Brevard County ITS - Evacuation Route

Project Description: Upgrade DMS signs to provide public with evacuation and transit related information.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Brevard County
• County and City Emergency Management Agencies
• FDOT CO
• SCAT - Space Coast Area Transit

Project Service Packages:

• TM06: Traffic Information Dissemination (Brevard County)
• PS13: Evacuation and Reentry Management (County EOCs (1 of 3))
• PS13: Evacuation and Reentry Management (County EOCs (3 of 3))

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
emergency plan coordination	Brevard County Traffic Operations Center	County EOCs/Warning Points	Planned
emergency plan coordination	County EOCs/Warning Points	Brevard County Traffic Operations Center	Planned
emergency plan coordination	County EOCs/Warning Points	SCAT Dispatch Center	Planned
emergency plan coordination	SCAT Dispatch Center	County EOCs/Warning Points	Planned
emergency traffic control information	Brevard County Traffic Operations Center	County EOCs/Warning Points	Planned
emergency traffic control request	County EOCs/Warning Points	Brevard County Traffic Operations Center	Planned
emergency traffic coordination	FDOT Statewide ITS WAN/C2C Infrastructure	Brevard County Traffic Operations Center	Planned
emergency transit schedule information	SCAT Dispatch Center	County EOCs/Warning Points	Planned
emergency transit service request	County EOCs/Warning Points	SCAT Dispatch Center	Planned
evacuation information	County EOCs/Warning Points	Brevard County Traffic Operations Center	Planned
evacuation information	County EOCs/Warning Points	SCAT Dispatch Center	Planned
roadway dynamic signage data	Brevard County Traffic Operations Center	Brevard County Field Equipment	Planned
roadway dynamic signage status	Brevard County Field Equipment	Brevard County Traffic Operations Center	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Brevard County 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.


• Brevard County Traffic Operations Center - TMC Evacuation Support
• 1: The center shall coordinate planning for evacuation with emergency management centers - including pre-planning activities such as establishing routes, areas to be evacuated, timing, etc.
• 4: The center shall coordinate execution of evacuation strategies with emergency management centers - including activities such as setting closures and detours, establishing routes, updating areas to be evacuated, timing the process, etc.


• Brevard County Traffic Operations Center - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.


• County EOCs/Warning Points - Emergency Evacuation Support
• 1: The center shall manage inter-agency coordination of evacuation operations, from initial planning through the evacuation process and reentry.
• 2: The center shall develop and exchange evacuation plans with allied agencies prior to the occurrence of a disaster.
• 5: The center shall provide evacuation information to traffic, transit, maintenance and construction, rail operations, and other emergency management centers as needed.


• SCAT Dispatch Center - Transit Evacuation Support
• 1: The center shall manage the use of transit resources to support evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or other emergency.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Guaranteed Secure Internet (ITS)
• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: GTFS real-time - Guaranteed Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: NTCIP Message Sign - SNMPv3/TLS
• US: TCIP - Guaranteed Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: TMDD - NTCIP Messaging

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• County and City Emergency Management Agencies
• Coordinate emergency plans, emergency transit schedules, and the status of emergency transit systems with local transit agencies.
• Develop and coordinate county/regional emergency plans; evacuation and reentry plans; and disaster management plans with regional emergency management agencies; traffic management agencies; transit management agencies; and maintenance and construction age
• Operate the county EOC/warning points, including incident coordination with regional emergency management providers.
• Provide evacuation and incident information to the regional ISPs and the media for travelers in the region.


• FDOT CO
• Coordinate center-to-center operational traffic information using the FDOT Statewide C2C Information Network.


• Brevard County
• Coordinate evacuation and reentry plans with the county EOC/warning points.
• Provide traffic information to travelers using Brevard County DMS devices.


• SCAT - Space Coast Area Transit
• Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including reentry services.