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Intelligent Transport Systems: Opportunities for Regional Australia

Intelligent Transport Systems: Opportunities for Regional Australia. Presentation to SEATS August 2006. SEATS. What are Intelligent Transport Systems About?. ITS many applications in highway transport. Reducing Air Pollution. ITS available to improve traffic flow

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Intelligent Transport Systems: Opportunities for Regional Australia

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  1. Intelligent Transport Systems: Opportunities for Regional Australia Presentation to SEATS August 2006 . SEATS

  2. What are Intelligent Transport Systems About?

  3. ITS many applications in highway transport

  4. Reducing Air Pollution ITS available to improve traffic flow • Australian Fuel Use in Congestion • Double Use in Free flow

  5. Remote direction of traffic • Sensors can detect congestion breakdowns or simply shifts in peak flows and lane markers shifted automatically

  6. Fertiliser Plant Fertiser Flow Growers Truck Flow Carriers Milk Flow Dairies Trucks and Depots Contract Processors Major Milk Plant Optimising Milk Collection • A complex network of stakeholders. • Procurement is a two-part process: contracting and scheduling

  7. Heavy Vehicle Management Schemes and IAPdiagram courtesy TCA

  8. Trucks and Trains don’t Mix The advent of Regional Fast Rail places new challenges on old technology

  9. Remote variable or fixed messaging can be inexpensive A Variable Messaging Board can be used in connection with train activated messages to warn traffic well in advance of a level crossing

  10. Remote Early Advisory Warnings Travel Aid ITS to Reduce accidents • Initial VMS • road conditions, • tyre chain requirements, and • highway closures to drivers • Dynamic Speed limits added • Radar: track speeds • Weather stations : temperature, • humidity, precipitation, • wind & road surface conditions. • Snoqualmie Pass near Seattle

  11. Standard telephony provides real time remote messaging to users Passengers connecting from rail to road Can be kept up to date with connections and parents can be informed of school children’s progress

  12. Solutions in search of problems There is a real appetite for smart solutions. Governments are at the leading edge of development and encouragement of ITS. Beware not to try and search for problems to fit solutions. National ITS Centre

  13. We have enquired about optical, electo-magnetic, radar and sonic methods - the capital cost quoted... was £12 10s 0d per vehicle The Smeed Report UK(1964)

  14. Neil Aplin neil@meyrick.com.au Ph 8643 4100 Mob 0419 344 889 Dr Nariida Smith nariida@meyrick.com.au Ph 02 9460 3602 Mob 0408 619 150 Questions and Comments

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