OpenCRS™

 

Data Fusion and Condition Reporting Tool

OpenCRS is an off-the-shelf data fusion and condition reporting system to support traffic operations and disseminate real-time traveler information.  Designed for statewide or regional applications, OpenCRS collects and fuses real-time road condition, weather and incident data with planned event schedules to help operators and stakeholders coordinate road and lane closures, better manage critical infrastructure, and disseminate alerts to the traveling public via 511 telephony, web, and social messaging systems.

Core Components

Condition Reporting System

Stakeholders can create and manage roadway events

Data Gateway

Open Roads’ middleware solution for data fusion, standards-based data exchange and traveler information distribution

Archival Database

Essential for long-term storage and retrieval

 

Key Features

• “Off-the-Shelf” software accelerates deployment
  
• Geographical user interface for entering and viewing event data
  
• Easily customizable to incorporate industry standard and proprietary geodatabases
  
• Separate data entry screens for incidents, planned events, and weather
  
• Message builder for 511 telephony and websites
  
• Optional modules for 911/CAD integration and lane closure planning
  
• Automated report generation
  
• Email support for event distribution
  
• Multi-level system security and user access features
  
• Industry compliant XML data feeds
  
• RSS generation and SMS support
  
• Web-based application that is scalable to support all of your stakeholders