Border Data Warehouse

Vancouver, BC

Bellingham, WA

TheCascade Gateway

Variable Message Signs

Southbound Northbound

CascadeGatewayData.com

VolumeDeparture rateDelayQueue length (meters)Vehicles in queue

Cascade Gateway data warehouse

• Standard format wait time data

• Other, regionally available border data

Niagara region data warehouse

• Standard format wait time data

• Other, regionally available border data

Border region data warehouse 3

• Standard format wait time data

• Other, regionally available border data

Border region data warehouse 4, etc.

• Standard format wait time data

• Other, regionally available border data

BWT border wide interface• Nationally summarized wait time data• Portal to regional archives

Existing Project product Future Future

Project product

• Organization (WSDOT or BC MoT)• Data collection period• Organizational identifier• Detector report• Crossing (crossing & traffic type)

• Crossing ID• Status (open, closed)• Lanes (fixed number of lanes)• Link direction• Delay• Open lanes• Queue length• Vehicles in queue• Service rate (vehicles per hour)

• Date• Lane data (actually loop data?)• Detector lane number• Detector ID• Detector vehicle speed• Detector vehicle count• Detector occupancy• Detector average-vehicle length• Detector start time• Detector end-time• Link measurement duration• VDS identifier (actually loop IDs)• VDS name (loop names)• Link direction• ATC error code

• Network status• Lane (Traveler, NEXUS, Commercial, FAST)

• Port of Entry code• System status (operational, down)• Time/date of last update• Delay

• Wait time event• System readiness

Cascade Gateway Niagara

Simplified comparison of Cascade Gateway ATIS and Niagara BWT schema

Border-wide BWT system data elements for high-level schema

•Location (port name)•Direction (to U.S., to Canada)

•Traffic type (Passenger, NEXUS, Commercial, FAST)

•Time unit associated with records•System status (operational, down)•CURRENT delay of cars now arriving at port•ACTUAL delay of cars now departing port

Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

1. Establish project advisory committee2. Identify system component owners3. Document BWT systems data4. User needs survey, & BIFA integration5. Site visit, systems requirements, agreements

6. Scope for developer

7. Consultant engagement and project management8. System maintenance strategy and plan9. Project report & developer documetation

Task category 2012 2013

• The custom query shall result in multiple output types including data table, chart, and downloadable file.

• The custom query tool shall allow users to select date ranges and days of the week.

• The custom query tool shall allow users to group by month, day of week, day, am/pm, hourly, or by five minute increment.

• The custom query tool shall allow users to query multiple detectors or crossings at a time.

Over 100 requirements were identified for Cascade Gateway Border Data Warehouse

Sample of System Requirements