Inventory
Each stakeholder agency, company, or group owns, operates, maintains or plans ITS systems in the region. The Regional ITS Architecture inventory is a list of "elements" that represent all existing and planned ITS systems in a region as well as non–ITS systems that provide information to or get information from the ITS systems.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| AMTRAK Passenger Terminal | Existing passenger train terminal with information regarding train arrival and departure. |
| Border Crossing Cards | The Border Crossing Card (BCC) is both a BCC and a B1/B2 visitor's visa. A BCC is issued as a laminated card, which has enhanced graphics and technology, similar to the size of a credit card. |
| City of El Paso Alert Network | The Alert Network allows the El Paso Police Department to provide users with real–time updates and information about crimes, emergencies and other important information. Alerts can be delivered via either email or text message. |
| City of El Paso Comptroller | City financial office responsible for collection of smart card fees for parking, and responsible for reciprocity between agencies of city using the Sun Metro Regional Smart Card. |
| City of El Paso Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment | Represents future connected vehicle roadside equipment (RSE) by the City of El Paso. |
| City of El Paso Crash Records Database | Data collected by City of El Paso and put in database – used for safety analysis. |
| City of El Paso Electronic Parking Meter System | Parking meters that accept electronic parking fee payments that can also be made via the Park 915 smartphone app. System also measures availability of on–street parking at parking meter locations. |
| City of El Paso Emergency Alert System | Personal emergency alerting system that provides users with real–time critical information updates. These updates can be provided through sources such as phone, email, or text and include information about community events, severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods, among others. |
| City of El Paso EOC | Combined City/County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for El Paso, located at City Hall. The EOC can be activated by the El Paso Office of Emergency Management during large–scale emergencies or disasters, in which decision–makers from multiple response agencies support other response agencies in the field with resources. |
| City of El Paso Field Equipment | Represents ITS roadway devices that are owned and operated by the City of El Paso. These devices includes traffic signals, traffic loop detectors, dynamic message signs (DMS), CCTV cameras, and Video Imaging Vehicle Detection Systems (VIVDS). |
| City of El Paso Fire and FMS Vehicles | Represents the ITS equipment in City of El Paso Fire and Fire Medical Services vehicles. Equipment includes radios, AVL, and Mobile Computer Terminals (MCT). |
| City of El Paso Fusion Center | The El Paso Fusion Center – Multi Agency Tactical Response Information eXchange (MATRIX) serves as an all–crimes and all–hazards tactical information and intelligence hub for the El Paso Police Department and the Region. This integrated, multi–disciplinary information sharing network is a collaborative between local, State, and Federal Agencies in El Paso and Dona Ana County, New Mexico. |
| City of El Paso HAWK Crossing Beacons | This element represents future High intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) pedestrian crossing beacons deployed and owned by the City of El Paso. |
| City of El Paso Infrastructure Monitoring Equipment | This element represents security monitoring equipment owned and operated by the City of El Paso. The equipment will primarily be installed on or near the international bridges. It could also be installed at locations to monitor the security and safety of other critical transportation infrastructure. The equipment includes surveillance and sensor equipment used to provide enhanced security and safety for transportation facilities or infrastructure. |
| City of El Paso International Bridges Field Equipment | Represents ITS roadway equipment on El Paso's international bridges, owned and operated by the International Bridges Department. Includes CCTV, DMS, Radar Vehicle Sensing Devices (RVSDs), Bluetooth Readers, Automatic Vehicle Identification devices, and lane management signs. |
| City of El Paso Maintenance Dispatch | Dispatch function for City of El Paso Maintenance. Responsible for roadway maintenance in the City of El Paso. |
| City of El Paso Pavement Management System | Database of roadway assets and their status. The system collects and stores pavement conditions data from the City of El Paso's roadways, which is used to calculate Pavement Condition Index (PCI) and recommend potential maintenance activities. |
| City of El Paso Police Vehicles | Represents the ITS equipment in City of El Paso police vehicles. Equipment includes radios, AVL, and Mobile Computer Terminals (MCT). |
| City of El Paso Streets and Maintenance Department Vehicles | The maintenance vehicles that are dispatched by City of El Paso and municipal maintenance organizations to maintain either streets or ITS field equipment. |
| City of El Paso Traffic Management Center | City TMC which manages and operates traffic signals, traffic detectors (including Video Imaging Vehicle Detection Systems (VIVDS)), DMS, Video surveillance for incident management, and day to day traffic operations. The TMC oversees the operation of the City's Transportation Management Center Computerized Signal System. The system includes the signal timing and coordination for approximately 650 traffic signals. Also includes remote operations from the Management Center for 600 of these signals with the ability to expand the system for all signals within the city. |
| City of El Paso Traffic Signal Maintenance Dispatch | Responsible for maintenance of traffic signals and other ITS equipment owned by the City of El Paso |
| City of El Paso Vehicle Repair Facilities | Maintenance and repair facilities for City of El Paso vehicles. |
| Commercial Vehicle Operator Systems | The 'Fleet and Freight Management Center' provides the capability for commercial drivers and fleet–freight managers to receive real–time routing information and access databases containing vehicle and/or freight equipment locations as well as carrier, vehicle, freight equipment and driver information. This element also provides the capability for fleet managers to monitor the safety and security of their commercial vehicle drivers and fleet. Represents both US and Mexican Carriers. |
| Commercial Vehicles | Privately owned commercial vehicles. This element also represents on–board equipment (OBE) of commercial vehicles that supports connected vehicle applications |
| County / Municipal Law Enforcement | County and municipal law enforcement agencies |
