Inside a traffic nerve center
Technical Tour: Intelligent Transport System Center (ITSC) Operations
Control Centre (OCC) and Singapore Mobility Gallery
due for full launch in 2020. It will
allow LTA to manage traffic
congestion even more effectively
while providing the platform to
develop useful value-added services
that bring greater convenience to
motorists and help to manage
incidents on the roads.
The new system will replace
existing in-vehicle transponders with
on-board units, which will support
the value-added services, including:
automatic payment for off-peak
usage; electronic payment for
roadside parking; electronic payment
for checkpoint tolls; and provision of
relevant real-time traffic information
tailored to the vehicle’s location. To
This year’s Gala Dinner takes place in a record-breaking venue –
Singapore’s Flower Dome, the world’s largest glass greenhouse
The ITSWC Gala Dinner is
an annual social highlight
for the industry, but this
year it promises to be more
memorable than ever before as
it takes place in Flower Field
Hall situated in Singpore’s iconic
Flower Dome, confirmed as the
world’s largest glasshouse by
Guinness World Records in 2015.
As ever, there will be speeches
from the organizers, world-class
entertainment and a sit down
dinner, followed by a chance
to mingle, network and enjoy
more music and performance.
But this year, the backdrop
alone should be enough to keep
guests entertained. The Flower
Dome is situated alongside
one of Singapore’s most
breathtaking and iconic sights –
the periodically changing Flower
Field display, and the venue also
affords spectacular
views of the Marina
Bay skyline. Even the
ceiling of the venue
itself is adorned
with LED lights that
will captivate guests
with a picturesque
backdrop with
the theme of
‘perpetual
spring.’
A touch of glass
(EMAS), which monitors traffic along
expressways, alerts motorists to
traffic incidents and ensures swift
response to these incidents; the
Green Link Determining (GLIDE)
system, which monitors, adjusts and
optimizes green time in an intelligent
and adaptive manner to provide a
‘green-wave’ along main roads; and
the Parking Guidance System, which
provides real-time information on
parking space availability in major
shopping areas, in order to reduce
traffic looking for spaces.
Traffic management
centers are common in
big cities. But Singapore’s
ITSC OCC, which operates 24/7
throughout the year, is well
worth a visit on the ITSWC
organized tour, as it combines
management functions that are
only seen in one or two other
locations in the world. The tour
will inform attendees not only
of the general concept of road
traffic operations and how ITS
systems are used to manage
traffic in Singapore efficiently;
it will also cover incident
detection and management,
and, crucially, the use of
electronic road pricing (ERP) for
congestion management.
The tour will also take in
The Singapore Mobility Gallery,
which offers a glimpse of
Singapore’s dynamic and
complex land transport system,
including the challenges in
balancing efficiency, liveability
and inclusivity; and how new
technologies are harnessed to
create a user-centric, futureready
land transport system.
Tours take place October 23-24,
9.30am-1pm or 2:30pm-6pm
Book your place at
itsworldcongress2019.com
find out how Singapore’s congestion
charge compares to the new one
being planned in New York City turn
to page 46.
Other initiatives already
underway in Singapore, that
attendees of the ITSWC will be able
to learn more about, include: the
Cooperative and Unified Smart
Traffic System (CRUISE), which uses
AI and predictive capabilities to
develop smarter traffic light
algorithms; the Expressway
Monitoring and Advisory System
Above and below: The
Gala Dinner will take
place in a spectacular
venue: the 195,000m3
Flower Dome at
Gardens by the Bay
Gala
Dinner The Gala Dinner takes
place on October 23.
Book tickets on the ITS
World Congress
website
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