Concept of Operations

The Consultant team developed a Concept of Operations that accomplished the following:

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4. Identified the key roles of the ITS – what it will and will not do. Developed a description of the environment in which the ITS will operate. Developed operational scenarios that were used to describe how the stakeholders would perform under different environmental conditions. Identified high-level functional requirements for the ITS as a whole (based on the operational scenarios).

At the core, the Concept of Operations provided answers to the following questions:

What is the purpose of the ITS? Who will use the ITS? What are the roles and responsibilities of each party? How will they use the ITS? When will the ITS be used? In what environments will the ITS be used? What support measures are needed? What resources will each party contribute? What are the communications requirements to support the ITS?

The Consultant team conducted several workshops that identified the system concept, system needs, and ideal responses to operational scenarios. These workshops were conducted on May 8 and July 18, 2019, and included the following City leaders:

City Engineer Stormwater & Traffic Interim Manager Traffic Operations Supervisor Lead Signal Technician Chief Information Officer from the IT Department. Police Department Fire Department Water Utilities Department City Manager’s Office

Figure 2 illustrates the relationship between stakeholders for which the intelligent transportation system will serve and benefit.

Figure 2 – Stakeholders Source: Kimley-Horn

Additional information is contained in the Concept of Operations document developed under the ITS Master Plan.