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MC01: Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking

This service package tracks the location of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment to ascertain the progress of their activities. Checks can include ensuring the correct roads are being plowed and work activity is being performed at the correct locations.

Relevant Regions: Australia, Canada, European Union, and United States

Enterprise
Functional
Physical
Goals and Objectives
Needs and Requirements
Sources
Security
Standards
System Requirements

Enterprise

Development Stage Roles and Relationships
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Source	Destination	Role/Relationship
Location and Time Data Source Developer	Location and Time Data Source	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Location and Time Data Source Developer	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Maint and Constr Management Center	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Developer	Maint and Constr Management Center Developer	Application Interface Specification (hide) The definition of an interface between two application components that operate on two distinct pieces of hardware. The Application Interface Specification is specific to the application in question.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Developer	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	Develops (hide) An Enterprise creates the target Resource or Document. The Enterprise that engineers a traffic signal controller (ITS Roadway Equipment), or designs a vehicle (Basic Vehicle) or authors a technical standard will have the Develops role.

Installation Stage Roles and Relationships
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Source	Destination	Role/Relationship
Location and Time Data Source Installer	Location and Time Data Source	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Location and Time Data Source Owner	Location and Time Data Source Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Location and Time Data Source Owner	Location and Time Data Source Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Maint and Constr Management Center Installer	Maint and Constr Management Center	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Installer	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	Installs (hide) An Enterprise performs the initial delivery, integration and configuration of the target Resource. This might be a system integrator, a state DOT Enterprise performing its own installation, or a device supplier that performs on-site installation.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Installer	Installation Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon one party installs a system on behalf of a second party.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Verifier	Verification Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to verify that a system owned by the second party operates according to the system's design.

Operations and Maintenance Stage Roles and Relationships
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Source	Destination	Role/Relationship
Location and Time Data Source Maintainer	Location and Time Data Source	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Location and Time Data Source Manager	Location and Time Data Source	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Location and Time Data Source Owner	Location and Time Data Source Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Location and Time Data Source Owner	Location and Time Data Source Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Location and Time Data Source Owner	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Location and Time Data Source Owner	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Location and Time Data Source Supplier	Location and Time Data Source Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Maint and Constr Management Center	Operates (hide) A Human that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This is the person at the console or behind the wheel.
Maint and Constr Management Center Maintainer	Maint and Constr Management Center	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Maint and Constr Management Center Manager	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	System Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement granting operational use of a system to a Human with the operates role responsible for management of the system.
Maint and Constr Management Center Manager	Maint and Constr Management Center	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Maint and Constr Management Center Supplier	Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Maintainer	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	Maintains (hide) An Enterprise administers the hardware and software that comprise the target Resource. The entity that takes the 'maintains' role typically is delegated authority by the entity with the "Owns" or "Manages" roles, depending on the environment. The maintainer interacts with the target Resource so as to keep that Resource in the Operational state.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Manager	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	Manages (hide) The Enterprise that is accountable for performing actions with a Resource, typically in support of one of the key operations-related roles (operates, installs, maintains). This authority is typically delegated by the Enterprise with the "Owns" role, and commonly accomplished by delegation to Human E-Objects with the "operates", "installs" or "maintains" roles, depending on the context.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Application Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement in which one entity that controls an application component's use gives the other entity the necessary tools and permission to operate that application or application component.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Vehicle Operating Agreement (hide) An agreement whereupon the controller of a vehicle grants another entity permission and rights to operate the vehicle.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Maintainer	Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement (hide) An agreement that states one entity will provide data related to maintenance of an application component to the other entity.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center Owner	Expectation of Data Provision (hide) An expectation where one party believes another party will provide data on a regular and recurring basis, and that that data will be useful to the receiver in the context of the receiver's application. This thus includes some expectation of data fields, timeliness, quality, precision and similar qualities of data.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Management Center User	Service Usage Agreement (hide) An agreement between the provider of a service and a user. Stipulates the terms and conditions of service usage.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Maintainer	System Maintenance Agreement (hide) An agreement for one party to maintain the operational status of a system on behalf of the party with ownership control of the system.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Manager	Operations Agreement (hide) An agreement where one entity agrees to operate a device or application on behalf of another, device/application controlling entity.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Supplier	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE Owner	Warranty (hide) A guarantee or promise made by one entity to another, that provides assurance of the functionality and performance of a subsystem.

