Palm Tran MDT Upgrades

Project Description: This project would update Palm Tran mobile data terminals (MDT) communications capability.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Palm Tran

Project Service Packages:

• PT02: Transit Fixed-Route Operations (Palm Beach County Transit)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
transit vehicle operator information	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Palm Tran Vehicles	Planned
transit vehicle schedule performance	Palm Tran Vehicles	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Palm Tran Transit Systems - Transit Center Fixed-Route Operations
• 1: The center shall generate transit routes and schedules based on such factors as parameters input by the system operator, road network conditions, incident information, operational data on current routes and schedules, and digitized map data.
• 3: The center shall generate special routes and schedules to support an incident, disaster, evacuation, or other emergency.


• Palm Tran Transit Systems - Transit Center Operator Assignment
• 1: The center shall maintain records of a transit vehicle operator's performance. This may be done utilizing standardized performance evaluation criteria set forth by governmental regulations and transit operating company policies, assessing the transit vehicle operator's driving history, and assessing comments from the transit vehicle operator's supervisor(s) as well as noting any moving violations or accidents, supervisor comments, government regulations, and company policies.
• 2: The center shall assess the transit vehicle operator's availability based on previous work assignments, accumulated hours, plus health and vacation commitments.
• 3: The center shall assign transit vehicle operators to transit schedules based on their eligibility, route preferences, seniority, and transit vehicle availability.


• Palm Tran Transit Systems - Transit Center Vehicle Assignment
• 1: The center shall assign individual transit vehicles to transit blocks.
• 2: The center shall download vehicle assignments to the transit vehicle prior to the start of the day’s operations.


• Palm Tran Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Schedule Management
• 1: The transit vehicle shall receive a vehicle assignment including transit route information, transit service instructions, traffic information, road conditions, and other information for the operator.
• 2: The transit vehicle shall use the route information and its current location to determine the deviation from the predetermined schedule.
• 3: The transit vehicle shall calculate the estimated times of arrival (ETA) at transit stops.
• 6: The transit vehicle shall send the schedule deviation and estimated arrival time information to the center.

Standards:

• US: GTFS real-time - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: TCIP - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Palm Tran
• Provide fixed-route and paratransit bus services for Palm Tran.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from Palm Tran vehicles while in service.