COTA Transit Database

Status

Existing

Description

The COTA transit database provides all types of information to its transit services, including number of riders, buses utilized, incidents, etc. These data are mapped to the National Transit Database (NTD). In addition, COTA shares this information with the OSU Engineering Department for Research & Development purposes.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)OwnsExisting and Planned
Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)OwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Archived Data System

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
Archive Data Repository'Archive Data Repository' collects data and data catalogs from one or more data sources and stores the data in a focused repository that is suited to a particular set of ITS data users. It includes capabilities for performing quality checks on the incoming data, error notification, and archive to archive coordination. It includes the capability to define a data registry that allows registration of data identifiers or data definitions for interoperable use throughout a region. It supports a broad range of implementations, ranging from simple data marts that collect a focused set of data and serve a particular user community to large–scale data warehouses that collect, integrate, and summarize transportation data from multiple sources and serve a broad array of users within a region. Repositories may be established to support operations planning, performance monitoring and management, and policy and investment decisions.False
Archive Government Reporting'Archive Government Reporting' selects and formats data residing in an ITS archive to facilitate local, state, and federal government data reporting requirements. It provides transportation system statistics and performance measures in required formats to support investment and policy decisions.False
Archive On–Line Analysis and Mining'Archive On–Line Analysis and Mining' provides advanced data analysis, summarization, and mining features that facilitate discovery of information, patterns, and correlations in large data sets. Multidimensional analysis, selective summarization and expansion of data details, and many other advanced analysis services may be offered. Complex performance measures that are derived from multiple data sources may also be produced.False
Archive Situation Data Archival'Archive Situation Data Archival' collects and archives traffic, roadway, and environmental information for use in off–line planning, research, and analysis. It controls and collects information directly from equipment at the roadside, reflecting the deployment of traffic detectors that are used primarily for traffic monitoring and planning purposes, rather than for traffic management. It also collects situation data from connected vehicles. The data collected, quality checks performed, and aggregation strategies are defined to support transportation system performance monitoring and management.False

Physical Standards

SDODocument #TitleUser Defined
NEMANEMA TS 8Cyber and Physical Security for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)False

Interfaces To

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Archived Data User Systems
COTA Fixed–Route Transit Management System
COTA Paratransit Management System
MORPC Regional Online Dataport
ODOT Event Streaming Platform
OSU Center of Automotive Research
OSU Traffic Research