| County / Municipal Portable WIM Scales | Portable weigh–in–motion (WIM) scales used by county and municipal law enforcement to enforce truck weight restrictions. |
| County EOCs | Generic county emergency operations centers (EOC). Represents the EOCs in each of the counties in the region. |
| County Road and Bridge | Responsible for maintenance of roads and bridges at County level. Roads & Bridges Division part of Public Works Department. |
| County Road and Bridge Field Equipment | The field equipment owned and operated by the County Road and Bridge for road maintenance and other activities. Includes portable dynamic message signs. Equipment expansion and installation is ongoing. |
| County Road and Bridge Vehicles | The maintenance vehicles that are dispatch by County Road and Bridge. |
| Crash Data Users | Systems that access crash records data. |
| CRRMA Electronic Toll Collection Equipment | Represents the ITS roadway components of a toll collection system along the Border West Expressway (Loop 375). This element provides the capabilities for vehicle operators to pay tolls without stopping their vehicles. |
| CRRMA Toll Administration Center | CRRMA toll collection and administration center. |
| Destination El Paso | Destination El Paso is the department name for the former Convention and Visitors Bureau/Convention and Performing Arts Centers. Destination El Paso is organized as the parent of two branded operating divisions: Visit El Paso and El Paso Live. Destination El Paso has information on upcoming events in the region. |
| Driver | Drivers of passenger and commercial vehicles in the area. |
| El Paso County Transit Dispatch | Dispatch functionfor county transit's fixed route and paratransit fleet. |
| El Paso County Transit Information Display | Represents future real–time electronic traveler information displays and/or signs located at El Paso County Transit centers, stations and bus stops. The displays will provide transit schedule information such as estimated arrival and departure times in real–time. |
| El Paso County Transit Vehicles | Fixed Route and Paratransit vehicles owned and operated by El Paso County Transit. |
| El Paso County Transit Website | The Sun Metro Web Site provides fixed route transit and paratransit schedule and fare information, as well as real–time transit arrival/departure times gathered using AVL technology. Upgrades to the current website to provide real–time and static traveler information, including bus schedules and bus arrival/departure times, have been proposed. |
| El Paso International Airport | This element represents the El Paso International Airport (ELP). It provides airline passenger services, air cargo, and general aviation services. |
| El Paso MPO Data System | Database of regional transportation information within the El Paso MPO boundary. |
| El Paso MPO Data System Users | Systems that access the El Paso MPO Data archive. |
| El Paso Regional Communications Center | The El Paso Regional Communications Center is a consolidated facility that is home to the City of El Paso's Police, Fire, and 311 Dispatch, as well as the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Communications Division, City/County office of Emergency Management, Emergency Operations Center, and Fusion & Watch Centers. The enhanced 911 center receives all 911 calls in the region and dispatches requests to the various agencies responsible for responding to the incidents. Coordination exists with the MVRDA and their 911 center for regional emergencies in the Mesilla Valley region. |
| El Paso Streetcar | Fixed route transit vehicles operated and maintained by Sun Metro Transit. Streetcars use overhead contact system lines for supplying power. |
| El Paso Transportation Hub | Represents an intermodal terminal for cross–border traffic. This element can help expedite freight movements in the region and includes a rail connection and intermodal facility at the El Paso International Airport (EPIA). The 'Intermodal Terminal' represents the terminal areas corresponding to modal change points. This includes interfaces between roadway freight transportation and air, rail, and/or water shipping modes. The basic unit of cargo handled by the Intermodal Terminal physical object is the container; less–than–container load handling is typically handled at a different facility (i.e. Freight Consolidation Station). The Intermodal Terminal can include electronic gate control for entrance and exit from the facility, automated guidance of vehicles within the facility, alerting appropriate parties of container arrivals and departures, and inventory and location of temporarily stored containers. |
| Financial Institution | Represents the financial institutions the regional transit agencies will use as part of electronic fare payment systems, as well as operators of bridge electronic toll systems or agencies managing electronic payment for parking. |
| Fort Bliss Operations Center | The Fort Bliss Operations Center includes Fort Bliss, Biggs Army Airfield and Joint Task Force 6. |
| Freight Distribution and Logistics Center | The Freight Distribution and Logistics Center provides intermodal logistics support and support for the efficient distribution of freight across transport systems and modes. This can include consolidation arrangements, warehousing, and consignor–to–consignee intermodal shipping arrangements. These capabilities may be provided as part of intermodal fleet management activities or can be provided by an independent logistics specialist. |
| IBWC BOTA Field Equipment | ITS Equipment on the Bridge of the Americas operated by US BCBP, which includes CCTV and Video Imaging Vehicle Detection Systems (VIVDS). Equipment expansion and installation is ongoing. Future installations could include DMS, CCTV cameras, VIVDS, Radar Vehicle Sensing Devices (RVSDs), Bluetooth Readers, Automatic Vehicle Identification devices, and lane control signs. |
| IBWC Operations Center | Operations center that manages IBWC and US BCBP ITS equipment and traffic on the Bridge of the Americas. |
| Independent School District Buses | The buses owned and operated by the various independent school districts in the region. |
| Independent School District Dispatch | Dispatch function for each of the Independent School Districts throughout the region. Includes radio communication with school buses. |
| Independent School District Police Dispatch | School districts have their own police agencies. This represents the dispatch function for these agencies. |
| Independent School District Police Vehicles | Police vehicles for the Independent School District Police forces. |
| International Bridge Audit System | Electronic Toll Collection administration center for international bridges |
| International Bridge Toll Plazas | Represents Electronic Toll Collections plazas on the international bridges in El Paso. This element provides the capabilities for vehicle operators to pay tolls without stopping their vehicles. |
