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Iain Sherriff Head of Transportation Smartcard Delivery

Iain Sherriff Head of Transportation Smartcard Delivery. Scottish Transport Smartcard Project. Initiate Project to deliver Large scale bus ticketing system Interoperable Electronic Concessionary Travel Forward Route National MultiModal. Scottish Transport Smartcard Project. N ational

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Iain Sherriff Head of Transportation Smartcard Delivery

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  1. Iain Sherriff Head of Transportation Smartcard Delivery

  2. Scottish TransportSmartcard Project Initiate Project to deliver • Large scale bus ticketing system • Interoperable • Electronic • Concessionary Travel • Forward Route • National • MultiModal

  3. Scottish TransportSmartcard Project • National • Interoperable • MultiModal • Electronic • Concessionary • Travel Ticket Validation Infrastructure Project • NIMEC

  4. NIMEC • MINCE • MultiModal • Interoperable • National • Concessionary • Electronic

  5. NIMEC • TATTIES • Transport • And • Travel • Ticketing • Infrastructure • Exclusively4 • Senior citizens

  6. NIMEC • Opportunities Available Budget Current SmartCard initiatives as a base Common Benefits- national management of generation factors Exploitation of Real-Time Information technology Requirement for audit system Improved apportionment of costs

  7. NIMEC • Threats Management of Social Transport demand and capacity Changes to Passenger movement patterns Difficult to implement audit rules Information Ownership Existing Proprietary and Legacy systems Number of concessionary schemes Failure of all parties to engage Availability of an Affordable Transport Standard

  8. NIMEC The Minister Scottish Executive* Scottish Transport Authority* Regional Partnerships (existing and new)* SCASC COSLA* Individual Local Authorities Bus Operators/CPT* ITSO* DfT NSCP Smartcard IT/IS providers Software Transaction Clearing Houses Public Transport IT/IS providers ETM/ Bus Hardware and Software Suppliers * Key Partners • Key Actors

  9. NIMEC • Policy & Funding Concessionary changes Organisational changes Number of Concessions and definitions Funding Exists…….. …….but for how long? Business Plan and Funding Allocation

  10. NIMEC • Geographic Area/ Included Authorities East Coast Corridor Existing Card Issuance ETM Availability

  11. NIMEC • Acceptable technology routes to be stated • On-Bus Hardware/ Software • Back Office Hardware/ Software • Clearing House Hardware/ Software • Card Technology • ETM hardware and software to be procured by Bus Operators • As many suppliers as possible • Infrastructure

  12. NIMEC • Back Office Management covers all Data Management and exchange Issues including • Transaction Handling • Reimbursement • Data Ownership • Data Analysis Definitions • Organisation • Processes • Security Issues • Reconciliation & Data Management

  13. NIMEC • Standards • ITSO • DfT • SCASC • NSCP

  14. NIMEC • Operational Impacts Capacity issues Changes to Passenger movement patterns Opportunity exists for improved Capacity Planning Reimbursement Readiness of Suppliers and pinchpoints RTI to give better data Improved service management

  15. NIMEC • Scheme Management - Current (Phase 0)

  16. NIMEC • Scheme Management - Phase 1

  17. NIMEC • Phase 2 - Forward Route. • A mechanism is required for subsequent Buy-in by; • Smaller coach Companies • Legacy Systems • Non-East Coast Partners • All other Phase1/ Phase 2 Partners

  18. technology can be very useful . . but

  19. don’t get carried away !

  20. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES ? • Objectives are not technical • Better services to users • Better quality of life • Better environment • Watch the language – Explain things ! • Seen to be reliable, accurate, timely and accessible • Useful !

  21. explain things !

  22. be accurate

  23. be useful

  24. can cause frustration !

  25. TECHNICAL ISSUES • Compatibility – people & machines • Open, modular, flexible systems • Common standards & protocols • The right applications for the right objectives • Delivering the right product

  26. TECHNICAL ISSUES • Integration must be end to end • Many applications are point solutions • Solution integration needs a big picture view • Good project management is vital • Integration has to go beyond transport

  27. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR ITS • ITS plays a significant part in Government’s transport vision • 10 year plan confirms commitment to encouraging and enabling greater adoption of technology to transport • Government recognises crucial role of ITS in delivering their transport vision • Urban areas especially important • ITS is the glue that holds urban framework together • Creation of demonstration projects

  28. . . . but needs • A willingness to work together • Across geographic areas • Across Local Authorities • Across public and private sectors

  29. A willingness to be flexible and accommodating

  30. Determination to deliver quality services

  31. Our New Motto ? “ Some people see things that are and say why ? I see things that never were and say why not? “ George Bernard Shaw

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