Canadian public transportation company BC Transit, British Columbia, is moving forward with implementation of real time technology, or automatic vehicle location enabled technology, in seven of its transit systems. Strategic Mapping has been selected to install and maintain the technology.
Local authorities in the UK are set to get the power to fine motorists for moving traffic offences. Control over the issuing of fines is set to move from the police, to local councils, should the proposals be approved next year.
Currently, London boroughs are able to fine motorists for similar offences, while councils outside of London can only fine motorists over parking violations or for driving in bus lanes. However under the new plans, councils across the country will gain the power to issue fines fo
The 13 toll companies in Luzon in the Philippines have come to an agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), which will see them making their toll systems interoperable and integrated.
For motorists using electronic tags, this means they can seamlessly use their electronic tag from one toll road operator in the toll road of another operator. For motorists still paying in cash, this means that in connected toll roads operated by different companies, they on
The City of Toronto is investing in the power of data to help understand how, where and when people travel and how the City can use this information to better assist the public in moving around Toronto.
The city is creating a Big Data Innovation Team which will build on some of the current big data work of Transportation Services, including: developing a Big Travel Data strategy for Transportation Services to determine ways to make this type of information available; partnering with McMaster University