| Juarez IMIP | Juarez Metropolitan Planning Organization. May share archived operational data with the El Paso MPO. |
| Local Print and Broadcast Media | Local TV (including cable TV), radio, and newspapers. |
| Mesilla Valley MPO | Mesilla Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization. The Mesilla Valley MPO is a multi–jurisdictional planning agency that is responsible for planning all aspects of the transportation system including bicycle, auto, pedestrian, public transit, and aviation in Las Cruces, Mesilla and part of Doña Ana County. May share archived operational data for modeling between these areas and the city/county of El Paso. |
| Municipal or County Emergency Vehicles | Municipal or county emergency vehicles including police and fire. Future pre–emption for fire and EMS vehicles. |
| Municipal Public Safety Dispatch | Municipal public safety dispatch center for police, fire, EMS, and PSAP for cities in the region including: Anthony, Horizon City, Sunland Park, and Clint. |
| Municipal Public Works Department | Municipal maintenance and construction agency. |
| MVRDA Communications Center | MVRDA is the 9–1–1 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for Doña Ana County, the City of Las Cruces, the City of Sunland Park, the City of Anthony, the Town of Mesilla, and the Village of Hatch. Responsible for dispatching the law enforcement, fire services, and emergency medical services agencies in those jurisdictions. Coordination exists with the El Paso Regional Communications Center and their 911 center for regional emergencies in the El Paso region. |
| National Weather Service | National service for national, regional, and local weather information. |
| New Mexico CVIEW System | Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window. Collects snapshots for interstate and intrastate carriers, vehicles, and drivers. Interfaces with SAFER for interstate snapshot exchange. Also distributed snapshots to other states. NM PRISM also included in this system. |
| New Mexico DOT District 1 TOC | The traffic management center for the NMDOT District 1. Currently can read devices, in the future they will control all NMDOT ITS field equipment and coordinates with all other agencies (currently handled by the NMDOT Statewide TMC). |
| New Mexico DOT Maintenance Dispatch | Dispatch function for New Mexico DOT Maintenance assets. |
| New Mexico DOT Statewide TMC | NMDOT Statewide Transportation Management Center located in Albuquerque. Currently controls the ITS field equipment for District 3. In the future may have the ability to control other District field equipment (but primarily serves as a backup system or operates when the District TOCs are offline – after hours). |
| New Mexico DOT Website | New Mexico DOT website that can provide users with traffic information, as well as road and weather conditions information. |
| New Mexico DOT Weigh in Motion Scales | WIM scale on I–10 WB near Anthony. |
| New Mexico State Police | New Mexico State Police is a division of the DPS. It conducts commercial motor vehicle inspections at fixed and roadside locations and patrols highways and conducts traffic stops and inspections. |
| New Mexico State Police Dispatch | New Mexico State Police Dispatch. |
| Other States Credentials Administration and Safety Systems | Credentials and safety inspection systems in other states. |
| Other Texas District TMCs | Traffic Management Centers in other Texas regions. |
| Other TxDOT District Maintenance Sections | Municipal, county, and TxDOT Maintenance sections in neighboring regions. |
| Park 915 Mobile App | System that presents parking meter availability and allows for drivers to pay for street parking using mobile app known as Park 915. |
| Pavement Management Data Users | Systems and organizations that use pavement management data. |
| PDN Uno Website | PDN Uno is the International Bridges Steering Committee for the Paso Del Norte region. PDN Uno provides commuters with wait time information and traffic accident alerts for the Ports of Entry, to maintain border security and expedite travel and transportation for personal and commercial travelers. |
| Pedestrians and Bicyclists | Represents pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non–motorized travelers throughout the El Paso region. |
| Private Ambulance Dispatch | Dispatch function for private ambulance companies in the region. This function has direct communications with regional PSAPs. |
| Private Ambulance Vehicle | Ambulances dispatched by Private Ambulance companies in the region. |
| Private Intermodal Terminal | Private Intermodal Terminal. Represents the terminal areas corresponding to modal change points. This includes interfaces between roadway freight transportation and air, rail, and/or water shipping modes. The basic unit of cargo handled by the Intermodal Terminal physical object is the container; less–than–container load handling is typically handled at a different facility (i.e. Freight Consolidation Station). |
| Private Sector Traveler Information Services | Private traveler information providers serving the region. This element could include in–vehicle navigation systems, media, websites, and other. This element could, in the future, provide support to the National Traveler Information System since it collects information from a broad array of operating centers. |
| Private Tow/Wrecker Dispatch | Dispatch function for privately owned tow or wrecker service. Based on contract managed by the City of El Paso, and dispatched by the City of El Paso PSAP. |
| Private Tow/Wrecker Vehicles | The tow or wrecker vehicles in the region. |
| Private Transportation Network Company Dispatch | Represents Uber, Lyft, and other private companies providing ride matching or ridesharing services. |
| Private Travelers Personal Information Devices | Includes personal and office computers, smartphones, and handheld devices used by travelers to receive traffic and traveler information. This also includes personal devices for transit mobile ticketing and fare payment. |
| Private Vehicles | Vehicles owned by private individuals in the area. This element also represents on–board equipment (OBE) of those vehicles that supports electronic toll collection and connected vehicle applications |
| Public Transportation Archive Data Users | Systems or organizations that use Public Transportation Data Archives. |
| Rail Operations Centers | The dispatch centers for major railroads in the region. Represents the central control point for a substantial segment of freight railroad operations and maintenance activities. It is the source and destination of information that can be used to coordinate rail and highway traffic management and maintenance operations. It is also the source and destination for incident, incident response, disaster, or evacuation information that is exchanged with an Emergency Management Center. |
