Wavetronix Command Translator (CMD-DT) - User Guide - Manual (Page 38)

In this chapter
˽ Routes Page
˽ Route Toolbar
˽ Editing a Route
˽ Assets
˽ Travel Points
˽ Route Data and Overrides
˽ Creating an Advanced Trip Time Task
˽ Setting Up Route Database
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Command Translator includes an advanced travel time system. To calculate travel times
properly, Translator employs a system of routes, which define roads, their available data
sources, and the entrance/exit points. Each route deals with only one direction at a time;
most environments use two or more routes.
Routes are divided up into segments, each of which has properties that define the length of
the segment and the free-flow speed. Routes also include assets; these define data sources
that are available for getting current traffic information. These can be sensors, probe sys-
tems, delay measuring systems and other types of traffic detection systems. These assets
provide the data necessary for the travel time job to calculate the travel time for the segment
that the asset is on.
The routes also include travel points; these define the start and end points for all the travel
times that need to be calculated for each route. Typical start points include entrance ramps
or dynamic message signs that will display the travel times to passing motorists. End points
Routes Page
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