification	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Florida 511	Planned
alert notification	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Private Sector Traveler Information Systems	Planned
alert status	Florida 511	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
alert status	Private Sector Traveler Information Systems	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
arriving train information	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
arriving train information	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Vehicles	Planned
arriving train information	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
arriving train information	Railroad Operators Wayside Equipment	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
arriving train information	Railroad Operators Wayside Equipment	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	Planned
intersection geometry	CAV-ITS Map Update System	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
intersection geometry	CAV-ITS Map Update System	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
intersection infringement info	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	Planned
map update notification	FDOT District 2 RTMC	CAV-ITS Map Update System	Planned
map updates	CAV-ITS Map Update System	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
map updates	CAV-ITS Map Update System	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
misbehavior report	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	FDOT SCMS	Planned
misbehavior report	FDOT District 2 RTMC	FDOT SCMS	Planned
misbehavior report	Vehicles	FDOT SCMS	Planned
personal location	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
rail crossing advisories	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Rail Operations Centers	Planned
rail crossing application info	FDOT District 2 RTMC	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
rail crossing application status	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
rail crossing blockage notification	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	Railroad Operators Wayside Equipment	Planned
rail crossing operational status	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Railroad Operators Wayside Equipment	Planned
rail crossing status	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
rail crossing warning	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
rail crossing warning	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Vehicles	Planned
railroad schedules	Rail Operations Centers	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
roadway dynamic signage data	FDOT District 2 RTMC	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	Planned
roadway dynamic signage status	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
roadway geometry	CAV-ITS Map Update System	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
security credential revocations	FDOT SCMS	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
security credential revocations	FDOT SCMS	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
security credential revocations	FDOT SCMS	Vehicles	Planned
security credentials	FDOT SCMS	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
security credentials	FDOT SCMS	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
security credentials	FDOT SCMS	Vehicles	Planned
security policy and networking information	FDOT SCMS	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
security policy and networking information	FDOT SCMS	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
security policy and networking information	FDOT SCMS	Vehicles	Planned
traffic detector control	FDOT District 2 RTMC	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	Planned
traffic detector data	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
traffic images	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	FDOT District 2 RTMC	Planned
traveler alerts	Florida 511	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
traveler alerts	Private Sector Traveler Information Systems	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
vehicle characteristics	Train Cars	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	Planned
vehicle location and motion	Vehicles	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	Planned
vehicle location data for mapping	FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment	CAV-ITS Map Update System	Planned
video surveillance control	FDOT District 2 RTMC	FDOT District 2 Field Equipment	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• CAV-ITS Map Update System - Map Management
• 5: The Center shall provide basemap updates to other Centers.
• 20: The Center shall provide basemap updates to Personal devices.
• 21: The Center shall provide intersection geometry updates to Vehicles.
• 22: The Center shall provide basemap updates to Vehicles.
• 24: The Center shall provide intersection geometry updates to Personal Devices.
• 27: The Center shall provide basemap updates to Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment.


• FDOT District 2 CAV Field Equipment - RSE Rail Crossing Warning
• 1: The field element shall identify a train approaching or already in a highway rail intersection and activate warning signs to approaching motorists.
• 2: The field element shall autonomously identify a train is approaching or already in the highway rail intersection and activate warning signs to approaching motorists.
• 3: The field element shall provide collected vehicle location information to the controlling center.
• 4: The field element shall provide train arrival information to approaching vehicles.
• 9: The field element shall warn drivers of crossing closures due to oncoming trains.
• 10: The field element shall acquire railroad crossing intersection geometry information.
• 11: The field element shall warn the driver of a potential crash at a railroad grade crossing.
• 12: The field element shall calculate whether the vehicle may approach the railroad intersection while a train is present in the intersection.


• FDOT District 2 Field Equipment - Roadway Advanced Rail Crossing
• 1: The field element shall collect and process, traffic sensor data in the vicinity of an advanced highway-rail intersection (HRI).
• 3: The field element shall notify the traffic management center and the rail wayside equipment of any intersection blockages, including trapped vehicles or other obstructions.
• 6: The field element shall receive track status and arriving train information from the rail wayside equipment that can be passed on to the traffic management center. This may include the current status of the tracks and when a train is expected and/or how long the crossing will be closed.
• 8: The field element shall control the dynamic message signs (DMS) in the vicinity of an advanced highway-rail intersection (HRI) to advise drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians of approaching trains.
• 10: The field element shall support the integrated control of adjacent traffic signals to clear an area in advance of an approaching train and to manage traffic around the advanced highway-rail intersection (HRI) .