| Rail Operators Wayside Equipment | The rail operated equipment at highway rail intersections. Interconnect with traffic control. Represents train interface equipment maintained and operated by the railroad and physically located at or near a grade crossing. It is a source and destination for information for, or about, approaching trains and their crews (e.g. the time at which the train will arrive and the time it will take to clear a crossing, crossing status or warnings, etc.). |
| Regional Event Facilities | Regional Event Facilities e.g. the Sun Bowl, Las Cruces Pan Am Center, Haskins Center, Southwest University Park, County Coliseum. |
| Regional Medical Centers | Regional hospitals, e.g. University Medical Center of El Paso. Dispatch is through fire–medical dispatch. |
| Regional Smart Card | Future smart card for electronic payment in the region. The regional smart card could be used for fare payment on Sun Metro Transit vehicles, for meter parking or City owned parking facilities, and others. Future upgrades could include integrating the smart cards with other regional agencies for various uses. |
| Regional Transit Data Hub | This element represents a future data hub that archive and manage transit–related data for the El Paso region. |
| Regional Transportation Data Hub | Represents a future transportation data hub for the El Paso region. This element will serve as a centralized regional data storage system and will collect and store transportation data from agencies throughout the region, both public and private. The transportation hub will also serve as a regional data clearinghouse for data access and distribution to all regional stakeholder agencies. Internet–based tools to allow for agencies to mine, analyze, and manage data will also be included. |
| Regional Traveler Information System | This element represents a future regional traveler information system. The system will collect information from multiple public and private sources. It will disseminate traveler information for both freeway and arterial roadways in the El Paso region. Information that could be disseminated by these systems includes travel times, roadway congestion, closures, incidents, work zones, live camera feeds, DMS messages, weather events, special events, and upcoming constructions, among others. Traveler information could be delivered to travelers via multiple ways such as websites, social media, and mobile apps. |
| Regional University/College Police | Police dispatch function for universities and colleges in the region (e.g. UTEP) |
| Regional University/College Police Vehicles | Police Vehicles for the regional University/ College police agencies. |
| RGCOG Public Safety Dispatch and PSAP | Dispatch center for police, fire, EMS, and PSAP at the county level for Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, and Brewster counties in the El Paso region. The RGCOG's 9–1–1 network consist of two geodiverse Host (PSAPs) and three remote (PSAPs) within the five–county region. The two Hosts are connected to the ESINet (MPLS), T–1 lines and fiber to include a via point–to–point connection. While the three remotes are connected via T–1 lines and function with either of the two Hosts. The redundant and diverse network is designed to minimize any downtime. In Fiscal Year 2020–2021, the RGCOG will transition from a legacy 9–1–1 network to a network capable of supporting the growing demands of a mobile society. |
| SCRTD Transit Dispatch | Represents central transit dispatch and operations facility for the South Central Regional Transit District serving Dona Ana, Otero and Sierra Counties in New Mexico. |
| SCRTD Transit Vehicles | Transit vehicles operated by the South Central Regional Transit District. |
| Social Media | Examples include Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. These sites provide crowd sourced information and the opportunity to provide traveler information to specific communities of interest. Each social media platform offers its own tools and API that allow integration of web content into a shared social media experience. |
| State Operations Center (SOC) | The SOC serves as the state warning point and primary state direction and control facility, and is managed and staffed by the Operations Section of TDEM during its normal daily operations, which is 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The Daily Operations staff monitors threats, makes notification of threats, provides information on emergency incidents to local, state and federal officials and coordinates assistance requests from local governments through the DPS District offices. |
| Statewide Crash Records Information System | Statewide database of vehicle crash records. Input to system provided by elements in the region. |
| Sun Metro Fixed Route Transit Vehicle Maintenance Facility | Facility that maintains Sun Metro fixed route buses. |
| Sun Metro Fixed Route Transit Vehicles | Fixed–route transit vehicles operated by Sun Metro Transit. Vehicles include Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL), Automatic Passenger Counters (APCs), and transit signal priority technology. Also includes Brio transit vehicles, which have all previously mentioned capabilities as well as audio/visual Next Stop information and Wi–Fi. |
| Sun Metro LIFT Maintenance Facility | Facility that maintains Sun Metro LIFT paratransit buses. |
| Sun Metro LIFT Vehicles | Sun Metro Paratransit vehicles. LIFT buses provide door–to–door services for ADA paratransit–eligible clients on a shared–ride basis using small buses equipped with hydraulic wheelchair lifts. |
| Sun Metro Maintenance Vehicles | Maintenance vehicles supporting Sun Metro fixed route and paratransit operations. |
| Sun Metro Paratransit Dispatch | Dispatch function for Sun Metro Paratransit or demand–response transit operations (LIFT). |
| Sun Metro Parking Management System | Near real–time monitoring of parking availability at Sun Metro park–and–ride facilities. System to be installed as part of the IH–10 Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) project. |
| Sun Metro Public Transportation Database | Database stores transit operations data such as schedule, performance, vehicle and passenger use data, etc. |
| Sun Metro Security Cameras | This element represents security cameras at transit centers, stations and stops that provide enhanced security and safety for transit facilities and passengers. Security cameras onboard of transit vehicles are represented in the Transit Vehicles elements. |
| Sun Metro Support Vehicles | Support vehicles include planning, scheduling, community relations, transit route supervisor, and paratransit route supervisor vehicles. |
| Sun Metro Transit Fixed Route Dispatch | Dispatch function for Sun Metro Transit fixed route operations. Also includes transit traveler information system that provides both broadcast and interactive information to transit users. |
