N° 9 October 2015

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ITS WORLD CONGRESS IN BORDEAUX: A SMARTER AND SMARTER MOBILITY
 

The 22nd ITS World Congress enend in Bordeaux on the 9th of October.

More than 10.000 registrations, experts from 100 European and extra-European countries, 270 sessions, 1000 speakers, more than 100 companies. Among these, also 5 Italian companies, members of TTS Italia: Autostrade Tech, 5t, Pluservice, Softeco Sismat and Telespazio that showed their last solutions and projects at TTS Italia stand.

This are the number of the five days event that, for years, has been the undisputed worldwide meeting point to discuss intelligent transport and mobility both through sessions and a wide exhibition area, and with several networking opportunities.

The new major issues related to the field of mobility and smart technologies have emerged with force, one on all the connected vehicle.

About this, the final event of the European project Compass 4D, was of great importance: the Compass 4D consortium and its associated partners have decided to continue operating the C-ITS services, without EU co-funding, for at least one year with the ultimate goal of moving from pilot to large scale deployment for a self-sustained market. The closing ceremony of the project was held on the 7th of October with more than 100 participants and with the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding by the representatives of the seven European cities involved in the project: Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Helmond, Newcastle, Thessaloniki, Verona and Vigo. In particular, the Secretary General of TTS Italia, Olga Landolfi, has represented the city of Verona during the event and she declared: "The willingness of 7 major European countries to pursue the testing of connected vehicles regardless of the economic support of Europe, demonstrates how society and technology are changing as well as the mobility needs of people."

Another dominant theme of the Congress was that of mobility as a service, thanks to the examples offered by Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden. Other topics of particular interest were also those of the increasingly massive application of ITS in the world of logistics in order to increase the efficiency of the entire logistics chain; ITS use for CO₂ reduction; the autonomous vehicle, also considered by the new calls of the Horizon 2020 published on the 15th of October.

The next meetings with the ITS Congresses are in Glasgow, June 2016, for the European edition, and in Melbourne for the 23rd worldwide congress!

TTS ITALIA BOOTH

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TTS ITALIA MEMBERS IN BORDEAUX!


Autostrade Tech promotes CASTER and customs control systems

Autostrade Tech S.p.A,   highlighting its role as an innovator in the field of ITS for the development of an integrated and sustainable mobility, was present at the ITS World Congress in Bordeaux ready to welcome the large audience of industry experts at the exhibition area and to create the conditions for new business opportunities. As well as being present in the TTS Italia stand together with other Italian companies, Autostrade Tech presented in the technical sessions two innovative systems, already operational: the "Automated system for the control of customs corridors" developed for UIRNet, the Italian logistics platform; and the "System CASTER for the automated access control for the of logistics and transport areas" developed for Italy terminals in the Italian railway terminal in Segrate (Milan).


5T shows in Bordeaux 4 new projects on infomobility

5T presented 4 important projects, recently implemented in the field of infomobility. The first project is related to the mobility management during Expo Milano 2015 event: 5T designed and built the platform for the purchase of parking spaces, parkexpo2015.arriva.it, and the AVL system and the traffic information services on the free shuttles that connect the parking lots to the exhibition site and the circular internal line, People Mover. The second project is named “Torino Live Bus” and is the 1st infomobility service based on instant messaging application (Telegram and WhatsApp) developed in Italy. The third one is dedicated to cycle mobility: B.U.NE.T - Bike's Urban Network in Torino is the trip planner for bikers and bike-sharing users in Torino and province, based on open-source technologies like OpenStreetMap and OpenTripPlanner. The same technologies are used to develop a new multi-modal trip planner service, available at a regional level: thanks to “ProntoTPL”, citizens can choose the best way to move in Piemonte using public transport, by car or simply walking.


Pluservice: in Bordeaux a success story called myCicero

On the occasion of the 22nd ITS World Congress, Pluservice could bring its 25-year experience in the ITS sector showing its own outstanding products and services. The offer of Pluservice is based on the Superdriver platform and is addressed to public administrations and private businesses of the Local Public Transport Sector, tourism and long haul lines. Our job is to provide our customers with tailored solutions acting as “System Integrators” through innovative and modular procedures, integrated with each other, with the best technologies currently available on the market and with own professional, high qualified resources.
But there’s more! Pluservice proudly presented also its success story called myCicero that is the technological, multichannel and interoperable platform that goes along with the development of a Smart Territory. It meets the users’ needs concerning transport, parking, purchases and payments, public utilities, accommodations and spare time.


