ERTICO Publishes Two Thematic
Papers
As part of the i-Mobility Network service, ERTICO
started publishing a series of Thematic Papers that will examine
topical ITS issues or initiatives to contribute especially to the
ongoing deployment of ITS in Europe and beyond.
ERTICO - ITS Europe, in collaboration with TISA
(Traveller Information Services Association), published one of
these Thematic Papers which can be accessed at http://www.ertico.com/library/
. Entitled 'Delivery channels for Traffic and Traveller
Information (TTI) services', the first Thematic Paper is intended
to provide some background information about the delivery of TTI
services and the issues that Radio Regulation needs to consider for
the ubiquitous availability of TTI data services. TTI services may
be delivered by "1-to-1" (point-to-point) or "1-to-a few" channels
(point-to-multipoint) such as provided by mobile phone networks or
they may be delivered by "1-to-many" channels such as provided by
broadcast technology. There have been many studies regarding the
business models of these delivery channels and there is no doubt
that the former has significant cost. Nevertheless the perceived
information value may not be appreciated or even evaluated by the
end user because worthwhile content is obtained and thus the
end-user will have little appreciation of delivery channel
economics.
The second Paper entitled 'ITS and urban mobility'
summarises the recent activities of the ERTICO Partnership on the
theme of ITS and urban mobility. It focuses on the topics
of:
· 'Better
mobility, better cities' - an attempt to address the limitations
concerning accommodating the increased mobility demand in urban
areas by increasing road and parking infrastructure;
· 'Stimulating
"ecomobility" with eco driving and eco traffic management' -
vehicle technology alone is unable to fully mitigate the
environmental impact of transport. Eco-driving and eco traffic
management together with the appropriate infrastructure investments
will help reduce emissions significantly;
· 'Improving
the efficiency of urban freight and logistics' - freight transport
is a vitally important component of trade but yet suffers from
inefficiencies. European cities can profit from traffic management
solutions to help them to improve mobility efficiency, lower
congestion delays and costs, reduce fuel consumption and CO2
emissions;
· 'Providing
personalised multimodal traffic and travel information' -
information on real-time and real-cost alternatives that enable the
traveller (but also traffic and road managers) to make an informed
choice;
· 'Cooperative
mobility - the next step…' - a future connected world of
cooperative mobility where travellers, goods, vehicles and
infrastructure communicate, share information and cooperate is a
goal shared by ERTICO and the ITS Community.
For more information, please visit http://www.ertico.com/library/
or http://www.ertico.com/activities/
.
As a service to the i-Mobility Network Members, we
invite you to join our Community by visiting http://www.ertico.com/join-our-community/
.