| Metropolitan Surveys |
*Number of cities surveyed in 2004: 108
*Number of cities surveyed in 2005: 78
*Number of cities surveyed in 2006: 108 |
 Public Safety (Law Enforcement) |
Fleet Characteristics | Year* |
| Total number of emergency response vehicles equipped with on-board navigation capability (i.e., digital map) | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total number of emergency response vehicles under a computer-aided dispatch system (CAD) | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total number of emergency response vehicles with traffic signal system communications (i.e., signal preemption) | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total number of emergency response vehicles with Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) | 2004 | | 2006 |
Traffic Incident Management Team | Year* |
| Participation in a team that meets on a regular basis to evaluate and improve coordinated incident response and to address traffic problems as well | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Participation in a formal multi-agency regional or statewide program to coordinate management of traffic incidents that contains strategic planning, a program plan, and annual work plan | 2004 | | |
| Participation in a statewide disaster planning program | 2004 | | |
Traffic Incident Management | Year* |
| Electronic sharing of real-time and/or after-the-fact reporting information on traffic incidents with other law enforcement agencies | 2004 | | |
| Electronic sharing of real-time and/or after-the-fact reporting information on traffic incidents with fire and rescue agencies | 2004 | | |
| Electronic sharing of real-time and/or after-the-fact reporting information on traffic incidents with local transportation agencies | 2004 | | |
| Electronic sharing of real-time and/or after-the-fact reporting information on traffic incidents with state transportation agencies | 2004 | | |
| Multi-agency contact list has been developed in your area containing the names, phone numbers, pager numbers, and other pertinent information for the appropriate response personnel | 2004 | | |
| Incident Management (Incident Command) System used on-scene to manage traffic incidents | 2004 | | |
| Legal specification by state law or formal agreement as to who is in charge at the scene of a traffic incident (Incident Commander) | 2004 | | |
| Plan has been developed and adopted by responding agencies for staging and parking response vehicles and equipment at a traffic incident site in a manner that minimizes lane blockage and facilitates the re-opening of lanes | 2004 | | |
| Respondents protected through law or court opinion for liability claims for damages to vehicles or cargoes during clearance activities so long as the removal was not done in a careless or grossly negligent manner | 2004 | | |
| State or local jurisdiction has a law that requires drivers involved in a property-damage only accident (where vehicles can be driven) to move the vehicles from travel lanes to a safe location to exchange information or wait for police | 2004 | | |
| Laws or policies regarding the removal of stalled or abandoned vehicles from freeway shoulders | 2004 | | |
| Length of time abandoned vehicles are allowed to remain on a freeway shoulder (assuming they are not an imminent hazard) | 2004 | | |
| Policies and procedures to facilitate quick removal of heavily damaged vehicles and non-hazardous cargoes in your metropolitan area | 2004 | | |
| Automated measuring equipment (such as Photogrammetry or Total Station equipment) is used to investigate (measure and document) major traffic incidents | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Handling of towing dispatched to incidents | 2004 | | |
| Separate lists kept for more specialized towing and recovery vehicles (heavy tows or recovery) | 2004 | | |
| Towers are required to be certified under the Towing and Recovery Association of America’s National Driver Certification Program | 2004 | | |
| Agency operates or manages motorist assistance patrol or service patrol | 2004 | | |
| Agency that usually directs traffic on-scene at major traffic incidents | 2004 | | |
| On-scene responders to traffic incidents from your agency are familiar with standards for traffic control specified in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) | 2004 | | |
Operations | Year* |
| Responding to emergencies, when required, without lights and siren using signal preemption | 2004 | | |
| Method of interface with traffic management | 2004 | | |
| Information provided to a Condition Acquisition and Reporting System (CARS) | 2004 | | |
| Access to Automatic Collision Notification (ACN) data | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Access to information collected by vehicle event recorders (black box) | 2004 | | |
Dispatch | Year* |
| Tracking vehicle location with AVL to aid CAD | 2004 | | |
| Agencies with which CAD is interoperable | 2004 | | |
| Sharing AVL data with other CAD systems | 2004 | | |
| CAD data is filtered (remove enforcement data) and transferred in real time to traffic management (as well as CARS or 511) | 2004 | | |
| Weather information helps in planning dispatch | 2004 | | |
| Computing travel time and distance | 2004 | | |
National ITS Standards | Year* |
| Using NTCIP 1202 - Object Definitions for Actuated Traffic Signal Controller Units | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1210 - Objects for Signal Systems Master | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1211 - Objects for Signal Control Priority | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1203 - Object Definitions for Dynamic Message Signs | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1204 - Object Definitions for Environmental Sensor Stations | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1205 - Objects for CCTV Camera Control | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1206 - Object Definitions for Data Collection and Monitoring (DCM) Devices | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1207 - Object Definitions for Ramp Meter Control | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1208 - Object Definitions for Video Switches | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1209 - Object Definitions for Transportation Sensor System | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1213 - Electrical and Lighting Mgmt System Interoperability & Intercommunications Std | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1301 - Weather Report Message Set for ESS | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE 9603-1 - Application Programming Interface (API) Standard for the Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC) | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE 9603-2 - Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC) Cabinet | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE 9603-3 - Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC) Standard Specification for the Type 2070 Controller | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE TM 1.03 - Standard for Functional Level Traffic Management Data Dictionary (TMDD) | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE TM 2.01 - Message Sets for External TMC Communication (MS/ETMCC) | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1602 - Generic Reference Model for C2C Communications | 2004 | | |
Weather | Year* |
| Agency receives weather products tailored to particular requirements | 2004 | | |
Response and Recovery | Year* |
| Monitoring of early warning alerting and advisory systems to identify emergencies | | | 2006 |
| Use of integrated ITS and communications technology to coordinate evacuation management with different agencies, including traffic management and transit | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of a dedicated emergency traveler information system | | | 2006 |
| Use of AVL/CAD to assist in locating and assigning appropriate emergency responders to incidents | | | 2006 |
| Use of response routing systems by emergency responders to assist in identifying the quickest safe route to incident locations | | | 2006 |
Hazardous Materials Management | Year* |
| Use of vehicle-mounted hardware to track HAZMAT shipment to detect when a shipment deviates from its intended route | | | 2006 |
| Use of roadside detectors to monitor for the presence of hazardous shipments in sensitive areas | | | 2006 |
| Use of driver authentification technology to confirm that the individual operating a HAZMAT vehicle is authorized to do so | | | 2006 |
| Use of technology to provide assistance to commercial vehicle operators via electronic route planning services | | | 2006 |
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