their track rights. ROCC staff use GOTRS milestones as a guide for completing the common stages of work—but ROCC personnel manage many tasks outside of the GOTRS system, such as plans for crew lineup, work site sequencing, and movement patterns. GOTRS is a custom-code enterprise application. Originally built on Microsoft Silverlight, WMATA is currently re-writing GOTRS in AngularJS, with a delivery date of mid-2019. GOTRS processes approximately 24,000 ROW requests per year by more than 300 users across several WMATA departments and offices. GOTRS does not directly interface with other WMATA software systems, such as WMATA’s enterprise asset management software, Maximo, nor WMATA’s enterprise human resource management software, PeopleSoft. Although GOTRS does not directly interface with the Rockwell Collins developed ARINC Advanced Information Management (AIM®) platform for rail operations, the GOTRS process aligns and coordinates with existing AIM capabilities. 2.5.5 United Technologies’s developed Advanced Information Management (AIM®) The ROCC uses AIM to monitor and manage the rail system, including managing wayside work during the execution phase. AIM displays rail system information to an ROCC controller in real-time, allowing the controller to regulate traffic flow, control movement, and govern communications. The ROCC can implement control strategies by pre-programming strategies that AIM will implement automatically in concert with the central control mainframe, or the ROCC can manually select and implement strategies. To implement manual control strategies, controllers can issue train to wayside communication commands, modify wayside signals and/or switches, or direct voice communication (radio calls) with train operators. Three AIM consoles, subdivided into geographical areas by Metro-line color, are designated in the ROCC to monitor and control of train movements. Additional consoles allow ROCC personnel to manage other functional areas, including Maintenance Operation Control and Customer Operations. 2.5.6 Supporting Technologies and Information WMATA’s IT infrastructure is based on the following technologies and assumptions. Modifying this suite may increase costs or operating risk. Virtualized server technologies VMS; Enterprise operating systems are Oracle Linux (First preference) and Microsoft Windows; Exadata appliances are available for large scale databases; Preferred database platforms are Oracle or MS SQL; The Rail Control System (currently AIM), Maintenance and Materials Management System (currently Maximo), and schedule control system
their track rights. ROCC staff use GOTRS milestones as a guide for completing the common stages of work—but ROCC personnel manage many tasks outside of the GOTRS system, such as plans for crew lineup, work site sequencing, and movement patterns. GOTRS is a custom-code enterprise application. Originally built on Microsoft Silverlight, WMATA is currently re-writing GOTRS in AngularJS, with a delivery date of mid-2019. GOTRS processes approximately 24,000 ROW requests per year by more than 300 users across several WMATA departments and offices. GOTRS does not directly interface with other WMATA software systems, such as WMATA’s enterprise asset management software, Maximo, nor WMATA’s enterprise human resource management software, PeopleSoft. Although GOTRS does not directly interface with the Rockwell Collins developed ARINC Advanced Information Management (AIM®) platform for rail operations, the GOTRS process aligns and coordinates with existing AIM capabilities. 2.5.5 United Technologies’s developed Advanced Information Management (AIM®) The ROCC uses AIM to monitor and manage the rail system, including managing wayside work during the execution phase. AIM displays rail system information to an ROCC controller in real-time, allowing the controller to regulate traffic flow, control movement, and govern communications. The ROCC can implement control strategies by pre-programming strategies that AIM will implement automatically in concert with the central control mainframe, or the ROCC can manually select and implement strategies. To implement manual control strategies, controllers can issue train to wayside communication commands, modify wayside signals and/or switches, or direct voice communication (radio calls) with train operators. Three AIM consoles, subdivided into geographical areas by Metro-line color, are designated in the ROCC to monitor and control of train movements. Additional consoles allow ROCC personnel to manage other functional areas, including Maintenance Operation Control and Customer Operations. 2.5.6 Supporting Technologies and Information WMATA’s IT infrastructure is based on the following technologies and assumptions. Modifying this suite may increase costs or operating risk. Virtualized server technologies VMS; Enterprise operating systems are Oracle Linux (First preference) and Microsoft Windows; Exadata appliances are available for large scale databases; Preferred database platforms are Oracle or MS SQL; The Rail Control System (currently AIM), Maintenance and Materials Management System (currently Maximo), and schedule control system
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