WALES A TESTBED FOR ITS

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WALES A TESTBED FOR ITS
Presented by Mr Leighton James, ITS and
Communications Manager, Welsh Assembly Government
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WALES IN EUROPE
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ITS IN WALES
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ROAD NETWORK

• 140 km of Motorway
• 1500 km of Trunk Roads
• Two Euroroutes

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NETWORK MANAGEMENT CENTRES

• Motorway and Trunk Road
• Management
• 2 TCCs North and South Wales
• 1 TIC South Wales

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MANTAIS Cymru
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Road Network Database

• automatically collects data from roadside systems
• Stores data in a relational database
• database system models the network
• Continually generates optimum settings for matrix
  and message signs

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Database Applications

• Existing application include
• Data Acquisition applications
• Data Fusion
• Current Optimum Settings
• Automatic Notification
• Travel Time
• Digital CCTV

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Database Applications

• Proposed applications include
• Prediction of congestion
• Predictive journey time
• Automatic tactical control systems

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CORE SYSTEMS

• Core ITS on
• Corridor Routes
• MIDAS
• CCTV
• ETS
• Internet

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ITS RESEARCH

• In vehicle systems
• Mobile communications
• Above ground vehicle
• detection systems
• Rural public transport
• initiatives

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RTA
Piloted the use of 5.8GHz beacon technology for
traffic and travel information from roadside
beacons to drivers
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MARTA
Testing the transferability of the UK RTA system
and the French AIDA system
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ITSWAP
Testing the suitability of WAP and SMS as a means
of traffic and travel information dissemination
both in-vehicle and on handheld devices.
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STREETWISE
Aiming to harmonise ITS and end user information
throughout Europe
E-R project covering UK and Republic of
Ireland Trials and studies include FVD, Video
Analysis, Data Exchange.
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COURIER
To improve and automate cross border traffic data
exchange and develop wide area traffic management
plans for traffic travelling between England and
Wales
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ARTS
Testing Rural Transport initiatives (RTI, SMS,
WAP)
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The Vision
Traffic Wales Information Services
Traveller Information Line 0845 6026020
Message Signs Radio Broadcast RDS-TMC
Website Wapsite Auto Notify
PTI Cymru
TiS (Tcc Co) X border
Transport Direct (RTI, UK portal)
TIC Cymru
TIH (DATEX)
PTIH (TransXchange)
NW Police
MANTAIS Cymru
NWTCC
SWales Gwent Police
Neighbouring police forces in SW England
Neighbouring police forces in SW England
TIH (UTM)
MBU Management
South Wales Unitary Authorities
MBU Management
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FUTURE
Through development of the 5 year ITS strategy
and continued involvement in Europe, Wales will
remain at the forefront of European development
investigating, coordinating and promoting ITS
Research and Technology Development  beyond
2002  Sixth Framework Programme