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      <title>CAN ITS SATISFY THE DEMANDS OF THE INTEGRATED TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Transport policy in the UK has experienced a number of significant shifts in direction over the past few decades. The building of new roads has moved from a 'predict and provide' methodology to a 'predict and prevent' approach. Private car use has however continued to increase sharply whilst the use of public transport has fallen. In response to these trends, the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions (DETR) published the Integrated Transport White Paper in July 1998 as a vision document (see IRRD 491254). The main thrust of the Paper was to reduce congestion and pollution by improving public transport, encouraging walking and cycling and reducing the use of the private car. The motivation for this paper came from a workshop led by DETR representatives during a session at the Continuing Professional Development Course in Transport Telematics run by the Transport Operations Research Group (TORG) at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The objectives of the White Paper were used as a focus for a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of ITS technologies. Key aspects of the White Paper from the RTIC perspective were selected for SWOT analysis: (1) creation of an integrated transport system within and between modes; (2) reduction of road congestion and pollution; (3) public and private sector partnerships; (4) road user charging with revenue used to improve public transport; (5) reduced dependence on private transport; (6) reliable and efficient transport system; (7) maintenance and management of the road network; (8) better public transport journey information; (9) better information for car drivers to plan their journeys; (10) improved security on public transport; (11) reduced vehicle crime; and (12) use of technology to reduce the need to travel, e.g. teleworking.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE UK DEMONSTRATION OF TMC - THE FINAL RESULTS AND UPDATE ON PROGRESS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel was researched in the early 1990's, developed and trialled in the mid 1990's and was seen by many countries and the European Commission as the most likely telematics application from the 2nd and 3rd Framework Programmes (DRIVE 1 and DRIVE 2) to be introduced. Despite many promises, Council of Ministers' resolutions and good intentions, RDS-TMC was slow to be introduced across Europe. It is the authors' opinion that this was due to the dearth of suitable receivers, which firstly stemmed from the lack of technology, but more importantly from a lack of business cases for the introduction and sustainability of services. In 1995 the situation in the UK was similar to the rest of western Europe, but unlike other Member States who decided to introduce publicly funded services, the UK made the decision to bring together a public:private partnership to investigate the business cases for such services. This paper briefly describes TMC, details the demonstration and then goes on to highlight the main research findings.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
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      <title>ELECTRONIC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION FOR ROAD TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND ENFORCEMENT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Electronic Vehicle Identification (EVI) is a future means of uniquely identifying and communicating electronically with road vehicles. The use of EVI has the potential to greatly improve the identification of vehicles over current methods and uses a wireless communication link to read data held in an electronic format within a vehicle. The next decade will undoubtedly see an increase in the application of electronic systems to the road network in order to improve network efficiency and road safety. The application of EVI could, for example, provide journey time data to traffic control systems, or a means for enforcing traffic regulations. EVI also provides the opportunity for introducing a wide range of commercial and driver related services that benefit users. This paper describes the work undertaken for the DTLR as the first steps in addressing the EVI concept and public policy needs. The paper identifies some of the problems with optical vehicle identification techniques currently in use, describes EVI with potential applications and also discusses some of the organisational and societal issues that will need to be addressed.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF GPS FOR DISTANCE CONTROLLED CAR FOLLOWING</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Global Positioning Systems (GPS) can measure locations and changes in locations of objects on the earth's surface with increasing accuracy. Researchers in Southampton University and Tsinghua University (China) have been jointly investigating the potential applications of GPS for traffic management and control with support from the Royal Society and the Natural Science Foundation Committee (NSFC), China since 2000. This paper reports the results of using GPS for distance controlled car following.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VIDEO-BASED VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRACKING AND MOTION MODELLING</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ANDROID (Automated Numeration of Data Realised by Optimised Image Detection) is a collaborative, LINK-funded project between the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Ross Silcock Partnership (RSL) and the Defence, Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). ANDROID is co-ordinated by RSL. The motivating idea for the project was to build upon research started under the DETR-funded Pedestrian Behaviour and Exposure to Risk (PEDEX) project (R.A.Allsopp, 1997, C.R.Williams and M.G.H.Bell, 1997) where image processing of traffic videos was used to assess the exposure of pedestrians to risk. This project illustrated the shortcomings of existing systems to monitor, classify and count vehicles and pedestrians automatically. These shortcomings were addressed and, to some extent resolved, in the ANDROID project which specifically developed techniques to characterise objects and the application software to discriminate, track and count pedestrians and vehicles automatically from video footage. In parallel with the technical research development work, ANDROID also developed a validation scheme for the system and performed significant market analysis to determine what exploitation path the partnership should pursue.