INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

SYSTEM USING GIS

J.Jayachandran.
M.Tech [Remote Sensing]
2010249029
AGENDA

 What are Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)?

 ITS Benefits
 Types of ITS Implemented
 What are Advanced Traveler Information Systems?
 ATIS Benefits
 Development of Package
 Applications of the Package
 Conclusions
 Why Is ITS important?
oMany think improving a country’s transportation system solely
means building new roads or repairing aging infrastructure.

oBut the future of transportation lies not only in concrete and steel,
but also in the implementation of technology, specifically a
network of sensors, microchips, and communication devices that
collect and disseminate information about the functioning of the
transportation system.

oTransportation systems are really about networks, whether a traffic

signal “knows” there is traffic waiting to pass through an
intersection; whether a vehicle is drifting out of its lane; whether
two vehicles are likely to collide at an intersection; whether a
roadway is congested with traffic; what the true cost of operating a
roadway is, etc.
 ITS BENEFITS

 Improved safety to drivers

 Improved traffic efficiency
 Reduced traffic congestion
 Improved environmental quality and
energy efficiency
 Improved economic productivity
 What ITS do?
oIt empower the transportation system like traffic lights
themselves to make better-informed decisions.
oChoosing which route to take; when to travel, how to
optimize traffic signals;
owhere to build new roadways;
owhat the true cost of roadways are and how best to price
their use
oThe big opportunity at hand is to bring information to bear on
transportation networks, transforming them into truly
intelligent transportation systems.
oTo monitor traffic conditions & Control traffic flow
oTo provide information to the motoring public about traffic
conditions
ITS Applications
 OBJECTIVE OF THE
PRESENTATION
 Development of Advanced Traveler Information Systems
for Hyderabad under GIS environment

 Shortest path from origin to destination

 Path to closest facility (Tourist Places, Hospitals, Govt. &
Private Offices,Stadiums, Bus & Railway Stations)
 Information regarding arrival and departure timings with
services names of buses (Metro Liners, Metro Express
and Ordinary), trains and flights
What are Advanced Traveler
Information Systems (ATIS)?
 ATIS are type of ITS implementation, using
emerging sensor, computer, communication,
and information technologies in order to provide
 Provides safety advisory and warning messages to
the driver
 Provides the information about the traffic regulation,
guidance, and hazardous situations
ATIS BENEFITS

 Reduction of travel time

 Reduction of stress level
 Reduction of traffic congestion
 Avoidance of unsafe driving conditions
DEVELOPMENTS :

 Package for GIS based ATIS

• ArcView GIS Version 3.1 (Platform)
• Network Analyst Version 1.1b (Network Analysis)
• Avenue Programming Language (Script Language
for ArcView Customization)
DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE 1
Package for GIS based ATIS

ArcView GIS Version 3.1 (Platform)

 Network Analyst Version 1.1b (Network Analysis)

 Avenue Programming Language (Script Language

for ArcView Customization)
DEVELOPMENT OF PACKAGE 2

Maps Collection
 Scanning of Maps

 Geo-Referencing of Scanned Maps

 On-line Digitization of Road Network

 Database Creation

 Software Development in ArcView GIS

DEVELOPMENT OF PACKAGE 3
 Inputs
 Four topographical maps (NE, SE,NW & SW)
 Information of one-way road segments
 Speed limits on roads
 Road names
 City bus routes
 Time tables of inter city bus, trains and air services
Fig.1 General View
DEVELOPMENT OF PACKAGE 4

 Data Base Creation

Attribute table for the following features:
 Road Network
 Places of tourist interest
 Educational institutions
 Hospitals and offices
 Bus stations, railway stations and airports
 Lakes and rivers
DEVELOPMENT OF PACKAGE 5
Themes Fields
Road Network Name,One-Way,Speed Limits, Length,Drive
Time
Places of Name (Name of tourist place), Label of tourist
Tourist Interest place
Transport Name, Label ( of the transport station viz.
airport , bus and railway station), Category key
for local and main railway stations, bus stations
and airport
Hospitals Name, label of the hospitals, Category key
number for private and Govt. hospitals
DEVELOPMENT OF PACKAGE 6

Themes Fields
Educational Name and Label of the educational institutions
institutions
Offices Name and Label of the offices
APPLICATIONS OF THE PACKAGE 1