Functional

This service package includes the following Functional View PSpecs:

Physical Object	Functional Object	PSpec Number	PSpec Name
Maint and Constr Management Center	MCM Vehicle Tracking	9.1.3	Track M&C Vehicles and Equipment
Maint and Constr Management Center	MCM Vehicle Tracking	9.2.5	Provide M&C Center Personnel Interface for Maint
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	MCV Vehicle Location Tracking	9.1.1	Manage M&C Systems On-Board
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	MCV Vehicle Location Tracking	9.1.2	Collect M&C Vehicle Data On-Board

Physical

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Includes Physical Objects:

Physical Object	Class	Description
Location and Time Data Source	ITS	The 'Location and Time Data Source' provides accurate position information. While a Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver is the most common implementation, this physical object represents any technology that provides a position fix in three dimensions and time with sufficient accuracy.
Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Center	The people that directly interface with a Maintenance and Construction Management Center. These personnel interact with fleet dispatch and management systems, road maintenance systems, incident management systems, work plan scheduling systems, and work zone management systems. They provide operator data and command inputs to direct system operations to varying degrees depending on the type of system and the deployment scenario.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Center	The 'Maint and Constr Management Center' monitors and manages roadway infrastructure construction and maintenance activities. Representing both public agencies and private contractors that provide these functions, this physical object manages fleets of maintenance, construction, or special service vehicles (e.g., snow and ice control equipment). The physical object receives a wide range of status information from these vehicles and performs vehicle dispatch, routing, and resource management for the vehicle fleets and associated equipment. The physical object participates in incident response by deploying maintenance and construction resources to an incident scene, in coordination with other center physical objects. The physical object manages equipment at the roadside, including environmental sensors and automated systems that monitor and mitigate adverse road and surface weather conditions. It manages the repair and maintenance of both non-ITS and ITS equipment including the traffic controllers, detectors, dynamic message signs, signals, and other equipment associated with the roadway infrastructure. Weather information is collected and fused with other data sources and used to support advanced decision support systems. The physical object remotely monitors and manages ITS capabilities in work zones, gathering, storing, and disseminating work zone information to other systems. It manages traffic in the vicinity of the work zone and advises drivers of work zone status (either directly at the roadside or through an interface with the Transportation Information Center or Traffic Management Center physical objects.) Construction and maintenance activities are tracked and coordinated with other systems, improving the quality and accuracy of information available regarding closures and other roadway construction and maintenance activities.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	Vehicle	The 'Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE' resides in a maintenance, construction, or other specialized service vehicle or equipment and provides the processing, storage, and communications functions necessary to support highway maintenance and construction. All types of maintenance and construction vehicles are covered, including heavy equipment, supervisory vehicles, unmanned remote controlled field maintenance robots, and sensory platforms that may be wheeled or low altitude aerial vehicles (e.g. drones, balloons). The MCV OBE provides two-way communications between drivers/operators and dispatchers and maintains and communicates current location and status information. A wide range of operational status is monitored, measured, and made available, depending on the specific type of vehicle or equipment. A snow plow for example, would monitor whether the plow is up or down and material usage information. The Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE may also contain capabilities to monitor vehicle systems to support maintenance of the vehicle itself. A separate 'Vehicle OBE' physical object supports the general vehicle safety and driver information capabilities that apply to all vehicles, including maintenance and construction vehicles. The Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE supplements these general capabilities with capabilities that are specific to maintenance and construction vehicles.

Includes Functional Objects:

Functional Object	Description	Physical Object
MCM Vehicle Tracking	'MCM Vehicle Tracking' tracks the location of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment. Vehicle/equipment location and associated information is presented to the operator.	Maint and Constr Management Center
MCV Vehicle Location Tracking	'MCV Vehicle Location Tracking' monitors vehicle location and reports the position and timestamp information to the dispatch center.	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE

Includes Information Flows:

Information Flow	Description
location and time	The current geographic location in three dimensions (latitude, longitude, elevation) and the current time.
maint and constr center personnel input	User input from maintenance and construction center personnel including routing information, scheduling data, dispatch instructions, device configuration and control, resource allocations, alerts, incident and emergency response plan coordination.
maint and constr operations information presentation	Presentation of maintenance and construction operations information to center personnel. This information includes maintenance resource status (vehicles, equipment, and personnel), work schedule information, work status, road and weather conditions, traffic information, incident information and associated resource requests, security alerts, emergency response plans and a range of other information that supports efficient maintenance and construction operations and planning.
maint and constr vehicle location data	The current location and related status (e.g., direction and speed) of the maintenance/construction vehicle.

