PSTA CAD/AVL Upgrade

Project Description: This project will update to Intelligent Vehicle Network(IVN5)for BRT buses.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority

Project Service Packages:

• PT01: Transit Vehicle Tracking (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
transit vehicle location data	PSTA Transit Vehicles	PSTA Transit Management Center	Planned
transit vehicle schedule performance	PSTA Transit Vehicles	PSTA Transit Management Center	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• PSTA Transit Management Center - Transit Center Fixed-Route Operations
• 4: The center shall dispatch fixed route or flexible route transit vehicles.


• PSTA Transit Management Center - Transit Center Vehicle Tracking
• 1: The center shall monitor the locations of all transit vehicles within its network.
• 2: The center shall determine adherence of transit vehicles to their assigned schedule.


• PSTA Transit Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Trip Monitoring
• 1: The transit vehicle shall track the current location of the transit vehicle.


• PSTA Transit 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.

Standards:

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

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance data from PSTA vehicles while in service.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance for all PSTA vehicles.