| Sun Metro Transit Information Display | Represents real–time electronic traveler information displays located at Sun Metro bus stops, stations and transit centers. Information is provided both visually and audibly and includes transit schedule and fare information. Equipment expansion and installation is ongoing. BRT (Brio) station amenities also includes free Wi–Fi, real–time signs and ticket vending machines, in addition to the aforementioned information displays. |
| Sun Metro Transit Web Site | The Sun Metro Web Site provides fixed route transit and paratransit schedule and fare information, as well as real–time transit arrival/departure times gathered using AVL technology. |
| Sunland Park Municipal Traffic Signal System | Smaller municipal signal systems, e.g. Sunland Park, NM (which borders El Paso and could be coordinated with El Paso signals). |
| TCEQ Field Emissions Monitors | Permanent and mobile emissions sensors. Mobile stations are used to calibrate and validate fixed emissions sensors. Measurements are sent to a center in El Paso. |
| TCEQ Monitor Operations Section | The regional Section office measures emissions (e.g. using sampling stations). The Section office is part of TCEQ's Air Quality Division. |
| Texas Air Monitoring Information System (TAMIS) | TAMIS is a web–based interface that allows users to generate and download predefined reports containing air quality data and associated information stored in the TAMIS database. TAMIS contains ambient air quality data values for many parameters, including Criteria Pollutants, Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). It also contains ambient air monitoring metadata, such as Geographic Information, Measurement Parameters, and Sampling/Analysis Methods. |
| Texas Motor Carrier Routing Information | This on–line system allows motor carriers to view routing and roadway information, including load restricted bridges, low vertical clearance, metro lane closures, and permit restrictions. Bridge restriction information includes TxDOT as well as local agency bridges. Low vertical clearance, permit restriction, and metro lane closure information is available by TxDOT District. (https://www.txdmv.gov/motor–carriers). Data is supplied from the local districts (permit coordinator). |
| TransVista | TMC for the El Paso region, operated by TxDOT. Responsible for providing three primary operations components, which include traffic monitoring, incident assessment and reporting, and traffic management. TransVista operators use the TxDOT Lonestar traffic management software system on their workstations to perform these functions and provide real–time traffic updates to other agencies in the region. TransVista also operates and maintains all the ITS equipment on state–owned freeways, including CCTV cameras, dynamic message signs, lane control signals, and vehicle sensors, among others. In the future, will control ITS equipment on state arterials. |
| TransVista Web Site | TxDOT's ITS Web Site providing real–time traffic information from the TransVista TMC. Includes information on incidents, road closures/construction, DMS messages, traffic camera footage, travel times and congestion level, etc. Web adress: https://its.txdot.gov/ELP/elp.htm. |
| TxDOT Border Crossing Information System (BCIS) | The Border Crossing Information System (BCIS) collects and archives current and historic wait time information for select POEs in TX, NM and AZ. This website is a user interface for the BCIS and provides the following information: Expected wait times and expected crossing times for US bound commercial vehicles in TX, NM and AZ; Expected wait times of US–and–Mexico bound passenger vehicles; Historic data of actual wait times and actual crossing times. Historic wait time data for both passenger and commercial vehicles is provided. The BCIS is funded by TxDOT and FHWA, and developed and maintained by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The website can be accessed at: https://bcis.tti.tamu.edu/index.aspx. |
| TxDOT Bridge Asset Management System | Reflects TxDOT bridge asset management systems, such as PonTex and the Bridge Inventory, Inspection and Appraisal (BRINSAP) System. Statewide systems that hold information regarding the inventory and inspection status of all bridges. |
| TxDOT Courtesy Patrol Vehicles | Vehicles used by Courtesy Patrol that provides roadside assistance to motorists. |
| TxDOT Credentials Administration and Safety Information Exchange | Includes End–to–end credentials application, processing and issuance processes. Electronic Application includes CAT (Carrier Automated Transaction) with a CI (Credentialing Interface) interfacing to Legacy Systems such as the IRP (International Registration Plan) Clearinghouse and IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement) Clearinghouse and other states Credential Systems. Safety Information Exchange is centered on CVIEW (Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window) that exchanges information with the field Electronic Screening elements and with the TxDOT Credentialing functions. CVIEW also coordinates exchange of information with SAFER (Safety and Fitness Electronic Records), MCMIS (Motor Carrier Management Information System), ASPEN and SAFETYNET. Mexican carriers can apply for IFTA and single state registration. |
| TxDOT DriveTexas Website | Statewide web–based traveler information system. Website can be accessed at http://www.drivetexas.org/. The Website is one of the component of the DriveTexas System. The DriveTexas System also includes a Highway Conditions Reporting System (HCRS) that collects and processes data related to construction closures, detours, restrictions, permit and weather information. This element represents both the website and HCRS. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Animal Warning Systems | Represents future animal warning systems capable of detecting animals on roadway and providing advance warnings to drivers. The animal warning systems use electronic sensors to detect animals. Once an animal has been detected, a notification is sent to a cabinet that activates flashing lights on a static signboard near the detection site to warn drivers of the animal detection. Systems are proposed for the US–67 Corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Area Engineers Office | Construction design and supervision (schedules and plans) for the El Paso District. Provide content to TMS's for maintenance and construction road status. There is one District Engineer's office and three Area Engineer offices in the district (Alpine, East El Paso, West El Paso). Area Engineer offices are responsible for engineering oversight of the section in which they are located. