A Snapshot of New York State DOT’s Emergency Response

Tools

Rita Carlson, PEEmergency Transportation Operations Director

• 511NY• Statewide Emergency Event

Resource Tracking (SEERT)• Road Status/Damage

Assessment (RSDA)

Today’s Discussion

511NY

What is 511NY?

One stop, real-time traffic and transit information

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• Visit 511ny.org• Dial 5-1-1• Download Mobile

App

511NY.org – Traffic Map

Camera views NY & bordering states

Expanded traffic speed coverage

More friendly layoutDetailed incident info

Emergency Alert Messaging

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511NY—Winter Road Conditions

New 511NY Mobile App• Hands-Free App

• Route planner

• Visual and audio

traffic reports

• Traffic/Transit

Map

• Transit Trip

Planner

Future of 511NY

• Enhance website to feature critical information

• Timely Winter Travel Advisory reporting• Further develop social media presence• Improve Geographic Information System

(GIS) platform• Transit Trip Planner – expand schedule

information for bus & train modes

Statewide Emergency Event Resource Tracking

(SEERT)

The Need… Resource tracking is critical Spreadsheets were unmanageable Different approach was needed

Evolution of SEERT… Program development started in March 2013 Testing in summer/fall Statewide drill December 12th

First real life use December 21st

Updates are made based on real life event response

SEERT Software

SEERT Program Benefits

Easy to use Multiple users at one time Employee information is linked to our human

resources information system program Equipment is linked to Fleet Anywhere program Hotel information is pre-populated Multiple report generation

SEERT Program Challenges

Training, training, training! Consistency of data input statewide and

understanding terminology within the program Who has ability to modify the data No tracking of resources outside NYS DOT Developed as a resource tracking tool, but users are

requesting more capabilities

Road Status/Damage Assessment

(RSDA) Tool

Road Status/Damage Assessment (RSDA)

Road Status/Damage Assessment (RSDA)

Road Status/Damage Assessment (RSDA)

RSDA Data for Use Outside DOT

RSDA Viewer GIS datasets &

Google Earth KML files

511NY

RSDA during Irene and Lee

100 staff deployed

12,000 miles road status

5,500 damage assessments

RSDA in action

RSDA Future Enhancements

Mobile platform - tablets Direct tie-in to 511NY

Rita Carlson, PEEmergency Transportation Operations Director New York State Department of Transportation Albany, New York

Email: Rita.Carlson@dot.ny.govPhone: (518) 549-0472

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