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MS4: A SIGN OF THE TIMES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The latest type of Variable Message Sign (VMS) developed by the Highways Agency is the MS4 (Motorway Signal Type 4). It is intended to optimise roadside information delivery in the early 21st Century. A prototype has been built and encouraging results have been obtained from an Off-Road Trial and plans for an On-Road Trial are well advanced. This article outlines the MS4's development process. The MS4 sign has three parts to it: a speed limit; a pictogram showing the hazard ahead; and the distance to it. (For earlier work on this type of sign, see TRRL Leaflet LF 1008 "A more informative motorway signal" published in 1983).  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE WORK OF THE EUROPEAN VMS PLATFORM AND THE HA/ACPO WORKING GROUP: VMS POLICY, PROCEDURES AND SEEKING HARMONISATION</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper brings together two projects that are being undertaken by Mott MacDonald in association with the Highways Agency. The projects are closely interrelated in a number of ways. Early in 1997, the action group FIVE (Framework for Harmonised Implementation of Variable Message Signs (VMS) in Europe) was set up by Western European Road Directors and their Deputies (WERD/DERD). The vision of FIVE was to seek to harmonise VMS Policy for inter-urban roads across Europe for the benefit of International Road Users on the Trans European Road Network. In November 1999 a DERD meeting agreed to set up the VMS platform to continue looking at issues related to VMS harmonisation across Europe and in May 2000 the official hand-over of the Chairmanship role to the English Highways Agency from the Netherlands took place. The key aim of the Platform is to provide drivers with consistent, understandable and reliable information via VMS across the European countries. In order to do this, agreement (or harmonisation) is being sought through discussion of the key issues relating to VMS Policy and Practice. The VMS working group is also seeking to provide a consistent message to drivers within England by consolidating the various messages and providing guidance on when and what to set. The working group includes representatives from the Highways Agency and the Association of Chief Police Officers which is the organisation representing the police control offices in England. For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE INTEGRATION OF HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFORMATION</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In its l998 Transport White Paper (see IRRD 491254), the UK Government set out its 'integrated transport policy', spelling out what it considered the key dimensions of integration to be. These included 'integration within and between different types of transport - so that each contributes its full potential and people can move easily between them'. The White Paper also set out a newly defined role for the Highways Agency (HA) which is responsible for maintaining, operating and improving the network of trunk roads and motorways in England. The new role is one of a network operator rather than a road builder with one of its key objectives being 'to promote choice and information to travellers'. Further to this it is tasked with 'encouraging travellers to consider options other than the car'. From an initial desk study, a three-stage piece of HA research was undertaken: (1) A review of the UK public transport industry and information systems developments; (2) Consultation with prospective end users of an integrated information system (using focus groups); and (3) Consultation with prospective stakeholders in the delivery of an integrated system (using interviews and a workshop).  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REAL TIME TRAVEL INFORMATION - ONE YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A REAL TIME SYSTEM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The MATTISSE (Midlands Advanced Transport Telematics Information Services and Systems in Europe) system serves the population of the West Midlands and Leicester. The MATTISSE system was developed as part of the QUARTET Plus project from 1994 to 1998. The system was designed to form part of an Integrated Transport Environment (ITE) and became operational at the conclusion of the European Project in 1998. The MATTISSE system disseminates information in real time across the Regional Network and is designed to address the needs of all forms of transport and since 1998 has been managed and further developed by the MATTISSE Consortium. The MATTISSE Consortium comprises the seven West Midland Local Authorities and Leicester City and County Councils. The Consortium is a unique entity bound by legal agreement. In this paper, the authors describe the reality of operating and sustaining a real time travel information system by highlighting the technical, operational and institutional problems to be solved in delivering a service that everyone wants but doesn't necessarily want to pay for.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OPTIMAL LOCATIONS FOR ROAD PRICING CORDONS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Although alternative technologies are being developed, it is clear that road pricing systems in the immediate future will continue to be cordon-based, with charges to pass points in the road network, or to use vehicles within such cordons. Evidence from a number of studies indicates that the performance of road pricing schemes, in reducing congestion and enhancing the environment, is critically dependent on the design and location of the cordon. In some cases, benefits have been reduced by 20% or more by inappropriate locations, particularly as a result of re-routeing to avoid the cordon. At the same time, the cost of relocating charging points is suhstantial, making it important that the optimal locations are identified initially. This paper reports on the work being conducted in a study, funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC) to develop improved methods of identifying optimal cordon locations. The methodology has been developed from two sources: a review of the practical and judgmental considerations in determining cordon locations; and a mathematical approach which both determines the best set of links to charge in a network and specifies the optimal charges at each. The paper first discusses the judgmental approach, briefly describes the theoretical approach and displays the theoretical approach for a simple network. It then draws brief conclusions.