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Smart Signal Technologies finalist in 2013 Minnesota Cup

The Minnesota Cup, said to be the largest new venture competition in the US, encourages the development of breakthrough ideas from across the state. One of 57 semi-finalists, traffic management specialist Smart Signal Technologies is now a finalist in the High Tech Division of the 2013 Cup. Smart Signal Technologies offers a set of technologies to improve traffic on signalised corridors by enabling transportation agencies to calculate accurate queue lengths and travel times, utilising already-installed
August 23, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The Minnesota Cup, said to be the largest new venture competition in the US, encourages the development of breakthrough ideas from across the state.  One of 57 semi-finalists, traffic management specialist 5243 Smart Signal Technologies is now a finalist in the High Tech Division of the 2013 Cup.

Smart Signal Technologies offers a set of technologies to improve traffic on signalised corridors by enabling transportation agencies to calculate accurate queue lengths and travel times, utilising already-installed controllers, augmented by the company's proprietary Queue Length Processing (QLP) algorithms to provide real time performance measures. The system is Map-21 compliant, device-independent and platform neutral, permitting compatibility with all detector types and controller devices.

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