User Needs (cont’d)
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User Type
User Need
Description
Software vendors, Control Center
Need to provide a
real-time modeling
capability to evaluate trip requests and routing strategies
Pre-stored and dynamic
response plans are input
into a real-time model ( a model that runs fast enough to affect response decisions) for evaluation and/or selection
Control Center
Need to process
real-time and historical
input data to predict future
transportation network conditions
T-DISP will use
real-time and historical data to predict future conditions using either algorithms and/or models
Travelers
Need to send trip
requests to the reservations
and scheduling system
Travelers (customers)
need to be able to send trip requests that have origin and destination (and for return trip)
Control Center
Need to send trip
description characteristics
back to travelers
Travelers must be able
to receive information about their possible trip
Software vendors; Control Center; Transportation Providers
Need to develop an
interface for different
dispatch and vehicle location
systems into the reservations
/ scheduling system
In a multiple provider
environment, different
CAD/AVL systems may be used so vehicle location data will need to be standardized