Personal Information Device

Status: Planned

Description

A device that provides travelers with traveler information.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
System UsersOwnsPlanned

Physical Objects

Personal Information Device
Payment Device
Personnel Device

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
Personal Interactive Traveler Information'Personal Interactive Traveler Information' provides traffic information, road conditions, transit information, yellow pages (traveler services) information, special event information, and other traveler information that is specifically tailored based on the traveler's request and/or previously submitted traveler profile information. It also supports interactive services that support enrollment, account management, and payments for transportation services. The interactive traveler information capability is provided by personal devices including personal computers and personal portable devices such as smart phones.False
Personal Pedestrian Safety'Personal Pedestrian Safety' improves pedestrian, cyclist, and other vulnerable road user safety by providing personal location information to the infrastructure that can be used to avoid collisions involving vulnerable road users. It may also alert the vulnerable road user of unsafe conditions, augmenting or extending information provided by signals and signs. The information provided and the user interface delivery mechanism (visual, audible, or haptic) can also be tailored to the needs of the user that is carrying or wearing the device that hosts the application.False
Personal Traveler Information Reception'Personal Traveler Information Reception' receives formatted traffic advisories, road conditions, traffic regulations, transit information, broadcast alerts, and other general traveler information broadcasts and presents the information to the traveler. The traveler information broadcasts are received by personal devices including personal computers and personal portable devices such as smart phones.False
Personal Trip Planning and Route Guidance'Personal Trip Planning and Route Guidance' provides a personalized trip plan to the traveler. The trip plan is calculated based on preferences and constraints supplied by the traveler and provided to the traveler for confirmation. Coordination may continue during the trip so that the route plan can be modified to account for new information. Many equipment configurations are possible including systems that provide a basic trip plan to the traveler as well as more sophisticated systems that can provide transition by transition guidance to the traveler along a multi–modal route with transfers. Devices represented by this functional object include desktop computers at home, work, or at major trip generation sites, plus personal devices such as tablets and smart phones.False
Personnel Incident Scene Communications'Personnel Incident Scene Communications' provides images, video and information from an incident scene captured by or input to an emergency personnel device. The information provided and the user interface delivery mechanism (visual, audible, or haptic) can also be tailored to the needs of the user that is carrying or wearing the device that generates the information.False

Interfaces To

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City of Galveston Parking Area Equipment
City of Galveston Parking Management
City of Houston Emergency Vehicles
City of Houston Information Center
City of Houston Parking Area Equipment
City of Houston Parking Management
City of Houston Public Safety Dispatch/EOC
Fort Bend County Transit Buses
Fort Bend County Transit Dispatch Center
Harris County Emergency Vehicles
Harris County Public Safety Dispatch/EOC
Harris County Transit Buses
Harris County Transit Dispatch Center
Harris County Transit Trip Planning
HCTRA Toll Payment Center
Houston METRO Buses
Houston METRO Dispatch Center
Houston METRO Toll Payment Center
Houston METRO Trip Planning
Local Agencies Emergency Vehicles
Local Agencies Information Center
Local Agencies Parking Area Equipment
Local Agencies Parking Management
Local Agencies Public Safety Dispatch/EOC
Local Agencies Toll Payment Center
Local Broadcast Media
The Woodlands Regional Transit Authority Buses
The Woodlands Regional Transit Authority Dispatch Center
The Woodlands Regional Transit Authority Trip Planning
Transit Traveler Fare Management
Traveler
TxDOT Beaumont Information Center
TxDOT Houston Information Center
TxDOT Houston Toll Payment Center