Commercial Operations

The presentation of travel time information to drivers is one of the important roles of an information system concerned with road traffic. In particular, when traffic conditions are unusual because of an accident, etc., the presentation of travel time becomes very beneficial information for drivers.  This paper proposes  a prediction method of the travel time in an urban district using the travel time data of the subsection that constitutes a route. The forecasting model consists of past time series data about the travel time of the subsection. The travel time and accuracy of the near future of the route are estimated using a state equation of the forecasting model. The validity of the method is verified using real data and assumed irregular case data. As a result of examinations, the prediction error became almost 2.5 minutes and the prediction could cope with assumed irregular cases.

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

Osaka Sangyo University

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Over the past decade, more and more transit agencies have elected to implement Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies to enhance their operations. Project managers face additional significant challenges because these projects are often complex in nature and involve multiple disciplines. Furthermore, the project manager must be able to navigate through the complicated implementation process to ensure the project’s success.
A successful ITS project should utilize the proper technology that suits the agency, satisfies the internal and external customers, and enhance operational efficiencies. Adopting the proper technology is crucial to ensure the project’s success. The technology must be suitable for the agency’s specific need and for the region. There are typically two types of transit ITS project managers — one with information technology background, and the other with transit background. Each type of project manager must overcome these shortcomings in order to implement the project. In addition, each must learn project management techniques to properly manage these projects successfully. As with any project of this nature, changes are inevitable and project priorities are constantly shifting. Project managers are required to be flexible and adaptable to new system and users’ requirements and needs.
This paper attempts to provide lessons learned for project managers from non-information
technology disciplines in order to guide them through the complex and complicated ITS implementation process. With this information, project managers should be able to foster cooperation among team members and deliver a successfully project.

Regional Transportation Commission

Talla-Tech

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, April 26 - 28, 2004 San Antonio, Texas

The Transit Communications Interface Profiles (TCIP) standard is the transit component of
the ITS family of standards and was adopted as a balloted American Public Transportation
Association (APTA) standard in August, 2006. TCIP standardizes transit data definitions,
formats and exchange procedures between components employed in transit systems. This
paper provides an overview of how TCIP can be utilized in a transit system between
subsystems such as Scheduling, Passenger Information, Central and Onboard systems.
APTA’s plans to help move TCIP from the standards development realm to deployment
within the transit industry include supporting a series of initial TCIP implementations (pilot
programs), the continued development and support of software tools to aid in the use of
TCIP, and the development of a training program to educate potential users in the benefits
and implementation details of TCIP. The TCIP standard, as well as the TIRCE support
software application, can be downloaded free of charge from http://aptatcip.
arinc.net/log/login.mcgi.

Critical Link, LLC

Ayers Electronic Systems, LLC

American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Transport Certification Australia (TCA) has identified the future need of a trailer
interoperability system in Australia to support a range of regulatory telematics
applications. Currently, drivers manually self declare trailers and other parameters of
interest to regulators. A range of trailer monitoring devices are already in the market
but many systems are stand alone. Trailer interoperability relates to the system able to
identify an attached prime mover and trailer combination. The proposed trailer
interoperability system is based on a back-office interoperability solution which
permits interoperability between any certified in-vehicle unit and trailer-mounted
monitoring devices. This paper reports on the current progress of this project in
Australia.

Transport Certification Australia Ltd

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Until now rural speedways have often been left aside when it comes to implement ITS services. Nonetheless, the regional institution Conseil Général des Côtes d’Armor has already put into  service ghost drivers detection and information systems on speedways. In this paper, a significant evolution of this system is presented. It provides now a full range of services including traffic measurement, incident detection, ghost drivers detection and user information. It is being installed on a 26 Km long speedway. Complete coverage, fast installation, environmental concern, cost effectiveness are also some characteristics of the system provided by Neavia Technologies. In addition to a system description, the first results both from technical and operational standpoints will be given.

ITS Bretagne

Conseil Général des Côtes d’Armor

NEAVIA Technologies

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York