Goals and Objectives

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor	Goal
H. Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system;	Maintain infrastructure asset system

Associated Objective Categories

Objective Category
Preservation: Preserve Existing Infrastructure

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective	Performance Measure
Enhance asset and resource management	Extended pavement life due to truck weight enforcement
Enhance asset and resource management	Number of assets tracked in real-time
Enhance asset and resource management	Percentage of fleet/equipment within lifecycle
Enhance asset and resource management	Percentage of geographic jurisdiction covered by agency electronic communications
Enhance asset and resource management	Percentage of maintenance activities completed in required time-frame
Enhance asset and resource management	Rate at which equipment is utilized
Enhance asset and resource management	Vehicle operating costs

Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.

Needs and Requirements

Need		Functional Object	Requirement
01	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to track the location of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment in order to ascertain where their assets are.	MCM Vehicle Tracking	01	The center shall monitor the locations of all maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment under its jurisdiction.
		MCM Vehicle Tracking	02	The center shall present location data to center personnel for the fleet of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment.
		MCV Vehicle Location Tracking	01	The maintenance and construction vehicle shall track its current location.
		MCV Vehicle Location Tracking	02	The maintenance and construction vehicle shall send the time stamped vehicle location to the controlling center.

Related Sources

Document Name	Version	Publication Date
ITS User Services Document		1/1/2005

Security

In order to participate in this service package, each physical object should meet or exceed the following security levels.

Physical Object Security
Physical Object	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability	Security Class
Location and Time Data Source	Moderate	High	High	Class 5
Maint and Constr Management Center	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Class 2
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	Moderate	Moderate	High	Class 5

In order to participate in this service package, each information flow triple should meet or exceed the following security levels.

Information Flow Security
Source	Destination	Information Flow	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
Source	Destination	Information Flow	Basis	Basis	Basis
Location and Time Data Source	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	location and time	Moderate	High	High
Location and Time Data Source	Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	location and time	While time reference should be universally available, time reference coupled with vehicle location is tracking data. This flow is internal to a vehicle, but should probably be encrypted to discourage hacking and snooping on the vehicle bus. Thus MODERATE.	Location and time data is the basis for crash imminent safety and a host of other applications. Corruption of this flow could lead directly to a vehicle accident.	If this information is not available, crash imminent safety applications depending on this information will not function properly.
Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Maint and Constr Management Center	maint and constr center personnel input	High	High	High
Maint and Constr Center Personnel	Maint and Constr Management Center	maint and constr center personnel input	Direct interactions between personnel and systems in a backoffice environment are effectively protected by physical means, so long as the interaction is in a dedicated facility. If this interaction is virtual (i.e. ,the MCMC is not directly in front of the MCMC Personnel, like in a cloud-based system) then the user's input requires some degree of obfuscation depending on sensitivity of information. Given that this could include information about compromised or ineffectual systems, including security systems, the potential for damage is high. Thus, HIGH.	Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system.	Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system.
Maint and Constr Management Center	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	maint and constr operations information presentation	Not Applicable	Moderate	Moderate
Maint and Constr Management Center	Maint and Constr Center Personnel	maint and constr operations information presentation	System maintenance flows should have some protection from casual viewing, as otherwise imposters could gain illicit control over field equipment	Information presented to backoffice system operators must be consistent or the operator may perform actions that are not appropriate to the real situation.	The backoffice system operator should have access to system operation. If this interface is down then control is effectively lost, as without feedback from the system the operator has no way of knowing what is the correct action to take.
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	Maint and Constr Management Center	maint and constr vehicle location data	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE	Maint and Constr Management Center	maint and constr vehicle location data	This is effectively a tracking flow, which if intercepted would provide a third party with the ability to track maintenance and construction vehicles, which could enable nefarious and illegal activities.	Corruption, unavailability or unauthorized manipulation of this data could lead to a lack of understanding of maintenance vehilce locations. This could negatively effect coordinated actions such as roadway treatment and snow removal, compromising mobility. It could also negatively impact the safety of the vehicle operator.	Corruption, unavailability or unauthorized manipulation of this data could lead to a lack of understanding of maintenance vehilce locations. This could negatively effect coordinated actions such as roadway treatment and snow removal, compromising mobility. It could also negatively impact the safety of the vehicle operator.

Standards

Currently, there are no standards associated with the physical objects in this service package. For standards related to interfaces, see the specific information flow triple pages.

System Requirements

System Requirement		Need
001	The system shall monitor the locations of all maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment under its jurisdiction.	01	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to track the location of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment in order to ascertain where their assets are.
002	The system shall present location data to center personnel for the fleet of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment.	01	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to track the location of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment in order to ascertain where their assets are.
003	The system shall track the current location of maintenance and construction vehicles.	01	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to track the location of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment in order to ascertain where their assets are.
004	The system shall send the time stamped vehicle location to the controlling center.	01	Maintenance and construction operations need to be able to track the location of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment in order to ascertain where their assets are.