STATE-OF-THE-ART OF FINNISH PT TELEMATICS

STATE-OF-THE-ART OF FINNISH PT TELEMATICS

Research Scientist Mikko Lehtonen, VTT

VIKING Seminar in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 31st, 2001 Lehtonen/ 2

Contents• Introduction• Ongoing programmes and projects

associated with the PT telematics • FITS (Finnish R&D Programme on

ITS Infrastructures and Services)• Passenger traffic information programme• Implementation of passenger information and

multimodal trip planning services• Other PT telematics projects in Finland• Conclusions


Introduction

• Both the private and the public sector are actively developing ITS services in Finland

• The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has identified its main role for creating a basis for ITS products, systems and services


Ongoing programmes in Finland associated with PT telematics

R&D programmeconnected with

Architecture, Standards, Needs and effects,

Monitoring technologiesetc.

Implementationprogramme

• Information infrastructure• Communication and data integration

• Information services• Incident management

• Needs of different population groups

• Effects• Operations models and regulations

Passengerinformation,

Incidentmanagement

Prerequisites for ITS services


FITS 1 - Prerequisites for ITS services

• FITS 1 aims to develop the data systems and services for transport telematics

• The most important projects of FITS 1 are• TelemArk, the Finnish National Transport

Telematics System Architecture and• KALKATI.net, Definition of standard interfaces

for sharing and interchanging traffic information data between actors


TelemArk - Two main results

Systems TO-BE

in 5 to 10 years

Current statesystems

High levelsystem architecture

Development plan


TelemArk - Simplified public transport information -process

Roadnetwork data maintenance

dataprocessing

informationservice

provision

information search/

receiving

route and timetable datamaintenance

traffic datamaintenance

consumer

serviceprovider

traffic info contentprovider

public transportinfo content

provider

road networkinfo content

provider

otherprocess


TelemArk - Simplified logical architecture description

server@location

LAN@location

workstation@location

WAN

server@location

workstation@location

other device@location

LAN@location

server@location


Vision of KALKATI.net

Common format used in data exchange


Starting point of KALKATI.net - TelemArk

Updating ofroad networkinformation

Informationprocessing

Serviceprovision

Information search/receival

Updating of route & schedule

information

user

Serviceprovider

Producer of traffic

information

Producer ofpublic transp.Information

Producer ofroad networkinformation

Otherprocesses

Updating oftraffic

informationRoad and streetnetwork information

Public transportroutes/schedules

Real-time trafficinformation


End results of KALKATI.netTraffic info library

(KALKATI.net)

receivingsystem

sendingsystem

information

Sends informationin agreed format

Identifies informationin agreed format

definitions components


Passenger traffic information programme

Public transport information programme

Passenger informationImplementation projects

Private transportinformationR&D-projects

PassengerinformationR&D-projects

FITS 5 Passenger information-programme area

CONTENT OF PROGRAMME


The most important projects associated with the PT programme

• The PT information programme will be focused on• passenger information, and• incident management

• The most important national PT R&D and implementation projects will be asked for participating in programme

• At the moment, the national PT implementation projects are mainly focused on developing• passenger information and• multimodal trip planning services


ELMI - Espoo and Länsiväylä real-time passenger information system

• In the first implementation stage, ELMI contains• 60 bus lines and about 300 buses

fitted with DGPS positioning devices

• 10 monitors and 11 display boards used to provide passenger information

• The monitors are installed at central places and the display boards at 6 bus stops

• In the near future, the system will be enlarged several bus stops in Espoo


HeLMI - Helsinki Public Transport Signal Priority and Passenger Information

• In the pilot stage, HeLMI contains routes of tramline 4 and bus line 23

• The pilot stage equipment is• 20 buses, • 32 trams, • 50 signalised junctions, and• 15 real-time passenger

information displays. • In the near future, HeLMI will

be enlarged several bus and tramlines in Helsinki


HeLMI - Effects• The impacts and socio-economic benefits

of HeLMI pilot stage has been studied• The study showed that

• the travel time has decreased and the regularity and punctuality of service has improved

• the information systems were regarded very positively and useful

• the traffic signal priorities have decreased the fuel consumption and emissions

• the benefit/ cost ratio was calculated to be 3.3


PARAS - Tampere public transportation passenger information system

• In the autumn 2001, the first stage of PARAS will be introduced

• The pilot stage contains• 37 buses• 20 information displays on bus

stops• 6 monitors• 11 signalised junctions

• By the year 2004, the system will be completed to cover the regional public transport system


Multimodal trip planning system in Helsinki

• In the autumn this year, a multimodal trip planning service will be introduced in Helsinki• the system is an Internet service that can be used

to find the best route using various vehicles• origin and destination is selected either text-based

search or clicking the map• a choice between a number of optimisation goals

can be made• a number of route alternatives is displayed

• The system is delivered by a Finnish company


Other PT telematics projects in Finland

• BUSLAN, Standard in-vehicle bus for public transport

• SIPTS, Services for intelligent public transport systems

• INVETE, In-vehicle terminal for multimodal flexible collective transport services


BUSLAN• The BUSLAN -project aims to find and pilot an open,

standard bus protocol• The standard bus protocol enables more compatible

onboard devices• The standard bus protocol will be piloted in Tampere

related to PARAS -project

EN13149

externaldisplay

vehiclecomputer

vehiclegateway

feecollection

passeng.counting

internaldisplay etc..


SIPTS• The SIPTS project aims to

develop a Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) application

• The SIPTS concept includes solutions offered by a call centre, computer software to route the DRT orders and vehicles equipped with communication facilities

• The SIPTS project is sponsored by the European Commission (TEN-T)

• The Finnish parties of the SIPTS Consortium are OY Novacall AB and VTT Automation


INVETE• The INVETE project aims to develop and demonstrate of a modular,

multi-application in-vehicle terminal (IVT) for different transport services (regular public transport, DRT, door-to-door, taxi)• The services will be demonstrated in test sites in Finland and Italy.

• The INVETE is sponsored by the European Commission (IST)

Depot (Maintenance)

ControlCentre

Transport ProvisionPlanning (PT)

Travel DispatchCentre (DRT)

IVT

GPS

ticketing

sensors/powertrain

short rangecommunication

gateway

GSM orPRN

• The Finnish parties of the INVETE Consortium are VTT Automation, Instrumentointi (device manufacturer) and Mobisoft (software developer).


Conclusions• In Finland, the PT telematics R&D and implementation

are organised by FITS and Passenger Traffic Information Programme

• The most important short-term objectives are creating a national data bank containing public transport

route and timetable information, developing tools for managing public transport

information, developing operation models and tools for producing

public transport route and timetable information, and development of operation models for public transport

incident management

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