TCEQ Field Emissions Monitors

Status

Existing

Description

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.

Stakeholders

Stakeholder Role Role Status
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Owns Existing

Physical Objects

ITS Roadway Equipment

Functional Objects

Functional Object Description User Defined
Roadway Emissions Monitoring 'Roadway Emissions Monitoring' monitors emissions and general air quality and communicates the collected information back to the Emissions Management Center where it can be monitored, analyzed, and used. This functional object supports point monitoring of individual vehicle emissions as well as general monitoring of standard air quality measures. False
Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination 'Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination' includes field elements that provide information to drivers, including dynamic message signs and highway advisory radios. False

Physical Standards

SDO Document # Title User Defined
ITE ITE ITS Cabinet ITS Standard Specification for Roadside Cabinets False
NEMA NEMA TS 4 Hardware Standards for Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) with NTCIP Requirements False
NEMA TS 8 Cyber and Physical Security for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) False

Interfaces To

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TCEQ Monitor Operations Section
Texas Air Monitoring Information System (TAMIS)