Add Winds Enumeration

[DeraldDudley]

Summary

• This requests supports Issue Add Incident EventType #13
• The Winds Enumeration will fill the type_of_incident property to let drives know why a road has been detoured, restricted, or closed.

Motivation

Adding the type_of_incident property to the IncidentRoadEvent object lets data publishers tell drivers why road access has been detoured, restricted, or closed. Further, implementing this property adds value to road event feeds by reducing driver uncertainty.

Description

The type_of_incident property emulates the cause element found in the eventDescription property described in section 3.3.8.14 of the Transportation Management Data Dictionary 3.1 (TMDD). The type_of_incident property will be populated using the accidentsAndIncidents, Disasters, Special Events, and Winds enumerations described in sections 3.6.5.1, 3.6.5.8, 3.6.5.23, 3.6.5.37 respectively.

The Proposed Disasters Enumeration

Winds Enumerated Type

Values describe calamitous events that have detoured, restricted, or closed a road.

Values

Value	Description
tornado	A tornado interrupts normal operations.
hurricane	A hurricane interrupts normal operations.
hurricane force winds	Hurricane force winds interrupt normal operations.
tropical storm	A tropical storm interrupts normal operations.
gale force winds	Gale force winds interrupt normal operations.
storm force winds	Storm force winds interrupt normal operations.
strong winds	Strong winds interrupt normal operations.
moderate winds	Moderate winds may interrupt normal operations.
light winds	Light winds may interrupt normal operations.
calm	Calm, operations normal.
gusty winds	Gusty winds interrupt normal operations.
crosswinds	Crosswinds interrupt normal operations.
windy	Conditions are windy. Use Caution.
strong winds have eased	Strong winds have eased.
strong wind forecast withdrawn	The Strong wind forecast is withdrawn. Use caution.

Used By

Property	Object
type_of_incident	IncidentRoadEvent

[BPatocka]

Updated Values Table:

Value	Description
calm	Calm, operations normal. (windspeed: <1 mph / <1 km/h)
light winds	Light winds may interrupt normal operations. (windspeed: 1-12 mph / 1-19 km/h)
moderate winds	Moderate winds may interrupt normal operations. (windspeed: 13-18 mph / 20-28 km/h)
windy	Conditions are windy. Use Caution. (windspeed: 19-24 mph / 29-38 km/h)
strong winds	Strong winds interrupt normal operations. (windspeed: 25-38 mph / 39-61 km/h)
gale force winds	Gale force winds interrupt normal operations. (windspeed: 39-54 mph / 62-88 km/h)
storm force winds/tropical storm	Storm force winds or a tropical storm interrupts normal operations. (windspeed: 55-72 mph / 89-117 km/h)
hurricane force winds/hurricane	Hurricane force winds or a hurricane interrupts normal operations. (windspeed: >73 mph / >117 km/h)
tornado	A tornado interrupts normal operations.
crosswinds	Crosswinds interrupt normal operations.
gusty winds	Gusty winds interrupt normal operations.