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TSS is demonstrating latest results from modelling of the San Diego test bed of USDOT’s Integrated Corridor management (ICM) initiative. This nationwide project aims to end gridlock in urban areas via coordination of transportation operations. TSS will be showcasing results from the Aimsun predictive algorithm and real-time modelling at the heart of ICM.

Transdyn, Inc. has recently designed, built and installed a Traffic Management System (TMS) for Transurban’s I-495 Express Lanes in Northern Virginia. The project included the addition of four new lanes on the Virginia side of the Capital Beltway and replacing $260 million-worth of ageing infrastructure. When it opens later this year, it will be one of the most technologically advanced roadways in the world and will provide faster, more predictable travel times to users.

As a presenter, exhibitor and sponsor at the 2012 ITS America Annual Meeting, Telvent will be highlighting the role Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) plays in more efficient transportation operations. ICM, which fosters information-sharing and coordination across multiple government agencies, is a vital aspect of the SmartCity concept, which will also be featured by Telvent at the event.

Miovision is launching Traffic Data On Demand, a new online traffic data collection solution available in Canada and the U.S. The solution provides traffic consultants and government agencies full access and control of their traffic data collection projects from coordination to completion.

International Road Dynamics (IRD) is presenting WIM sensors, electronics, scales, traffic classifiers, and systems for commercial vehicle operations at booth 218. The company will present integrated solutions that make commercial vehicle enforcement more economical and effective, systems for data collection and solutions for toll operations. IRD develops software for automated weigh stations (WIM), traffic data collection, and automated toll collection.

Flir, a world leader in thermal imaging has teamed up with MG Squared, a world leader in CCTV lowering system technology, to introduce the first network-enabled outdoor dome thermal camera completely compatible with an individual lowering device.

This year at the ITS America Annual Meeting, Siemens Industry is exhibiting its portfolio of intelligent city solutions, including regional transportation management system software, Connected Vehicle technology, Bluetooth travel time measurement software and electric vehicle infrastructure offerings.

Sony is exhibiting the latest addition to its lineup of high definition block cameras designed for intelligent transportation applications. The FCB-EH3150 delivers cost-effective colour HD imaging and high sensitivity for challenging low light environments.

Gardasoft Vision has launched the VTR4 traffic monitoring strobe, an illuminator which provides IR and white light for ITS applications at up to three times the intensity of conventional LED light sources. The VTR4 builds on the success of the industry-leading VTR2 and utilises the highest-power LED technology available, says the company’s Business Development Manager Paul Downey.

Simulation, optimisation and adaptive control software specialist Trafficware has combined its talents with those of advanced traffic control hardware and software manufacturer Naztec to form what is being claimed to be the pre-eminent technology-based company in the traffic management sector. The merged companies will work under the Trafficware name from the recently completed Naztec Technology Center, a 90,000 square-foot purpose-built facility in Sugar Land, Texas.

Iteris will design, implement, operate and maintain a new travel information and navigation service for the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport—the first such system in the Middle East. The service will be similar to a new traveler information and 511 system Iteris is deploying in Virginia.

For nearly two decades, the highly populated Washington Metropolitan area has experienced unrelenting growth in traffic volumes. Mitigating the concomitant problems resulted in the establishment of the Washington Corridor Initiative and significant local ITS initiatives which are the focus of events, sessions, and tours as an integral part of year’s ITS America Annual Meeting.

Flir is showcasing a new line of its FC-Series of thermal cameras that eliminate the problems associated with glare, darkness, vehicle headlights, shadows and wet pavement. The cameras replace legacy optical cameras and can be dropped in and used with existing traffic management infrastructure and software.

TransCore has announced today at the ITS America Annual Meeting that it has completed one of the fastest TransSuite deployments, for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), encompassing more than 1,200 centerline miles and nearly 800+ total devices. And the company has also unveiled a new mobile iPad app for the advanced traffic management system (ATMS) so that agency engineers or managers can monitor traffic conditions and system operations from anywhere at any time.

West Virginia is continuing to make great strides in deployment of ITS systems for managing the state’s highway network. The latest development will be roll out of the WV Drive Safe mobile application. With support from Open Roads Consulting, the WV Division of Highways’ Drive Safe system will push real-time incident information to drivers’ hands-free, text-to-voice traveler information platform. This adds to an extensive ATMS system now operating in the state after three years of ITS deployment by WV and O