Knoxville Regional ITS Architecture

City of Knoxville Roadway Warning Equipment

Status: Planned

Description

Equipment associated with City of Knoxville dynamic roadway warning system.

Stakeholders

Stakeholder	Role	Role Status
City of Knoxville	Owns	Planned

Physical Objects

ITS Roadway Equipment

Functional Objects

Functional Object	Description	User Defined
Roadway Basic Surveillance	'Roadway Basic Surveillance' monitors traffic conditions using fixed equipment such as loop detectors and CCTV cameras.	False
Roadway Warning	'Roadway Warning' includes the field equipment used to warn drivers approaching hazards on a roadway. Warnings may be generated in response to roadway weather conditions, road surface conditions, traffic conditions including queues, obstacles or animals in the roadway, and any other transient events that can be sensed. The equipment monitors traffic and roadway conditions and may send data to a Traffic Management Center for processing or may process it to determine when a warning should be issued. When it is determined that a warning should be issued, the equipment is used to alert approaching drivers via dynamic warning signs, flashing lights, in–vehicle messages, etc.	False