Newcastle University

Intelligent Transport and e-Services

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This course introduces delegates to Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) international research, and how this technology may be used globally. The course also introduces the political implications for ITS. Key areas considered are charging and payment systems, traffic management systems, and the provision of information. The course also covers the development of appropriate business cases and financial plans for ITS and e-services investment.

The course will:

• provide timely information on many of the key state of the art ITS and e-services being adopted by the transport industry
• provide an understanding of the philosophy of why technology has been developed to support the management and control of the transport sector and how the systems and services have an influence on transport policy development
• provide an understanding of the basic techniques used in the delivery of ITS systems and services including the main communications and information backbones developed for the UK
• provide an understanding of the processes in the develop of business case for investment in ITS from different actors viewpoints and the subsequent cost benefit and economic appraisal of proposed projects from both the private and public sector perspectives as well as the end users willingness to pay for many of the optional services.

The course will help delegates to:

• achieve an understanding of why ITS and e-services have developed in the way they have within transport and the potential benefits of their use
• foster familiarity with the main systems, services and techniques that practitioners and local authorities may be tasked with implementing and running over the next decade or so
• have an appreciation of the policy drivers, financial/investment issues and the social and economic impacts of introducing new technologies and service delivery channels in the transport sector.

Upon completion of the course, delegates will:

• understand the applications and services that could be delivered and the underlying technologies utilised by these
• understand the effects of implementing such applications and demonstrate the application of techniques
• be able to critically assess ITS and e-Services from cost-benefit and generalised SWOT analysis.

Course Outline

• Introduction to ITS research programmes from across the world
• Main ITS technologies in communications and computing
• Putting ITS in the political content of European white papers and the UK Integrated Transport White paper and subsequent 10 year plan for transport
• Charging and Payment Systems (congestion charging, tolling, smartcards and e-commerce)
• Traffic Management Systems (UTMC, NCMS, TCS, data collection and dissemination)
• Provision of Information (in-vehicle, roadside VMS, mobile platform delivery, digital TV and the internet, e-kiosks and public assessable information points)
• Standards and need for interoperability
• A sample of Key application areas (Freight and fleet management, safety systems, public transport, design for all/accessibility and citizen centric traveller-support applications)
• Understanding how to develop a business case and financial plan for ITS and e-services investment

Presenters

School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences

• Prof Phil Blythe (Course Leader)

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