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: [email protected]: (518) 549-0472
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