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>INFORMATION ARCHITECTURES FOR NEXT GENERATION CAR PARK SERVICES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper focuses pragmatically on meeting the expectations of an increasingly sophisticated travelling public. Car park users typically can be categorised by their travel purpose and how time sensitive their travel is. The two common factors between these categories are: (1) the car is left unattended; and (2) the car park is a staging post on the journey. Car park systems now have a wider constituency to satisfy. Systems need to provide operational and financial data to companies running car parks.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NETWORK MONITORING, MODELLING AND MANAGEMENT TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF 'EVENT' TRAFFIC</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The UTMC philosophy is seeking to end the unsatisfactory position of incompatible systems and manufacturers' proprietary solutions by defining generic specifications and operational procedures for applications implemented throughout the UK. This study, funded by DETR as part of the UTMC04 Project, aimed to examine methods of integrating network monitoring, modelling and management. The research presented includes laboratory simulation and street trials implemented at the Leicester demonstration site. These laboratory simulation and street trials were designed to demonstrate that a system of traffic network models could be used off-line to develop traffic management measures to assist operators in responding to congestion caused by planned events. The methodology brings together several disparate software packages and UTC systems to monitor, model and manage traffic during the planned events. The Leicester study was based on 'special events', namely Saturday afternoon football matches at the Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) and Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EXPERIENCES WITH INTEGRATED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN THE HANOVER REGION</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper deals with the definition of "Integrated Traffic Management" as it has been realized in the Hanover Region. In this context the word "management" is a synonym for the operational combination of the public duties of traffic guidance and all kinds of traffic information provision. And the word "integrated" as a synonym for the co-operation of public transport and the road traffic authorities. These two approaches were the main tasks in the realization of the Integrated Management System in the Hanover Region.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UTMC DEMONSTRATORS: RESULTS SO FAR</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Traffic congestion increasingly threatens the economic well being of many towns and cities as well as affecting the quality of life of those who live and work there. Growing pressure on road space underlies public concern about the environmental impact of road traffic, particularly in terms of air quality, but also noise and visual intrusion. Accordingly, local transport policy makers are trying to meet an increasingly wide range of demanding objectives, each requiring better traffic management. As a response to these issues, UTMC was conceived by the UK Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) to provide the tools to support efficient and effective network management to meet the needs of current and future traffic problems. The concept is being developed and taken forward primarily through the #6 million research programme which is managed on the Department's behalf by Mouchel Consulting Limited in association with Curtis+Cartwright Limited. The 5 year UTMC programme was instigated in 1997 with the first 3 years designed to validate and refine the Technical Specification and to investigate wider system issues such as safety, security and communications. The second stage of the UTMC programme, the two year demonstrator phase, is now nearing completion. This paper focuses on the four demonstrator sites and highlights the progress made by each project. For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IMPLEMENTATION OF CLAIRE, TRAFFIC ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION SYSTEM, AND ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL IN THE U.S.</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Over the years, the Federal Highway Administration Research, Development and Technology (FHWA RD&T) has been developing next generation of hardware and software tools that will mitigate congested traffic conditions. Some of these tools include the two Traffic Estimation and Prediction System (TrEPS) prototypes and the four traffic-adaptive signal control system prototypes. In addition, FHWA has acquired CLAIRE from France. These tools are featured with traffic prediction and proactive control capabilities for real time traffic control and management applications. The objective of this project is to showcase an integrated implementation of CLAIRE, TrEPS and adaptive signal control algorithms for dynamic traffic management in real time. While these software packages are standalone, it is envisioned that an integrated package will be a lot more effective in solving today's congestion. Although the primary focus of these implementations is to mitigate congestion, the viability of integration of independently developed software as well as the anticipated benefits will be ascertained.  For the covering abstract see ITRD E117051.]]></description>
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