Bordeaux 2015: an extensive presentation and promotion of Softeco Sismat solutions portfolio for smart mobility

OPPTIMA is Softeco complete solution for intelligent fleet and service monitoring and operation, while PERSONALBUS software suite provides a complete, smart system for planning, optimisation and operation of demand-responsive transport services, school transport, disabled and elderly transport.
eMile is the software platform for planning, optimisation and operation of city logistics and “last mile” distribution services, e-miXer is the service platform for delivery of multimodal travel and traffic information services. ADVERTO Road and TSM address roadway infrastructure and equipment monitoring, traffic surveillance, planning and operation of tow and roadside assistance services. Finally, in the dynamic sector of Electro-Mobility, an innovative battery-swap system for e-Bikes was presented.


At TTS Italia booth, Telespazio and TTS Italia promote the use of EGNOS and Galileo services for tracking and tracing dangerous goods transport

In line with the congress theme addressing the use of the satellite technologies for ITS, Telespazio and TTS Italia have promoted their European projects dealing with the use of the European satellite navigation systems EGNOS and Galileo for tracking and tracing the transport of dangerous goods, and in particular the on-going project CORE (Consistently Optimised Resilient Secure Global Supply-Chains, www.coreproject.eu). CORE concretely proves and verifies the use of various advanced technological solutions to improve the supply chain’s visibility and security, through pilot demonstrations in real use cases and along intercontinental logistic chains and paths across Europe. One of the CORE’s pilot demonstrations focuses on the utilization of ITS solutions based on the use of EGNOS and Galileo for tracking and tracing the intermodal transport of chemicals and gas throughout road-rail cross-border paths in Europe. Conceived to extend the results of the previous European project SCUTUM (www.scutumgnss.eu) to the intermodal transport of chemical and gas, the pilot demonstration is coordinated by Telespazio, with the involvement of HOYER (www.hoyer-group.com – a European leading logistics operator in the sector), the Italian and the French Ministries of Transport and TTS Italia.
 

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IVU TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGIES

With around 400 engineers, IVU Traffic Technologies AG has ensured punctual and reliable transport in the world’s metropolises for 40 years. In growing cities, people and vehicles are constantly on the move – a logistical challenge that calls for intelligent and secure software systems. Based on the standard products of the IVU.suite, IVU develops customised IT solutions for public passenger and goods transport.

The IVU systems plan, enhance and control the deployment of vehicle fleets and staff, support the selection of locations and ensure that election results are calculated correctly. IVU products are being used by over 500 customers worldwide - be it in the form of an integrated all-round solution from a single source or interface-compatible components in a wide variety of system landscapes. 

For more information: www.ivu.it

3 QUESTIONS TO IVU

• What are the main Italian companies using your systems?
  Trenitalia is definitely our main customer together with ATM in Milan and the big public transport companies, both urban and extra-urban. Our costumers are in Bolzano, Chieti, Bolzano, Chieti, Cagliari, Mantova, Reggio Emilia, Brindisi. For years, we have been providing solutions also to private transport companies for long travel such as Baltour in Teramo and Intersaj in Trebisacce. These are only some of our references.


• What are the planned initiatives for the next future?
  We promote two Workshops a year at our headquarter or at temporary offices to evaluate with our clients or potential prospects can evaluate both products they already use or new products they would like to test. These events are an occasion to deeply discuss the issues of interest for our clients. The Workshops are divided in several thematic topics and according to the topic, it is possible to have proper working sessions with our experts.
  Our market and sponsorship activities for this year will close with the ASSTRA national conference on the 12 and 13 November in Cagliari and with the event IBE CONFERENCE in collaboration with ANAV, on the 3 and 4 December in Rome.


