Precise costs and emissions for uphill driving

Germany-headquartered PTV has announced the new map&guide service pack that significantly improves the calculation of pollutant emissions in road transport. The software now includes altitude data for all European countries so that transport operators have access to precise information on CO2 emissions and other pollutants depending on uphill and downhill gradients. Consequently, the software delivers results that are far more precise and meaningful. Moreover, PTV states that costs (diesel consumption) can
August 3, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSSGermany-headquartered 3264 PTV has announced the new map&guide service pack that significantly improves the calculation of pollutant emissions in road transport. The software now includes altitude data for all European countries so that transport operators have access to precise information on CO2 emissions and other pollutants depending on uphill and downhill gradients. Consequently, the software delivers results that are far more precise and meaningful. Moreover, PTV states that costs (diesel consumption) can be determined more reliably for the pre-calculation of transport services.

The software uses a 50m grid for the calculation of gradients, plus the emission values for routes with different longitudinal gradients (in intervals of 0.5 per cent) provided by the HBEFA (Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport).

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