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Automated Visibility Warning Systems | Represents future Automated Visibility Warning Systems (AVWS). AVWS warn drivers by providing severe weather condition information like fog, snow, dust, or smoke. The systems require a weather station and DMS or flashing lights on a static sign and can be either independent or managed by a TMC. Flashing lights will activate or a message will be displayed on the DMS when severe weather conditions are detected. AVWS are also coordinated with regional traveler information systems to spread the appropriate warning messages to travelers. Systems are proposed for the US–67 Corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Automatic Incident Detection System | This system provides incident detection using traffic detectors, surveillance equipment, data or video analytic tools. It monitors for unusual traffic conditions that may indicate an incident or processes surveillance images, watching for potential incidents. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Bicycle / Pedestrian Safety Systems | Represents future bicycle and pedestrian safety systems at crossings along roadways. The systems will automatically detect pedestrians and/or bicyclists using roadside detectors and also provide advance visual warnings to drivers that a bicyclists/pedestrian has been detected. These will operate as stand–alone systems and can be installed at crossings as an automated device or as a pushbutton. Systems are proposed for the US–67 Corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District CCTV | Closed Circuit Television cameras that are used to monitor roadway traffic conditions. Operated and maintained by TxDOT. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment | Represents future connected vehicle roadside equipment (RSE) by TxDOT. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Curve Speed Warning Systems | Represents future curve speed warning systems. System components include roadside speed detection and warning devices to present warnings to drivers. When the speeds of approaching vehicles are above a certain threshold, the systems will provide alerts to drivers who are approaching a curve at an unsafe speed. Two types of curve speed warning system have been identified as potential solutions for the corridor: Sequential Dynamic Curve Warning Systems and Flashing Beacon Curve Warning Systems. Sequential Dynamic systems use a speed monitoring detector that triggers the illumination of LEDs outlining chevron signs in a linear sequence throughout the curve, which helps to illuminate and define the curve. Flashing Beacon systems also use a speed monitoring detector, which triggers flashing beacons on a static curve warning sign. Systems are proposed for the US–67 Corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District DMS | Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) that are used for disseminating traffic information to travelers in the region and include permanent and portable DMS. Operated and maintained by TxDOT. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Drones | Represents future drones operated and maintained by TxDOT. Drones could be used for aerial monitoring of traffic and incidents, and provide TMC operators and incident responders with live traffic video streams to aid with incident management. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Flood Warning System | Represents future flood warning systems along roadways in the El Paso region. These systems will use field sensors to provide detection of high water levels, which will activate advanced warning signs to alert drivers approaching the high water roadway segments. Systems could be operated either as stand–alone systems or via connection to the TxDOT TMC. |
| TxDOT El Paso District HAWK Crossing Beacons | This element represents future High intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) pedestrian crossing beacons deployed and owned by the TxDOT El Paso District. |
| TxDOT El Paso District HERO Dispatch | HERO Program dispatchers for the El Paso District. |
| TxDOT El Paso District HERO Vehicles | Vehicles used by the Highway Emergency Response Operators (HERO) program that provides roadside assistance to motorists. |
| TxDOT El Paso District High Wind Warning System | Represents future high wind warning systems in the El Paso region. These systems will use field sensors to detect high wind speeds. Future installations could also provide advance warnings to approaching drivers as well as TMC operators. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Highway Advisory Radio | Highway advisory radio (HAR) stations are used to disseminate traveler information to motorists about incidents, construction, emergencies, and other roadway dangers. TxDOT may phase out HAR in future years or upgrade them for more advanced technology. |
| TxDOT El Paso District IH–10 Decision Support System | Represents the TxDOT Decision Support System (DSS) to be installed as part of IH–10 Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) project. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Incident Detour Signs | Incident detour signs (drum signs) that are used to display detour routes to travelers during traffic incidents, road construction, etc. When the sign is activated, multiple parts of the sign flip to show the detour route. Operated and maintained by TxDOT. TxDOT will phase out those signs and replace them with static travel time displays to provide comparable travel times for detour/alternate routes. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Infrastructure Monitoring Equipment | This element represents security monitoring equipment owned and operated by the TxDOT El Paso District. The equipment will primarily be installed on or near the international bridges. It could also be installed at locations to monitor the security and safety of other critical transportation infrastructure. The equipment includes surveillance and sensor equipment used to provide enhanced security and safety for transportation facilities or infrastructure. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Integrated Weather Monitoring / Prediction Systems | Represents future integrated weather monitoring/prediction systems. The systems use Environmental Sensor Stations (ESSs) to collect real–time weather conditions data, such as wind speed and direction, precipitation, water level conditions, humidity, visibility, and pavement temperature. The data is transmitted to automated warning systems, the traffic operations center, and other maintenance/operations facilities for decision support. This tool is also coordinated with the National Weather Service to predict inclement weather conditions. Systems are proposed for the US–67 Corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Lane Management Signs | TxDOT's lane management signs (LMS). Those are 5x5 lane control/management signs. They are being installed along IH–10 in the US 54 interchange area. Additinal LMS will be deployed along IH–10 and other corridors in the district. