I-75 F.R.A.M.E. System Manager

Metric represents the FDOT District 5 ITS as the Systems Manager for the I-75 F.R.A.M.E. project which assists in the advancement of the Multimodal Integrated Corridor Management (MMICM) plan. As the Systems Manager, Metric is responsible for coordinating, testing, and providing documentation on the various technologies to include Roadside Units (RSUs), vehicular On-board Units (OBUs) as well as emulated OBUs (mobile devices and/or tablets) to ensure device interoperability. This project is in line with the USDOT goals and will contribute to increased safety, reliability, and mobility needs using advanced CV technologies.

Metric staff is responsible for integrating these devices to multiple signal controllers with the goal of verifying the various CV-related applications: Signal Phase & Timing (SPaT), Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM), MAP messages, Traveler Information Messages (TIM), Basic Safety Messages (BSM), Emergency Vehicle Protocol (EVP), Transit Signal Priority (TSP) and others related to pedestrian safety. Metric staff has conducted extensive testing in both the lab and field environments with equipment provided by several CV vendors as part of the Seminole County CV Test Lab. As a result of the testing, reports were generated to guide the System Manager in their decision-making process for the development of the CV specifications and eventual decision-making on the F.R.A.M.E., SR 434, and PedSafe projects and any other future CV deployments. Metric is also responsible for configuring, integrating and testing all CV devices into the FDOT ITS network. Furthermore, Metric is actively involved in the development of CV specifications to include Technical Special Provisions (TSPs) as well as Modified Special Provisions (MSPs). Specifications were written relative to the CV equipment and supporting standards for hardware and software that is consistent with the minimum requirements of the USDOT RSU 4.1 Specifications. This document is currently under development and is being developed in coordination with the FDOT. These documents will assist in the design and deployment of the FRAME, and other ongoing FDOT District 5 projects related to other future CV deployments.

Seminole County Connected Vehicles Test Lab

As part of the I-75 FRAME project, Metric Engineering was responsible for the operations of the Seminole County CV test lab on behalf of FDOT D5 and its multiple CV projects. Metric coordinated with Connected Vehicle vendors locally, nationally, and internationally to solicit their equipment for interoperability testing to qualify for FDOT projects within District 5. The focal point of the testing was to determine which connected vehicle hardware and software applications were compatible.

One of the first Connected Vehicle projects in Florida.