Urban Traffic Control

Seamless ITS solutions from PTV and Gevas
February 3, 2012
PTV and Gevas Software have launched what they claim is a new and unique innovation - ITS seamless. As Michael Ortgiese, PTV's VP ITS Systems, explains, never before has there been such a range of seamlessly integrated intelligent transportation solutions and services which cover all processes, from offline and online modelling to control and strategy management, and individual services.
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Joint standards initiative on ITS
February 3, 2012
Leading global standards organisations ITU and ISO have announced the creation of a partnership in the field of intelligent transport systems.
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Jupiter Systems launches PixelNet in Europe
February 3, 2012
Jupiter Systems has launched its new PixelNet product line in Europe which the company claims is a fundamentally new way to capture, distribute, control and display digital and analogue video sources.
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Iteris awarded Middle East contract
February 3, 2012
Iteris has been selected to help develop uniform and standardised engineering and planning manuals, guidelines, and procedures tailored to the particular needs of the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, based on best practices from around the world.
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Flexibility, interoperability is key to future traffic management
February 3, 2012
Jon Taylor of Faber Maunsell and Tabatha Bailey of Transport for London describe how an unusual mix of traffic practitioners, researchers and industry are working together to build new tools for the future. As we face higher expectations for managing congestion from both citizens and politicians, and as more and more data is becoming available from new sources, our traffic management challenge is changing.
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Advantech adds 1U rackmount models
February 3, 2012
The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has added two new 1U rackmount models to its line of serial device servers. The EKI-1528 and EKI-1526 feature eight and 16 RS-232/422/485 serial ports in a 1U rackmount chassis, which are ideal for high-density remote monitoring, management and control of serial devices over Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
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The case for integrating urban traffic control and parking
February 3, 2012
Although urban traffic control and parking management are inextricably linked in so many ways, there remain fundamental differences which undermine closer integration. Car parking guidance systems can have a significant, positive impact on congestion in town and city centres, however conflicting business models still stand in the way of the more profound integration of car parking management and Urban Traffic Control (UTC) systems.
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Computer technology increasingly aids traffic management
February 3, 2012
Alan Perrott, Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions (UK) Ltd, looks at trends in CCTV technology for traffic surveillance applications
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Reducing detection costs benefits intersection management
February 3, 2012
The continuing, favourable performance-versus-cost situation concerning detection and monitoring technologies is driving the proliferation of intelligence across road networks. The effective and safe management of intersections is a focus for network operators and systems manufacturers alike. The most complicated of road environments, and statistically among the least safe, intersections enjoy particular emphasis in longer-term work on cooperative infrastructure solutions. However there are current developm
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IQ Central, version 1.8
February 3, 2012
Peek Traffic Corporation has announced the release of the newest version of IQ Central, the company's advanced Windows-based traffic management software.
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