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Maintenance Sections | TxDOT maintenance sections for El Paso region. Section office in each county. Dispatches maintenance vehicles and equipment for maintaining road and ITS equipment owned by TxDOT. There are 7 of these. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Maintenance Vehicles | The maintenance vehicles that are dispatched by TxDOT maintenance. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Office | Office in charge of maintenance and construction operations for district. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Overheight Vehicle Warning Systems | Represents future overheight vehicle warning systems. The system will provide detection and warnings for overheight vehicles approaching structures with potentially low clearance heights, such as overpass bridges. This system will provide advanced warnings using static signboards/flashing beacons that will activate upon detection of an overheight vehicle. A future overheight vehicle warning system is proposed for the US–67 corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Pavement Management System | District Pavement Management System to assist in storing, retrieving, analyzing and reporting information to help with pavement–related decision–making processes. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Public Information Office | The office provides the official interface between TxDOT traffic and maintenance departments and interests outside the departments such as the media. PIO also uses social media for information dissemination to the public. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Public Transportation Management System (PTMS) | Maintains a Transit Vehicle Inventory for El Paso County Rural Transit vehicles that receive federal and state funds. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Queue Detection Systems | Represents future queue detection and warning systems for TxDOT. A system is proposed at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol Station on IH–10. The system will be operated and managed by TxDOT and will include CCTV and DMS. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Ramp Meters | Represent future freeway ramp meters operated by TxDOT. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Rock Slide Warning Systems | Represents future rock slide warning systems. These systems will provide warnings to law enforcement agencies and the public of rock slide conditions and the usability of roads in rock slide prone areas. Electronic sensors such as ultrasonic, geophones, tilt sensors and environmental sensor stations will be used to detect and identify the risk of nearby rock slides, while vehicle detection sensors detect the number of vehicles in the rock slide prone areas. These sensors will then send a warning message to law enforcement or maintenance personnel about the road closure and automatically activate access control gates in order to stop the public from entering the prone area. DMS messages can also be posted by public agencies to convey the road conditions to the public. Systems are proposed along the US–67 Corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District RWIS Stations | Represents future TxDOT Road Weather Information System (RWIS) stations in the El Paso District. These stations will be located on or near the roadway and communicate real–time weather conditions information to the TxDOT TMC and contruction and maintenance offices. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Shop | This facility provides repair and maintenance services for TxDOT maintenance vehicles and equipment (e.g. portable DMS). |
| TxDOT El Paso District Slippery Pavement Warning System | This element represents future slippery pavement warning systems in the El Paso region. These systems will detect pavement conditions (due to rain, snow, ice, etc.) via field sensors located near the roadway. Once slippery pavement conditions have been detected, an advance warning will be activated via flashing beacons to alert drivers upstream of the location of potentially unsafe driving conditions. Future system installations could also include sending alerts to TransVista for use in activating dynamic message signs located upstream of the slippery locations. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Smart Street Lighting System | Represents a future smart street lighting system in the El Paso region. System components will include photocell sensors that detect surrounding conditions, as well as lighting controllers that will automatically turn the lights on or off based on conditions detected by the sensors. The sensors and controllers will be installed on street lights in the region. Future installations could allow for information sharing between the system and TransVista. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Smart Work Zone Equipment | Work zone monitoring and alerting equipment owned and operated by TxDOT. Equipment can include various ITS applications like speed compliance systems, dynamic late lane merge systems, queue detection systems, cameras, Bluetooth detectors, DMS, and integrated traveler information systems, among others. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Speed Feedback and Warning System | Represents future speed feedback and warning systems that will detect the speeds of approaching vehicles and provide warnings to drivers traveling above the posted speed limit. System components will include speed monitoring sensors and radar speed feedback signs, which can detect the speeds of passing vehicles and display those speeds in real–time on the feedback signs. Systems are proposed along the IH–10 Corridor, from SH 20 to the Culberson County line, as well as along the SH 20 Corridor (Mesa Street). |
| TxDOT El Paso District Static Travel Time Displays | Represents future static travel time displays in the El Paso region. These displays will provide real–time travel time estimates for normal and alternate routes to vehicles approaching major freeway interchanges. A travel time display will include a static sign with small DMS panels for displaying travel times. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Traffic Operations Personnel | Represents traffic operations personnel, including ICM coordinators responsible for monitoring IH–10 decision support system software. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Traffic Sensors | Traffic vehicle sensors, including loops, radar, microwave vehicle detectors, Video Imaging Vehicle Detection Systems (VIVDS), and speed monitoring, owned by TxDOT. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Traffic Signals | This element represents traffic signals owned by TxDOT within the El Paso District. TxDOT traffic signals within the City of El Paso are operated and maintained by the City. Traffic signals located outside of the City of El Paso are operated and maintained by TxDOT. