2.3.11 Regional Integrated Transportation Information System (RITIS)

RITIS is a large online database of the latest transportation-related data available from the public and private sectors. It was developed by University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT Lab) in 2006 with the intent to use data integration for improving traffic operations, incident management, and traveler information for the greater Washington D.C. area. Coordinate with TxDOT TPP Division for access to this data.
There are three main RITIS features that help with analysis: real-time data feeds, real-time situational awareness tools, and archived data analysis tools. RITIS data types are listed below and detailed information regarding each data type can be found on the RITIS website.
  • Traffic volume, class, speed, and occupancy;
  • Event, work zone, and incident;
  • Crowdsourced Waze data;
  • Weather;
  • Signal status and signal timing
  • Freight (OD for shipments, types of shipments, value, and quantity of goods, etc.);
  • Travel time;
  • OD;
  • Routing (e.g., fastest route, shortest path, turning restrictions); and
  • Parking (e.g., location of facilities, space utilization, restrictions)