IRIS (transportation software)

Functional areas

• Variable speed limit monitoring and control
• Active traffic management and lane control
• Congestion Detection
• Automated Warning System
• Road Weather Information Systems / Environmental Sensor Stations
• Dynamic message sign monitoring and control
• Ramp meter monitoring and control
• Traffic camera monitoring and control
• Vehicle Detector Stations for monitoring real-time vehicle speed, flow, density
• Toll tags
• Incident tracking, monitoring, and storage
• Data export: real-time traffic, incidents, configuration, etc.
• Integrated mapping

  Supported hardware devices

• DMS
• * NTCIP Class A, B, C
• ** ADDCO Inc.
• ** Daktronics Inc.
• ** McCain Inc.
• ** SES America Inc., full matrix DMS, character matrix DMS
• ** Skyline: full sized DMS, VSL, scroll signs
• ** Wanco portable DMS
• * DMS XML: a simple XML protocol for interfacing with external DMS systems
• Road Weather Information System
• * NTCIP 1204 device driver, validated with:
• ** Lufft Lcom
• ** Campbell Scientific CR1000
• ** Vaisala dmc586
• ** QTT LX-RPU Elite
• ** High Sierra Electronics ESS
• * Optical Scientific ORG-815 Optical Rain Gauge
• * SSI
• Traffic cameras
• * PTZ: Manchester, Pelco D, Vicon, Infinova
• * Switchers: Pelco, Vicon
• VDS
• * Canoga
• * Wavetronix SmartSensor 105
• * Wavetronix SmartSensor 125
• * EIS RTMS
• * EIS G4
• * Caltrans URMS 2070: UDP, TCP, TCP Re-ID
• * Sensys
• Tag readers
• * Bluetooth: Iteris Velocity
• * Bluetooth: Acyclica
• * Transcore Encompass 6 Multiprotocol Reader

  Minneapolis / Saint Paul IRIS System

• DMS: 135
• VDS: 5452
• RWIS: 4
• Cameras: 476
• Ramp meters: 433
• LCS: 194
• Lane marking: 1
• Static sign with wig-wag beacons: 2

  Gallery

Transportation agencies using IRIS

• Minnesota Department of Transportation
• California Department of Transportation
• Nebraska Department of Transportation
• Wyoming Department of Transportation
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation