Meteorological Service Provider

This terminator represents the providers of value-added sector specific meteorological services. These (possibly private) providers utilize National Meteorological Service data and predictions (including the qualified environmental data from national ESS data exchange networks), road condition information and local environmental data provided by the traffic management or maintenance management organizations, and their own models to provide surface transportation related weather observations and forecasts including pavement temperature and conditions.

Inputs/Outputs: Architecture Flows and Data Flows

Archived Data Management Subsystem > Meteorological Service Provider

• archive requests - A request to a data source for information on available data (i.e. "catalog") or a request that defines the data to be archived. The request can be a general subscription intended to initiate a continuous or regular data stream or a specific request intended to initiate a one-time response from the recipient.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-archive_request
  
  
• archive status - Notification that data provided to an archive contains erroneous, missing, or suspicious data or verification that the data provided appears valid. If an error has been detected, the offending data and the nature of the potential problem are identified.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-trans_weather_archive_status
  
  

Emergency Management > Meteorological Service Provider

• transportation weather information request - A request for transportation weather information that may specify the area of interest (a geographic region, particular routes within a region, specific road segments), the type of information that is required, the desired spatial resolution of the information, and time horizon.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-trans_weather_info_request
  
  

Information Service Provider > Meteorological Service Provider

• road network environmental probe data - Aggregated vehicle probe information that can be used to estimate current environmental conditions. Collected information would include measured air temperature, exterior light status, wiper status, sun sensor status, rain sensor status, traction control status, ALB status, and other collected vehicle system status and sensor information.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-env_probe_info_from_isp
  
  
• transportation weather information request - A request for transportation weather information that may specify the area of interest (a geographic region, particular routes within a region, specific road segments), the type of information that is required, the desired spatial resolution of the information, and time horizon.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-trans_weather_info_request
  
  

Maintenance and Construction Management > Meteorological Service Provider

• environmental conditions data - Current road conditions (e.g., surface temperature, subsurface temperature, moisture, icing, treatment status) and surface weather conditions (e.g., air temperature, wind speed, precipitation, visibility) as measured and reported by fixed and/or mobile environmental sensors and aggregated by the data collector. Attributes relating to the data collection (and aggregation) are also included.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-env_sensor_data
  
  
• road data - Basic road facility and treatment information that supports road conditions forecasts.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-asset_treatment_info
  
  
• road weather information - Road conditions and weather information that are made available by road maintenance operations to other transportation system operators.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-env_info
  
  
• transportation weather information request - A request for transportation weather information that may specify the area of interest (a geographic region, particular routes within a region, specific road segments), the type of information that is required, the desired spatial resolution of the information, and time horizon.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-trans_weather_info_request
  
  

Meteorological Service Provider > Archived Data Management Subsystem

• transportation weather information - Current and forecast road conditions and weather information (e.g., surface condition, flooding, wind advisories, visibility, etc.) associated with the transportation network. This information is of a resolution, timeliness, and accuracy to be useful in transportation decision making.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-trans_weather_archive_data
  
  

Meteorological Service Provider > Emergency Management

• transportation weather information - Current and forecast road conditions and weather information (e.g., surface condition, flooding, wind advisories, visibility, etc.) associated with the transportation network. This information is of a resolution, timeliness, and accuracy to be useful in transportation decision making.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_forecasts
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_observations
  
  

Meteorological Service Provider > Information Service Provider

• transportation weather information - Current and forecast road conditions and weather information (e.g., surface condition, flooding, wind advisories, visibility, etc.) associated with the transportation network. This information is of a resolution, timeliness, and accuracy to be useful in transportation decision making.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_forecasts
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_observations
  
  

Meteorological Service Provider > Maintenance and Construction Management

• environmental conditions data - Current road conditions (e.g., surface temperature, subsurface temperature, moisture, icing, treatment status) and surface weather conditions (e.g., air temperature, wind speed, precipitation, visibility) as measured and reported by fixed and/or mobile environmental sensors and aggregated by the data collector. Attributes relating to the data collection (and aggregation) are also included.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-env_sensor_data_for_maint
  
