ITS in the United Kingdom

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ITS in the United Kingdom

• D J Clowes
• Director General
• ITS United Kingdom
• 26 March 2004

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Welcome

• Welcome to the United Kingdom
• Agenda
• Who is ITS United Kingdom
• History of ITS in the United Kingdom
• Information needs
• Some examples of modern systems

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ITS United Kingdom

• ITS United Kingdom is a Not-for-Profit Society
  supported by over 130 Corporate members to
  promote the use of modern technology in
  transport.
• Members are drawn from both public and private
  sectors and ITS United Kingdom is financed from
  membership subscriptions
• Aim to promote the best solutions to transport
  challenges - including safety aspects using IT
  and communications technology
• Director General David Clowes

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The History of the Development of ITS in the UK
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ITS in the United Kingdom

• 1960s Early coordinated Traffic Control
• 1970s Urban Traffic Control (fixed-time TRANSYT
  based) in major cities
• First Motorway monitoring systems and CCTV
  introduced
• 1980s SCOOT dynamic control introduced
• Variable message signs introduced

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ITS in the United Kingdom

• 1990s First applications in mobile information
  services to vehicles
• Passenger information systems introduced in major
  cities
• Freight vehicle fleet management including
  vehicle tracking introduced
• Driver assistance systems developed

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ITS in the United Kingdom

• 2000s Driver assistance systems available
• Congestion charging introduced in London (2003)
• Commercial information systems available
• Integrated traffic management schemes introduced
  over wide areas.

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ITS in the United Kingdom

• Existing systems
• Interurban
• Traffic management and control
• Urban

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• Interurban (Motorway) Control and Monitoring

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The English Motorway Network

• 6,500 miles of motorways and trunk roads
• Motorway links between major population centres
• Trunk roads provide regional links and access to
  motorways

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Role of Technology

• Improve safety
• Extend traveller information
• Increase integration
• Manage congestion
• Improve journey time reliability
• Reduce vehicle emissions

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Emergency Telephones
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Matrix Signals
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NMCS
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Variable Legend Signs
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Variable Message Signs
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Midlands Driver Information System

• 80 VMS in the M25 - Birmingham Corridor
• In use for four years
• Reduced traffic delay costs by over 5m/annum
• 0.3m savings during a single major incident
• Up to 40 drivers change their route
• Note now incorporated into national scheme

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Automatic Incident Detection (MIDAS)

• Gives warning of hold ups on motorways
• Reduces accidents by 18
• Messages removed automatically as soon as traffic
  flows restored
• Ten-year plan will extend use of system to all
  congested motorways

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Lane Signalling and Speed Control

• Better use of Lanes Less driver stress
• Improved Safety More Reliable Journeys

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National Traffic Control Centre (England)

• Public Private Partnership (PPP)
• Fully operational in 2003
• Links to regional centres in 2004
• Compliments similar centres in Wales and Scotland

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National Traffic Control Centres

• Collect real-time data
• Provides information to drivers via
• Variable message signs (Many more being
  installed)
• Telephone, internet, media
• Value Added Service Providers (VASPs)
• Decision support tools and traffic models
• Travel Information Highway (TIH)

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Incident management

• Early Detection
• CCTV, MIDAS
• Reaction
• VMS, Media Report
• Internet/WAP/3G
• Liaison
• Emergency Services, Agents
• Analysis
• Post-event review

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Active Traffic Management

• Use the latest technology to
• Manage road space in the safest and most
  efficient way

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Active Traffic Management Tools

• Real-time traffic monitoring - CCTV
• Access management (ramp-metering)
• Lane signalling speed control
• Hard shoulder running at peaks
• Integrated incident response

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• Urban Traffic Control and Monitoring

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CONTROL

• National Control Centres linked to urban centres
• Ramp Metering to/from Motorways
• UTC, SCOOT, MOVA
• Active monitoring,
• Including Red Light Speed Cameras
• Park Ride
• Public Transport integration

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Current situation

• Traffic Signals
• All connected either to UTC or dial up monitoring
• Wide scale real-time systems (SCOOT)
• Extensive CCTV
• Web site information services
• Integrated systems

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Urban traffic control

• SCOOT
• Many changes since 1980s to incorporate buses,
  cycles, newer detection and different
  optimisation requirements.
• UTMC
• Incorporates management into UTC

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UTMC

• SCOOT (or other UTC)
• Plus
• CCTV
• Bus control
• Emergency services
• Integration with interurban control
• Etc.

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Urban management

• Typical control centre
• SCOOT
• Plus information services
• Delivery via
• Mobile telephone
• Web
• Broadcast
• Third party service suppliers

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Travel Information Highway (TIH)

• To develop an open online communication network
  to.
• ..support a range of travel information
  exchanges between.
• data suppliers, service providers and value
  added service providers

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TIH Objectives

• Provide timely information, appropriate to the
  end users needs
• Respect ownership and commercial interests of
  information providers
• Encourage organisations to
• make information available commercially
• promote use of network information
• develop value added services
• Available for all modes

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Services to the Traveller

• Value Added Service Providers
• provide information to the traveller via their
  own market routes
• Enabling a range of new Driver Information
  Services
• delivered to the public over a range of
  communication modes
• Internet,GSM, DAB, WAP etc

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TIH Architecture
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Total Journey Information and The Future
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Total Journey Information

• Pre-journey
• Route planners, destination information,
  predicted journey times, timetables, fares,
  predicted network status, timetable changes
• En-Route
• Current network status, routing and advice
• Optimal network control
• Destination
• Parking, route direction, information

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Delivery Mechanisms

• Widespread Roadside Information
• VMS (bilingual and pictorial information)
• Kiosks
• The Internet
• Mobile Data
• In-vehicle systems
• WAP/3G etc terminals
• Broadcast Media
• Digital TV/Radio - RDS-TMC

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The Way Forward

• Changing roles and responsibilities for traffic
  management
• Continue to develop existing links with local
  control centres
• Interurban, Urban, Information and other service
  providers
• Develop new techniques via trial projects

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Longer-term Vision

• Intelligent vehicles within next 5 years
• Roadside systems will move in-vehicle
• Partnerships between highway operators and
  automotive industry
• Control will start to pass from vehicle to
  infrastructure

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Current UK Initiatives

• Transport Direct
• Traffic and Travel Information Centres
• Integration of modes
• Real Time web based information
• In vehicle Information
• Multi-Modal Mobile Information
• Interactive TV services

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• Thank you for your attention
• D J Clowes
• Tel [phone]
• Mailbox_at_its-uk.org.uk