Question

Transportation security depends on the development of intelligence. What is the role of the TMC, EOC, and FC in developing, confirming, and disseminating intelligence?

Answer 1

TMC: TMCs gather and spread travelers' data to people in general, which helps control and smooth traffic tasks and gives data to proper staff to a brisk and proficient reaction during episodes, crises and emergencies. It tracks reported traffic incidents on the roadway system for which they are responsible and may have the capability to monitor record incidents on other Roadways system traffic incidents are sometimes reported by responders such as safety/ surface petrol operator and state police and recorded by the TMC and/or CAD system. The information included time, date, location, responders and detailed description of the incident. Mostly, the incident logs are available in real-time via the internet. The time of the day when an incident is declared in recorded to assist in performance measurement. Following are the things which help FC in developing, confirming, and dissemination intelligence:-
1.Incident logs
2.historical network statistical records

• Typical traffic pattern data
• Toll transaction record
• Red light and speed camera record traffic record
• Weathers record
• Recorded retain video data

The information provided by the TMC is used by potential users. These potential users are EOC and FC. So the role of EOC and FC is:
EOC: The main functions of EOCs are to gather, accumulate and break down information; settle on decisions that ensure life and property, keep up coherence of the association, inside the extent of pertinent laws; and spread those decisions to every concerned organization and people.

• To Support performance measurement for incident response planning purposes.
• To determine the need for emergency responders.
• The information and data can be used to support planning for an evacuation.
• The information generally uses to support exercise development scenarios.

FC: An FC will monitor traffic incidents to identify whether there are patterns and potential for a secondary incident. The logs are not kept at FCs according to one or what they will have access to this information on an as-needed basis by state police division officer or TMC operator.

• Traffic incidents may be monitored to identify patterns and potential for a secondary incident.
• Potential enforcement application
• Statistical support for annual risk assessment