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Travel Time Sensors (Bluetooth) | Represents the Bluetooth devices responsible for capturing travel time data and are operated/maintained by TxDOT. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Truck Parking Space Availability System | This system provides electronic monitoring and management of truck parking facilities in the TxDOT El Paso District. It includes the instrumentation, signs, and other infrastructure that monitors parking lot usage and provides local information about parking availability and other general parking information. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Variable Speed Limit Systems | Represents future variable speed limit (VSL) systems. VSL is a tool used to lower the speed of vehicles traveling at high speed, usually during special circumstances (e.g. school zones, inclement weather conditions, poor pavement conditions, traffic volume and operation speeds during incidents). VSL uses DMS to provide current roadway conditions information updates to travelers. Systems are proposed along the US–67 Corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Visibility Warning System | Represents future visibility warning systems in the El Paso region. These systems will use field sensors to detect low visibility driving conditions. Once low visibility conditions have been detected, advance warning messages will be activated to alert drivers of the potentially unsafe driving conditions. Future system installations could also include integration with TxDOT TransVista for central monitoring of weather conditions on the corridor. |
| TxDOT El Paso District Wrong Way Vehicle Detection System | Represents proposed wrong way driver detection systems that can identify wrong way drivers and activate a warning signal notifying the driver of the wrong way violation. System components will include an Automated Ramp Detection System, radar detection, CCTV, and DMS. Video verification of wrong way drivers in field to be performed with automated notification sent to TMC staff. Potential to automate response to post advisory messages on upstream DMS to alert other drivers. |
| TxDOT Rest Areas/Visitor Center Kiosks | Represents public rest areas and visitor centers owned and maintained by TxDOT. These facilities provide travelers with varied amenities, such as tourist information, emergency evacuation information, and general traffic information. CCTV surveillance cameras installed at the facilities can also provide travelers with increased safety/security. |
| TxDOT San Antonio District TMC (TransGuide) | TransGuide serves as the TMC for the San Antonio District and also initiates Amber Alert procedures in the other TxDOT Districts at the direction of the DPS. |
| TxDOT Statewide Pavement Management System | Statewide Pavement Management System that has an interface to the district Pavement Management System. This information is made available on the Internet. |
| TxDOT Weigh–in–Motion Scales | This element represents TxDOT weigh–in–motion equipment in the El Paso District. As of 2020, there are two WIM sites in the district: (1) on IH–10 2 miles east of FM1281 and (2) on US 54 at Delta just north of customs. |
| TxDPS Administration | Highway Patrol function in the region that collects crash information for forwarding to statewide system. |
| TxDPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) | Agency responsible for processing weight or safety citations/violations. |
| TxDPS Communications Service | Dispatches Highway Patrol Vehicles using two–way radio communication. Responsible for regional evacuation. |
| TxDPS Electronic Screening Stations | Commercial Vehicle inspection facility. Communicates with the CVIEW (Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window) element of the Safety Information Exchange network. May include SAFER (Safety and Fitness Electronic Records), MCMIS (Motor Carrier Management Information System) and others (ASPEN, SAFETYNET). |
| TxDPS Vehicles | Highway Patrol vehicles that provide public safety services on state owned roads and highways. |
| US BCBP Border Patrol Communications Center | This element dispatches US Border Patrol Vehicles. It also makes simple request/response (e.g. database query) of TxDOT Credential Admin and Safety Information System. Traffic Management at Traffic Checkpoints and the Border Stations. |
| US BCBP Border Patrol Stations | Border patrol stations at border crossings. Border patrol stations have CAD capabilities, and are able to provide video information to Border Patrol Communications Center. |
| US BCBP Border Patrol Vehicles | Border Patrol emergency vehicles. These vehicles communicate with the Border Patrol Dispatch. |
| US BCBP Bridge Operations Office | US Border Patrol Operations Office on the international bridges. |
| US BCBP CASC | Customs Area Security Center. Monitors the video surveillance cameras located at the border crossings. |
| US BCBP Customs Field Equipment | Equipment at Ports of Entry, including cameras, license plate readers, and RFID readers. |
| US BCBP Customs Product Manifest System | Provides load manifest pre–clearance information to Electronic Screening stations. Information requested as needed (real–time), and requests for vehicle, carrier, driver histories. |
| US BCBP Customs Sector Communications | Dispatch and communications center for the United States Customs at a National level. |
| US BCBP Customs Web Site | Web Site provides traffic information at the international bridges (e.g. wait times). Can be accessed at: https://www.cbp.gov/ |
| US BCBP Electronic Clearance System | Electronic Clearance of commercial vehicles at border. Includes the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program, which speeds up commercial clearance for vehicles carrying low–risk shipments. |
| US BCBP Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS) | Computer–based system that provides law enforcement with access to driver criminal records and other information used for screening vehicles crossing the border. |
| US Border Patrol Checkpoints | Video is monitored at the checkpoints, could be sent elsewhere (e.g. DPS or TxDOT) in the future. |
| UTEP Weather Systems | UTEP plans to deploy weather sensing systems. Will provide weather information to transportation elements in the region |
| Utility Company Dispatch | Dispatch function for regional Utility Companies. This includes water, electric, gas, cable TV and telephone. Specifically it Includes El Paso Electric and Fort Bliss Electric. |
| William Beaumont Army Medical Center | Regional trauma center located in El Paso. Provides comprehensive care to all beneficiaries including active duty military, their family members, and retirees as well as emergency department services for Northeast El Paso. |