CHINA BOOSTS GLOBAL LINKS

Spurred on by significant increases in population, vehicle ownership, traffic congestion and air pollution, the Chinese government is aggressively pursuing research and development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies. This article gives an overview of ITS-related programs and activities in China. It lists ten showcase cities that have been selected as demonstrators of ITS technologies. The transportation and environmental needs associated with the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing have also encouraged the development of ITS programs. The UK China Joint ITS Centre for Research, Development, and Training (UCIC) at the University of Southampton was established in 2002 to promote cooperation on ITS research and deployment between China, the European Union, and the UK in particular. Two major projects have received focus through the UCIC: the enhancement of the existing Fuzzy Logic motor SIMulation model (FLOSIM) and its application in China, and the GPS logger, which involves using floating vehicle data from GPS-equipped vehicles for urban road network assessment and traffic state estimation. The article also describes the UCIC parallel research center in Beijing Jiaotong University, training programs for ITS-related professionals and decision makers, as well as industry support.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/35183091
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 33-34, 36-37; November/December 2004
• Corporate Authors:

  Route One Publishing Limited

  Horizon House, Azalea Drive
  Swanley, Kent  United Kingdom  BR8 8JR
• Authors:
  • Wu, Jingxian
• Publication Date: 2004-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • ITS International
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 1463-6344
  • Serial URL: http://www.itsinternational.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Probe vehicles; Research; Traffic data
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00988301
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 1 2005 12:00AM