ITS, Busan Taking a ride in a driveless train
The 17th ITS World Congress held at Busan, South Korea in October 2010 was an excellent opportunity to come face to face with the cutting-edge […]
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PPP in Highways: Can they be the road to success?
While Public Private Partnership is the need of the hour for providing better infrastructure on the highways, it is important to build proper mechanisms to do away with the risks involved
Virginia Smart Road can create rains
The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute (VTTI) are building a 5.7-mile limited-access highway between Blacksburg and Interstate 81. This direct link […]
Urban Transport Energy Consumption:Determinants and Strategies for its Reduction
The adoption of faster modes of transport has changed profoundly the spatial organisation of cities. The increase in average speed of a city’s transport system calls for more space. The result is urban sprawl and reduced density. Dominant transport modes are, therefore, the determinants of urban structures. The increase in distance covered due to increased speed of travel and urban sprawl leads to an increase in energy consumption.
Green Energy Initiatives of Indian Railways
The Indian Railways (IR) has set up its first wind farm at Integral Coach Factory, Tamil Nadu in its efforts to use renewable energy. It has also committed itself to having all its buildings constructed after 2008 to comply with the Energy Conservation Building Code. A look at IR’s commitment to green energy.
Madinah city’s ITS
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah (Madinah City’s full name) is located in the centre of the western part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is called ‘The […]
Abu Dhabi’s environment-friendly airport terminal
The Abu Dhabi 2030 plan for transforming the desert land into the ‘Garden of the Gulf’ will use a design that will respond to its […]
Importance of Pre Classification in Toll Systems
Toll Collection systems should now make pre classification of vehicles mandatory. This means that the present toll systems in the country need upgrading.
Electronic Toll Collection
ETC Systems, a vehicle indentification technology based on EPC, Gen-2 and ISO 18000-6C standards, will entirely transform toll collection in India. As it provides a centralised database and a unique ID to vehicles, it will enable the usage of many other applications too.
‘Janmarg’- Connecting people in Ahmedabad
Janmarg, a project of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation under JnNURM, is planned as an evolving system. A one of its kind project, it is sensitive to the needs of the people its vehicles carry.