• IVU was born 40 years ago in the transport and technology field. What have been the main change and how technology can help?
  Among the most important changes and novelties, to us the most important are the creation of services according to specific laws, the save of useless kilometers, the reduction of the number of services ensuring full coverage of the commercial offer, optimization of allocation of services with the resources deployed; these are the main aspects that a management, with its mathematical algorithms, must offer in order to increase the efficiency of transport companies. Without technology it is not possible in the great majority of cases, to achieve the maximum potential from an activity. This vision is the basis of our offer, in which we believe and giving us huge successes.

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IVU Traffic Technologies is pleased to announce the marketing in Italy of the IVU.ticket system for managing web ticket sales for public and private transport companies.

The system has been chosen by many companies for its innovative features that guarantee:
- Possibility of direct and independent acquisition of the proceeds from sale (IVU does not exercise the function of intermediary service);
- Ability to manage its own economic strategy by creating or modifying the kind of tickets on sale, prices and bus map (no need to consult IVU);
- Possibility of dynamic adaptation of the costs based on the interest shown for the route (detected by the click of interest on a certain date);
- Availability and management of a loyalty card (similar cards used in the airline miles);
- Dedicated and accessible platform for online sale with no additional charge by retailers (travel agencies, tour operators, call centers).

For any further information, please contact: Luca Del Basso -  ldb@ivu.it

Projects of the month

I-NO FAR ACCESS: the Project Automation technology helps reducing marginalization in weaker areas and people
The final conference of the I-NoFarAccess project has recently taken place. The project, co-financed by the Interreg Maritime Italy-France 2007-2013 European Programme, aims at reducing marginalization of disadvantaged areas and disabled people, through actions promoting and enhancing accessibility to services and mobility.
Among the project partners, the Italian provinces of La Spezia and Livorno have focused their effort on actions aiming at defending the right for mobility of disabled people, with actions tackling one of the most critical problems of urban mobility, even more in historical and touristic sites: parking.
The Municipalities of Lerici, Piombino, Portoferraio, Cecina, Livorno and Rosignano, thanks to the I-NO FAR ACCESS project, have implemented a system for monitoring and managing parking areas reserved to disabled people.
Technology helps in supporting better and fairer utilization of reserved parking areas: timely and reliable information about actual availability of reserved parking slots, punishing unauthorized utilization, thus acting as a deterrent, providing Municipality authorities with valuable data about parking usage as a statistical basis for parking management policies.

The parking management system designed and developed by Project Automation S.p.A. fulfils all the above mentioned objectives by integrating a wireless sensor network and innovative identification devices into a real-time monitoring and management software platform. The system allows to know the current occupancy of reserved parking slots, defend the disabled people’s right to park in the reserved areas, inform users about available parking places through an app and variable message signs installed along the roads.

Safeguarding disabled people’s right for parking in reserved areas is accomplished by equipping reserved bays with a wireless sensor network, where sensors can detect the presence of a vehicle, and by providing users with an authorization recognition tool, which can either be a small device to be installed inside the car windshield or an app for smartphones.
When a car parks, the sensor detects its presence on the parking bay; in case the app is used, the user coordinates, acquired through the smartphone’s GPS system, are transmitted to the central system, otherwise the identification device notifies its presence to the center. The central software application checks whether a correspondence exists between occupancy and authorization and, if not, officers are alerted for further verification and possible sanctioning. Sensors allow to know real-time occupancy of each single parking bay, thus information about current availability can be provided to end users. Occupancy data, on a historical basis, can also be used for better understading the parking behaviour of motorists and support parking policy definition.
For further information contact Mrs. Emanuela Seregni – emanuela.seregni@p-a.it

