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Transportation Management Center

Integrated, proactive transportation network management

A discussion

15
th
Sept. 2014
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Road Users and their expectations
I wish there was more reliable public
transport options to take my family
around.
No option is as cost-effective as my
scooter.
But, I am scared driving in peak hours
with large vehicles passing by.
We tuk-tuk guys
get blamed for
every problem
on the road. Yet
people cannot
live without us.
Wish there were
ways to reduce
my idle time and
idle run to
increase my
income.

No one understands our work conditions or
challenges. We get blamed for all accidents.
Our owners put pressure on us to increase
revenue, forcing us to make mistakes on the
road.
I wish there were better bus-bays.
Pedestrians life is
so unsafe on the
roads. Roads are
just not walkable.
How do I get to my
bus stop / train
station? No one
plans for
pedestrians.
Private Car User
Scooterist
I wish I had planned my
journey better. When will
this traffic jam will end?
Waste 2-3 hours each
day behind the wheel.
Dont think I will get
parking space by the
time I reach
Public Bus Driver
IPT Operator
Pedestrian
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Key stakeholders for managing transportation in a city & their
challenges
Mayor / City
Executive
Control Room
Operator
City / Traffic / Transit
Planner
Traffic Warden / Field
Staff / Transit Operators
We work in difficult field conditions,
and need to respond to situation with
little insight
We cannot focus on violations during
peak hours, need to keep traffic
flowing
Even if I talk to my
colleague on radio, I do
not get clear picture of
traffic situation even a
few blocks away
I need fact based performance
analysis . Not just
anecdotes / examples
Despite a lot of investment in
road improvements, not sure if
traffic situation has improved?
I need to know how well my
city is prepared for this
upcoming major event .

Need a more dynamic way to
manage signages
I need seamless communication
with other agencies
Most of the loops are
dysfunctional and give
erroneous data


How do we track and monitor so many
cameras ? We have only 2 eyes each !
From Control Room, we only react! We
need to predict and plan for situations.
I need direct and real-time awareness of major
issues they need to be automatically brought
to my attention ..!

I need long-term
reliable data on traffic &
transit for better
planning decisions
Need to understand
trends, not just slice-in-
time data
Need capability to
forecast, predict,
simulate..

Need to synchronize different modes of transport
Need insight to optimize routes, and enhance
public transit ridership
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Transition from the traditional to a smarter TMC approach
From knowing and
reacting to the situation.
To anticipating to be able
to predict and avoid
undesirable situations
Situational Awareness
in Context
Collaborative
Intelligent Response
Ability to Anticipate,
Predict and Plan
Scalable, Flexible and
Open System
Attributes of a Smarter Transportation Management Centre
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Attributes of a Smarter Transportation Management Centre
Situational Awareness in
Context
Awareness as insight not just data
Shared awareness of situation, wherever they
are
Same information, many views
Review past data / situations on-the-fly
Alerts & notifications --- Managed
Automated interpretation of the situation
Quantifies the situation




Collaborative Intelligent
Response
Not just see the same truth together, but ACT
on it together
Work across information and organizational
silos / domain boundaries of agencies
Better utilize limited resources optimize
Respond & communicate in real time
Embed institutional memory in process &
systems
Continuous improvement enabled
Ability to Anticipate, Forecast,
Predict and Plan
Predict conditions in near future (traffic / bus
arrivals)
Anticipate congestion, cascading impact of
events
Enable all categories of road users to plan
their trips / journeys
Simulate events & traffic impact of events
Decision support for policy options (eg. Truck
ban)
Scalable, Flexible and Open
System & Readily deployable
Solution can scale up as the city grows an
expandable architecture
Flexible each city has unique requirements
processes, KPIs. Enable without major
customization
Open can be built upon
Adaptable integrates with vide variety of
legacy systems
Pre-integrated, tested and delivered fast

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This is not a Technology buzz, the benefits are tangible
Traffic delays
20-50%
Congestion
25%
Public transport ridership
10-30%
Wait at pedestrians crossings
Walking and cycling travel
80%
35%
incident response time
80%
vehicle collisions 30%
cyclist injuries
30%
pedestrian accidents
65%
Retail sales in congested areas
6%
Many cities that have undertaken such
transformation have experienced:
Many cities around the world are
embarking on the Smarter
Transportation journey .
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Thank you
For more information:
Web:
www.ibm.com/smartercities

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Connect:
Shrinivas Kowligi, Smarter Cities Leader, ASEAN
shrinivas@sg.ibm.com