Envisioned Role for NTI
Concerning ITS Deployment
in Egypt
by
Dr. Mahmoud EL-HADIDI
Professor of Telecommunications at Cairo U
& Consultant at NTI
3rd April 2014
Contents
1. ITS at a Glance
2. Example of an ITS Benefit, Its Services, and
Required Facilities
3. The Benefits-Services-Facilities-Transport
Entity Relationship Model
4. ITS Framework, Architecture, and Strategy
5. Envisioned Role for NTI Concerning ITS
Deployment in Egypt
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1. ITS (Intelligent Transport System) at
a Glance - 1
• Definition*:
ITS is a generic term for the integrated application of
communications, control and information processing
technologies to the transportation system. The resultant
benefits save lives, time, money, energy and the environment.
• Scope*:
ITS covers all modes of transport and considers all elements of
the transportation system – the vehicle, the infrastructure,
and the driver or user, interacting together dynamically.
* ITS Handbook (2nd Edition) 2008
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1. ITS (Intelligent Transport System) at
a Glance - 2
• Stakeholders:
Citizen &
Society
Electronic
Payment
Providers
ITS
Stakeholders
ICT
Providers
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Transport
/Traffic
Operators
&
Planners
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Public &
Private
Transport
Providers
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1. ITS (Intelligent Transport System) at
a Glance - 3
• Benefits:
Improving
Safety &
Security
Comfort
Factors
ITS Benefits
Productivity
&
Operational
Efficiency
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Helping to
Relieve
Congestion
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Environmental
Monitoring
and
Protection
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1. ITS (Intelligent Transport System) at
a Glance - 4
Improving Helping to
Safety &
Relieve
Security
Congestion
Citizen &
Society
Y
Traffic/
Transport
Operators
& Planners
Public &
Private
Transport
Providers
Y
Y
Environmental Productivity &
Monitoring & Operational
Protection
Efficiency
Comfort
Factors
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Also, ICT Providers & Electronic Payment Providers
will gain Economic Benefits
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1. ITS (Intelligent Transport System) at
a Glance - 5
• Services:
ITS Services enable Stakeholders to get Benefits
For each Benefit, a number of Services are invoked
• Resources:
ITS Services require the use of ITS Resources
ITS Resources are placed at Transport Entities
Transport Entities, include:
Vehicle - Roads – Highways– Inlets/Exits - Control
Centers
Resources, include:
Sensors – Displays – SW Applications – Computers –
Communication Equipment & Networks - Staff
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2. Example of an ITS Benefit, Its
Services, and Required Facilities - 1
• Sample Benefit:
Helping to
Relieve
Congestion
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Using ITS services one can
reduce congestion by:
- instrumenting networks to
improve their real-time operation
- introducing control systems
- managing demand
- encouraging off-peak travel or the
use of alternative transport modes
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2. Example of an ITS Benefit, Its
Services, and Required Facilities - 2
• ITS Services corresponding to “Helping to Relieve
Congestion”: Network Efficiency Services
Helping to
Relieve
Congestion
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- Area-wide traffic control
(e.g. by co-ordinating traffic signals
to minimize delays and queues in a
dynamic, traffic responsive way)
- Long-distance traffic management
- Rerouting guidance
- Variable speed controls
- Incident detection and management
- Driver information
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2. Example of an ITS Benefit, Its
Services, and Required Facilities - 3
• ITS Services corresponding to “Helping to Relieve
Congestion”:
Demand Management Services
Helping to
Relieve
Congestion
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- Access control
- Road user charging
- Congestion charging
- Vehicle recognition and
restriction
- Camera systems for traffic signal
and speed enforcement
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2. Example of an ITS Benefit, Its
Services, and Required Facilities - 4
• ITS Services corresponding to “Helping to Relieve
Congestion”:
Encouragement of Modal Shift Services
Helping to
Relieve
Congestion
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- Journey planning
- Real-time passenger information systems
- Bus/tram traffic priority (by giving ‘green
waves’ through traffic signals to give priority
to bus/tram services and emergency
vehicles, thus improving punctuality and
reliability)
- Electronic payment systems allowing
passengers to save time, including: ‘smart
cards’, flexible ticketing, cash free travel
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Improving
Safety &
Security
Helping to
Relieve
Congestion
Environmental
Monitoring
and
Protection
Productivity
&
Operational
Efficiency
Comfort
Factors
Deployed
Resources at
Transport
Entities
Services
Benefits
3. The Benefits-Services-ResourcesTransport Entity Relationship Model
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Remarks:
- One “Service” can enable a # of
“Benefits”
- Required “Resources” for different
“Transport Entities” can differ for the
same “Service”
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4. ITS Framework, Architecture, and
Strategy - 1
• Different countries use different approaches to
determine:
– ITS Goals
– ITS Services
– ITS Subsystems
– ITS Standards & Protocols
This leads to National ITS Framework & Architecture
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4. ITS Framework, Architecture, and
Strategy - 2
• Different countries (& different Transport
Authorities in the same country) develop
different plans for ITS deployment, based on:
– Needs
– Priorities
– Budget
– ……..
This leads to National and/or Local ITS Strategy
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5. Envisioned Role for NTI Concerning
ITS Deployment in Egypt - 1
• Tremendous effort has been undertaken by
other countries to develop their:
– ITS Framework and Architecture
– ITS Strategy
Egypt needs to learn from these experiences
while formulating its own “ITS Framework &
Architecture” and its “ITS Strategy”.
NTI plans to contribute to such a collective
national effort, and has included this objective
in its “5 Year Strategic Plan”
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5. Envisioned Role for NTI Concerning
ITS Deployment in Egypt - 2
• The building blocks for “ITS Services” are:
– Sensors (Cameras, Radar, Detectors, RFID, … )
– Displays (LED, LCD, Plasma, … )
– Software Applications (Incident Detection, Fleet
Management, Variable Speed Control, Reroute Guidance,
…)
– Processing Equipment (Servers, PCs, PLCs, … )
– Communication Equipment & Networks (Wireless
Transmitters & Receivers, VANET, GSM, GPRS, GPS, … )
– Qualified Personnel (for Operation, Maintenance, and
Management)
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5. Envisioned Role for NTI Concerning
ITS Deployment in Egypt - 3
NTI has qualified Staff and advanced lab
equipment in the areas of Electronics,
Computers, Communication Networks, and
hence it may:
- Help in evaluating different ITS products
- Help in understanding different ITS standards & protocols
- Help in field activities related to testing and commissioning
- help in development of products (e.g. hardware that adapts
to local environment, or software that has Arabized
interfaces)
- Help to qualify ITS personnel in charge of various operational
activities.
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5. Envisioned Role for NTI Concerning
ITS Deployment in Egypt - 4
• ITS is an evolving field that:
– Benefits from technological advancement
– Needs collaborative effort by all stakeholders
NTI intends to play a key role in ITS evolution
in Egypt, by:
- Developing DB of all ITS stakeholders in Egypt, to facilitate
interaction and collaboration
- Co-organizing events dedicated to ITS (workshops,
conferences, seminars, … )
- Building an “Electronic Repository” of ITS information
(reports, standards, papers, studies, data sheets, … )
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