TS World Congress 2015: CORE promotes the benefits of EGNOS and Galileo for tracking and tracing dangerous goods transport
During the 22nd ITS World Congress, held from 5 to 9 October 2015 in Bordeaux (France), Telespazio and TTS Italia promoted the European project CORE, of which they are partners, and the use of the European satellite navigation systems EGNOS and Galileo for the tracking and tracing the transport of dangerous goods.
CORE (Consistently Optimized Resilient Secure Global Supply-Chains) is a research project co-funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme, on the use of technologies to enhance the visibility and improve the security of the logistic chain. In particular the project concretely proves and verifies the use of various advanced technologies, through pilot demonstrations in real use cases and along intercontinental logistic chains and paths across Europe.
One of the CORE’s pilot demonstrations addresses the utilization of ITS solutions based on the use of EGNOS and Galileo for tracking and tracing the intermodal transport of chemicals and gas throughout road-rail cross-border paths in Europe. Conceived to extend the results of the previous European project SCUTUM (www.scutumgnss.eu) to the intermodal transport of chemical and gas, the pilot demonstration is coordinated by Telespazio, with the involvement of HOYER (www.hoyer-group.com – a European leading logistics operator in the sector), the Italian and the French Ministries of Transport and TTS Italia.
The use of tracking and tracing devices based on the satellite navigation is widely adopted for freight transport and logistics. Over the past decade, the European Commission has incentivised the development of innovative solutions through the funding of European research projects. Various initiatives have been launched to support and promote the localization services provided by the European satellite navigation systems, in particular the use of EGNOS today and in view of Galileo.
These initiatives have validated the benefits that EGNOS can generate. EGNOS enables a robust and reliable traceability of the freight traffic in real time, thus supporting a “smart” transport of goods and the establishment of liability schemes in the intermodal transport.
Specifically for the transport of dangerous goods, the relevant advantages are also in higher safety and security, improved risk management and prevention. SCUTUM has confirmed that EGNOS is a key technology in this respect. The pilot demonstration of CORE will also address aspects related to standardization and regulation, thanks to the support of the two involved European Ministries of Transport.
Under the theme “Towards Intelligent Mobility - Better Use of Space”, this year’s congress widely focused on the satellite technologies, and among these on the navigation technologies for applications in the transport and ITS sectors.
In addition, a meeting of the United Nations (UN) working group that is discussing the possible revision of ADR in relation to the use of telematics for the transport of dangerous goods (UNECE OTIF WG) was organized in combination with the congress. The CORE project has been invited to contribute to this working group as its results are considered relevant.

Viasat and Siunet revolutionize the world of the municipal waste management services
With the release of the integrative module DIFFERENTIATE, the app that makes the difference! the SIUNET software platform accomplishes an additional revolution.
“Today we are able to propose a complete software system”, explains Gianni Barzaghi, CEO of Datamove Srl, company owner of the SIUNET trademark and Viasat partner, “we are able to propose a complete software system, based on a unique multichannel software platform that enables us to optimize the companies’ internal management systems, that take care of urban waste management services and provide powerful instruments in order to give visibility of their work at all levels, improving the transparency of the management towards clients, public administrations and foremost towards the citizens, which are the daily users of the services offered by your company!”.
Thanks to the ten-year partnership with VIASAT, company leader in Italy and in Europe in the telematics and satellite localization services, and thank to the most recent synergies developed in the sector with Italian partners, the Siunet software platform is now, more than ever, the point of reference for the companies that operate in the world of the urban waste management.
The tracking of vehicles and of the activities carried out daily has become essential in the last years. The reasons are mainly related to the certification of the correct execution of the services carried out by companies mainly towards public subjects (municipalities, consortium of municipalities or public companies): a correct certification process passes through the punctual analysis of the activities that are carried out.
The instruments that VIASAT provides to the SIUNET software platform allow the punctual collection of a big amount of vehicle data and of the control operations done by the operators, like for example the identification of the rfid tag which are applied more and more often on the containers or sacks for the punctual waste collection, all of this being done with high qualitative standards.
“It is fundamental to know that”, underlines Barzaghi, “the granulariry of the collected data is the only instrument that can certify the activity of the vehicles, of the operators and thus of the services that your company provides to its clients. We are in a transition phase towards a new understanding of the services for citizens, who expect to be able to have reliable information on the activities carried out, on the services provided in their community or in their own house street, on the variations, how to better differentiate the waste or just advise if something’s wrong“. They expect all these information to pass through the actual communication systems like smartphone and tablet!”.
The true innovation of teh SIUNET platform has been in the last years the introduction of vertical modules dedicated to specific needs, some of which oriented to the construction of a complete and efficient customer care system, obviously integrated with the company processes, which finds its peak in the last innovation provided: DIFFERENTIATE, the app that makes the difference!, a new modern communication platform, easy to use and opened to all citizens. A module perfectly integrated in the SIUNET platform for a 360° management of the services, with great transparency for the clients, saving costs and resources.
All the information on the SIUNET software platform are available at www.siunet.net and www.viasatfleet.com.