 For viewing the area wise information of

Hyderabad city
 For searching features in Hyderabad
 For finding shortest path
 With given origin and given destination
 With user given origin and given destination
 With given origin and user given destination
 With user given origin and user given
destination
Fig.2 Viewing Hyderabad Locationwise
Fig.3 Searching for features in Hyderabad
APPLICATIONS OF THE PACKAGE 2

 For finding closest facility from any point on

the road network
 For site tour (for finding optimum path for
given itinerary of tourist places)
 Searching for city bus services,Inter city bus
services, Inter city railway and Inter city airline
services
Fig.4 Closest Facility Path
Fig.5 City Bus Services
LESSONS FOR NATIONS THAT SEEK TO BE ITS LEADERS:
TEN POLICY PRINCIPLES
 
1.Recognize intelligent transportations systems as a “force
multiplier” for the transportation network.
ITS enable countries to extract maximum capacity from their
existing transportation system. Money invested on ITS consistently
outperforms other projects and delivers more benefit per dollar spent.
(United States: Trails world leaders.)
 
2. ITS enable countries to shift to performance-based
transportation systems by facilitating better collection of data to
measure performance.
Many countries have recognized the need to move from a
politically based system of allocating transportation investments to one
that uses performance-based cost benefit analysis as the basis for
transportation investment decisions. ITS helps decision makers ac-
cumulate the quality data needed to make sound performance-based
3. Governments have an important role to play in convening and co-
developing platforms that enable industry, academic, asso-ciation,
and government entities at the federal, state, and local levels to
collaborate on the development of intelligent transportation systems
and technology. Ultimately, the most effective countries at
deploying intelligent transportation systems have been able to
successfully forge public-private partnerships within their polity.
(United States: Slightly trails world leaders but is attempting to
catch up.)
4. Governments need to articulate an ITS vision for their country
(state, or community).
But it must be one fully informed with the input of key stakeholders
in the ITS system. The importance of a clearly articulated ITS
vision is a recurring theme in the ITS literature. (United States: Lags
world leaders but is attempting to catch up.).
 
5. Governments must provide funding for both ITS R&D and
deployment.
This funding should support ITS technology development test beds
and proof of concept demonstrations, and then extend to ITS
deployment. (United States: Strong at setting up test beds and
technology demonstrations. Lagging at transitioning from ITS R&D
to ITS deployment.)
 
6. The most successful countries view their ITS investments as
creating a platform through which the private sector can develop
value-added products and services.
They also preserve a strong role for competition, especially in
awarding ITS application research and development grants or
contracts to the private sector. (United States: Appears to slightly
trail world leaders.)
7. Governments have a critical role to play in spearheading the co-
development of interoperable standards for intelligent transportation
systems and platforms.
In a dynamic marketplace, vehicles need to have standards that
interoperate in any jurisdiction. This role extends both domestically
and internationally, including, for example, setting common
standards for electronic toll collection within a country, but also
including working with the international community to establish
common standards to enable vehicles to communicate with one
another when they cross borders. (United States: On par with world
leaders.)
 
8. Leading countries have fostered close alignment between
transportation and telecommunications regulatory agencies and
technology communities in their countries, recognizing the critical
importance of allocating wireless spectrum or radio frequencies for
intelligent transportation systems.
 
 9. Governments should fund deployment of infrastructure to collect
real time-traffic information.
Transportation agencies should make this information, at least in
basic form, available to the public through the Internet.
Governments’ roles in collecting and disseminating traffic
information should be similar to thier role in collecting and
disseminating weather information.179 This information can then be
used by the private sector and others to provide value-added
services. (United States: Trails world leaders.)
 
10. Develop a national ITS technical architecture that can serve as
the template for the implementation of ITS at federal, state or
provincial, and regional, community, or local levels. This has been a
strength of the United States, Japan, and South Korea
CONCLUSIONS

 This package is user friendly point-and-click

graphical user interface
 The developed package has following
capabilities
• Finding shortest path based on distance and
drive time
• Finding closest facility and its path based on
distance and drive time
• City bus routes
CONCLUSIONS (CONTD.)

 The developed package has following

capabilities
• Search Engine - which searches different
facilities in Hyderabad City
• Provide intercity bus,train and airways
information (timings, distance and service name)
• Site tour planning
CONCLUSIONS (CONTD.)

 The developed package can be used in the

following areas
• Bus Stands
• Railway Stations
• Airports
• Tourist information centers
• In personal computers