  
• roadway micro forecast - Forecast of weather and roadway conditions at a fine level of resolution (e.g. for individual links in the road network).
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-roadway_micro_prediction
  
  
• transportation weather information - Current and forecast road conditions and weather information (e.g., surface condition, flooding, wind advisories, visibility, etc.) associated with the transportation network. This information is of a resolution, timeliness, and accuracy to be useful in transportation decision making.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_observations
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_forecasts
  
  

Meteorological Service Provider > Roadway Subsystem

• environmental sensors control - Data used to configure and control environmental sensors.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-roadway_env_sensor_control
  
  

Meteorological Service Provider > Traffic Management

• environmental conditions data - Current road conditions (e.g., surface temperature, subsurface temperature, moisture, icing, treatment status) and surface weather conditions (e.g., air temperature, wind speed, precipitation, visibility) as measured and reported by fixed and/or mobile environmental sensors and aggregated by the data collector. Attributes relating to the data collection (and aggregation) are also included.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-env_sensor_data_for_traffic
  
  
• roadway micro forecast - Forecast of weather and roadway conditions at a fine level of resolution (e.g. for individual links in the road network).
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-roadway_micro_prediction_for_traffic
  
  
• transportation weather information - Current and forecast road conditions and weather information (e.g., surface condition, flooding, wind advisories, visibility, etc.) associated with the transportation network. This information is of a resolution, timeliness, and accuracy to be useful in transportation decision making.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_observations
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_forecasts
  
  

Meteorological Service Provider > Transit Management

• transportation weather information - Current and forecast road conditions and weather information (e.g., surface condition, flooding, wind advisories, visibility, etc.) associated with the transportation network. This information is of a resolution, timeliness, and accuracy to be useful in transportation decision making.
  Data Flows:
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_observations
  • fmsp-surface_trans_weather_forecasts
  
  

Roadway Subsystem > Meteorological Service Provider

• environmental probe data - Data from vehicle safety and convenience systems that can be used to estimate environmental conditions, including measured air temperature, exterior light status, wiper status, sun sensor status, rain sensor status, traction control status, anti-lock brake status, and other collected vehicle system status and sensor information. The collected data is reported along with the location, heading, and time that the data was collected. Both current data and snapshots of recent events (e.g., traction control or anti-lock brake system activations) may be reported.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-vehicle_env_probe_status
  • tmsp-vehicle_env_probe_data
  
  
• environmental sensor data - Current road conditions (e.g., surface temperature, subsurface temperature, moisture, icing, treatment status) and surface weather conditions (e.g., air temperature, wind speed, precipitation, visibility) as measured and reported by fixed and/or mobile environmental sensors. Operational status of the sensors is also included.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-roadway_env_sensor_status
  • tmsp-roadway_env_sensor_data
  
  

Traffic Management > Meteorological Service Provider

• environmental conditions data - Current road conditions (e.g., surface temperature, subsurface temperature, moisture, icing, treatment status) and surface weather conditions (e.g., air temperature, wind speed, precipitation, visibility) as measured and reported by fixed and/or mobile environmental sensors and aggregated by the data collector. Attributes relating to the data collection (and aggregation) are also included.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-env_sensor_data_from_traffic
  
  
• transportation weather information request - A request for transportation weather information that may specify the area of interest (a geographic region, particular routes within a region, specific road segments), the type of information that is required, the desired spatial resolution of the information, and time horizon.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-trans_weather_info_request
  
  

Transit Management > Meteorological Service Provider

• transportation weather information request - A request for transportation weather information that may specify the area of interest (a geographic region, particular routes within a region, specific road segments), the type of information that is required, the desired spatial resolution of the information, and time horizon.
  Data Flows:
  • tmsp-trans_weather_info_request