• FDOT District 2 Field Equipment - Roadway Basic Surveillance
• 1: The field element shall collect, process, digitize, and send traffic sensor data (speed, volume, and occupancy) to the center for further analysis and storage, under center control.
• 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.


• FDOT District 2 Field Equipment - Roadway Passive Monitoring
• 1: The field element shall collect, process, and send data to the center to uniquely identify passing vehicles in order to support travel time measurement


• FDOT District 2 RTMC - TMC Advanced Rail Crossing Management
• 1: The center shall remotely control highway-rail intersection (HRI) equipment located in the field.
• 2: The center shall accept collect highway-rail intersection (HRI) advisory or alert data from rail operations centers.
• 5: The center shall collect incident information related to a highway-rail intersection (HRI), such as intersection blockages or crashes or equipment malfunctions.
• 6: The center shall implement control plans to coordinate signalized intersections around highway-rail intersections (HRI), under control of center personnel, based on data from sensors and surveillance monitoring traffic conditions, incidents, equipment faults, pedestrian crossings, etc.
• 7: The center shall accept train schedules, maintenance schedules, and any other forecast events that will result in highway-rail intersection (HRI) closures data from rail operations centers.


• FDOT District 2 RTMC - TMC Basic Surveillance
• 1: The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center.
• 2: The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.


• FDOT District 2 RTMC - TMC Standard Rail Crossing Management
• 1: The center shall collect highway-rail intersection (HRI) equipment operational status including both the current state or mode of operation and the current equipment condition.


• FDOT District 2 RTMC - 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.).


• FDOT SCMS - CCMS Authorization
• 1: The Center shall generate credential identifiers using facilities that are independently owned and operated from one another.


• FDOT SCMS - CCMS Misbehavior Reporting and Action
• 1: The Center shall accept misbehavior reports from ITS Objects.


• FDOT SCMS - CCMS Provisioning
• 1: The Center shall provide security and regulatory policy information to ITS Objects.


• FDOT SCMS - CCMS Revocation
• 1: The Center shall place certificates on the revocation list of those certificates that are associated with misbehavior.


• FDOT SCMS - ITS Security Support
• 1: The ITS Object shall obtain security policy information from the Cooperative Intelligent Transportation System Credentials Management System (CCMS).


• Florida 511 - TIC Data Collection
• 1: The center shall collect, process, and store traffic and highway condition information, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.


• Private Sector Traveler Information Systems - TIC Data Collection
• 1: The center shall collect, process, and store traffic and highway condition information, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.


• Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personal Location Determination
• 2: The Personal device shall obtain time and position data from its local location and time data source.
• 4: The Personal device shall obtain position correction data from the Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment.


• Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - TIC Data Collection
• 1: The center shall collect, process, and store traffic and highway condition information, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes, and current speeds on specific routes.


• Vehicles - Vehicle Rail Crossing Warning
• 1: Vehicle shall receive alerts of trains entering HRIs and provide warnings to drivers regarding the trains.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Guaranteed Secure Internet (ITS)
• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: ATIS - Wide Area Broadcast
• US: Misbehavior reporting - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: NTCIP Message Sign - SNMPv3/TLS
• US: NTCIP Transportation Sensors - SNMPv3/TLS
• US: NTCIP Video Switches - SNMPv3/TLS
• US: SAE Basic Safety Messages - WAVE WSMP
• US: SAE Lane-Level Mapping - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: SAE Other J2735 - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: SAE Other J2735 - WAVE WSMP
• US: SAE VRU Messages - WAVE WSMP
• US: Security Credentials - Secure Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Private Sector ISPs
• Distribute traffic information to a user through traveler information application.


• Travelers
• Enable bluetooth device.
• Load traveler information applicaiton on mobile device.


• Freight Railroad Operators
• Coordinates railroad schedules with FDOT District 2.


• FDOT CO
• Distribute traffic information to traveling public via 511 system.
• Enables trusted communications between mobile devices and other mobile devices, roadside devices, and centers and protect data they handle from unauthorized access.
• Supports connected and autonomous vehicle operations.
• The SCMS provides secure certificates to users within the CAV environment.


• FDOT District 2
• Coordinate with Freight Railroad Operators to recieve railroad schedules and provides travel time estimate.
• Operate and coordinate traffic control devices, traffic sensors, and CCTVs on FDOT freeways and state roadways , including the ability to control traffic on overflow ramps.
• Operate and maintain connected vehicle equipment along roadway to provide traffic surveillance.
• Provide incident information to travelers via traffic information devices on highways, such as DMS devices, and through private traveler information providers, jax511.com and Florida 511.
• Receive incident information, incident response status, and resource requests from the EOC/warning points.