City of Carmel ITS Traffic Cameras

Project Description: After implementing an additional 70 miles of new fiber optic, City of Carmel has begun installing ITS Traffic Cameras. In 2023, 35 new cameras have been installed on Keystone Parkway and various roundabouts throughout the City. Camera video processing is tracking vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians providing real time analytics to public safety and engineering department. Project partners are Volkswagen, Purdue University, and Aptiv. The city now has 117 dedicated traffic cameras with plans to add 40–50 additional cameras and sensors in 2024.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• City of Carmel

Project Service Packages:

• TM01: Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (City of Carmel ITS Traffic Cameras)
• PM01: Parking Space Management (City of Carmel ITS Traffic Cameras)
• PS09: Transportation Infrastructure Protection (City of Carmel ITS Traffic Cameras)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
infrastructure monitoring sensor control	Carmel CityOS	Carmel ITS Cameras	Planned
infrastructure monitoring sensor data	Carmel ITS Cameras	Carmel CityOS	Planned
parking area information	Carmel ITS Cameras	Carmel CityOS	Planned
parking area management information	Carmel CityOS	Carmel ITS Cameras	Planned
secure area sensor control	Carmel CityOS	Carmel ITS Cameras	Planned
secure area sensor data	Carmel ITS Cameras	Carmel CityOS	Planned
secure area surveillance control	Carmel CityOS	Carmel ITS Cameras	Planned
secure area surveillance data	Carmel ITS Cameras	Carmel CityOS	Planned
traffic detector control	Carmel CityOS	Carmel ITS Cameras	Planned
traffic detector data	Carmel ITS Cameras	Carmel CityOS	Planned
traffic images	Carmel ITS Cameras	Carmel CityOS	Planned
video surveillance control	Carmel CityOS	Carmel ITS Cameras	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Carmel CityOS - Emergency Secure Area Sensor Management
• 1: The center shall remotely monitor and control security sensor data collected in secure areas including facilities (e.g. transit yards) and transportation infrastructure (e.g. bridges, tunnels, interchanges, roadway infrastructure, and transit railways or guideways). The types of security sensor data include environmental threat (e.g. chemical agent, toxic industrial chemical, biological, explosives, and radiological sensors), infrastructure condition and integrity, intrusion and motion, and object detection sensors. The data may be raw or pre-processed in the field.
• 2: The center shall remotely monitor and control security sensor data collected in traveler secure areas, which include transit stations, transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, and other fixed sites along travel routes (e.g., emergency pull-off areas and travel information centers). The types of security sensor data include environmental threat (e.g. chemical agent, toxic industrial chemical, biological, explosives, and radiological sensors), intrusion and motion, and object detection sensors. The data may be raw or pre-processed in the field.


• Carmel CityOS - Emergency Secure Area Surveillance
• 1: The center shall remotely monitor video images and audio surveillance data collected in secure areas including facilities (e.g. transit yards) and transportation infrastructure (e.g. bridges, tunnels, interchanges, roadway infrastructure, and transit railways or guideways). The data may be raw or pre-processed in the field.
• 2: The center shall remotely monitor video images and audio surveillance data collected in traveler secure areas, which include transit stations, transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, and other fixed sites along travel routes (e.g., emergency pull-off areas and travel information centers). The data may be raw or pre-processed in the field.


• Carmel CityOS - Parking Management
• 1: The center shall monitor parking area current operational status including current parking occupancy and rates.


• Carmel CityOS - TMC Basic Surveillance
• 1: The center shall monitor, analyze, and store traffic sensor data (speed, volume, occupancy) collected from field elements under remote control of the center.
• 2: The center shall monitor, analyze, and distribute traffic images from CCTV systems under remote control of the center.
• 4: The center shall distribute road network conditions data (raw or processed) based on collected and analyzed traffic sensor and surveillance data to other centers.
• 7: The center shall remotely control devices to detect traffic.


• Carmel ITS Cameras - Field Secure Area Sensor Monitoring
• 1: The field element shall include security sensors that monitor conditions of secure areas including facilities (e.g. transit yards) and transportation infrastructure (e.g. bridges, tunnels, interchanges, roadway infrastructure, and transit railways or guideways).
• 3: The field element shall provide equipment status and fault indication of security sensor equipment to a center.
• 6: The field element shall include motion and intrusion detection sensors.
• 9: The field element shall remotely process security sensor data and provide an indication of potential incidents or threats to a center.


• Carmel ITS Cameras - Field Secure Area Surveillance
• 1: The field element shall include video and/or audio surveillance of secure areas including facilities (e.g. transit yards) and transportation infrastructure (e.g. bridges, tunnels, interchanges, roadway infrastructure, and transit railways or guideways).
• 2: The field element shall be remotely controlled by a center.
• 3: The field element shall provide equipment status and fault indication of surveillance equipment to a center.
• 5: The field element shall remotely process video and audio data and provide an indication of potential incidents or threats to a center.


• Carmel ITS Cameras - Parking Area Management
• 1: The parking element shall maintain static parking lot information including hours of operation, rates, location, entrance locations, capacity, type, and constraints.
• 2: The parking element shall maintain dynamic parking lot information including current state of the lot, occupancy, arrival rates, and departure rates.
• 3: The parking element shall determine and maintain the number and availability of parking spaces.


• Carmel ITS Cameras - Roadway Basic Surveillance
• 1: The field element shall collect, process, digitize, and send traffic sensor data (speed, volume, and occupancy) to the center for further analysis and storage, under center control.
• 2: The field element shall collect, process, and send traffic images to the center for further analysis and distribution.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: NTCIP Transportation Sensors - SNMPv3/TLS
• US: NTCIP Video Switches - SNMPv3/TLS

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• City of Carmel
• Operates and maintains ITS Cameras.

Regional Objectives from the Metropolitan Plan:

• 6. To improve safety for travelers system-wide through project investment.
• 6A. Support projects and policies that reduce the number and rate of serious injuries and fatalities for all modes.

Last Updated: 1/8/2024

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