News of the month from TTS Italia partners

Autostrade Tech wins tender for toll collection
Autostrade Tech, TTS Italia founding member, together with Sinelec SpA won the tender issued by the Motorway Venetian Concession - CAV SpA.
The contract has as its object the award of the service for the data processing of the toll collection system and software products for traffic control.
Source: TTS Italia

Indra presents the unmanned version of its P2006T MRI maritime reconnaissance and intelligence aircraft
Indra, TTS Italia ordinary member, presented the unmanned version of its P2006T MRI maritime reconnaissance and intelligence aircraft at the London conference series on maritime reconnaissance.
Indra's General Manager of Defense and Security, José Manuel Pérez-Pujazón, took advantage of the multinational's participation in the conference series to make the announcement. Indra adapted the aircraft as part of its so-called "Targus" project, and it has already passed the viability tests and experimental demonstration.
Indra is currently working on the system certification and testing phase, and has told the Regional Government of Galicia that it would be willing to conduct these activities at the UAV development center to be built at the Rozas airdrome in Lugo.
The aim of the development is to place an unmanned aircraft on the market for the very competitive price of less than 6 million euros per unit. “The system will offer 12 hours of flying time without touching down, high-performance maritime reconnaissance and search and rescue capabilities, and unbeatable operating and maintenance costs," said the company's general manager Pérez-Pujazón.
Indra initially developed the P2006T MRI as a low-cost airport surveillance solution based on a light manned aircraft, designed to complement coastal reconnaissance systems which, like the Integrated External Surveillance System (SIVE) in the Spanish case, have been deployed by different countries to protect and guard their maritime borders.
Coastal maritime reconnaissance systems offer effective cover of the area between the coastline and a 20 or 30-mile radius. However, the economic interests of coastal countries extend beyond this radius up to the boundaries of the maritime exclusion zone situated 200 miles from the coastline or, as the case may be, up to the halfway point between the coasts of two countries when the distance between them is less than 400 nautical miles.
This is the case of the Mediterranean Sea, in which the distances between coastlines belonging to different countries often form part of maritime exclusion zones situated within a radius of 50 to 80 miles.
Coastal reconnaissance systems alone are insufficient to monitor these areas efficiently, respond to the issue of illegal immigration and address the humanitarian crises it provokes. Aerial or ground reconnaissance systems are also required.
The P2006T MRI is designed specifically to cover these areas, and with operating costs significantly lower than those of traditional maritime reconnaissance aircraft. The miniaturization and greatly reduced weight of the radar and infrared sensors and automatic identification systems (AIS) required for the mission mean that they can be installed on light aircraft designed for low-consumption leisure aviation.
This is the case of Indra's P2006T MRI which, with six hours of flying time without touching down in its present version – the new unmanned system will double that – a fuel consumption of 32 liters of automotive gasoline per hour of flight and extremely low maintenance costs, permits the on-board installation and integration of not only a Seaspray 5000E active electronically scanned array radar (standard Royal Navy equipment), a high-resolution visible and infrared camera, and an AIS, but also a line-of-sight radio link with an effective range of 180 nautical miles and an Inmarsat terminal. This terminal sends real-time transmissions of the radar signal, visible and infrared video, AIS data and the aircraft's navigation data to a ground station, where they are monitored in real time.
The P2006T MRI has been successfully tested by the Spanish Civil Guard and Frontex in the Indalo operation that is carried out every summer along the south coast of Spain; in Operation “CLOSEYE”, recently conducted in the Sicilian Channel; and in the demonstrations of the European Union's Perseus system carried out in the Alboran Sea and Aegean Sea. In view of the aircraft's efficiency, the European agency Frontex recently chose it for future aerial reconnaissance operations of maritime and land borders.
Source: Indra

Kapsch Traffic Management System Selected for England-Netherlands Collaborative Project
Kapsch, TTS Italia ordinary member, has been awarded two contracts to supply the Advanced Traffic Management System, DYNAC®, as part of the collaborative program CHARM (between Highways England and Rijkswaterstaat, the English and Dutch national roads authorities) that will modernize and consolidate traffic management on their highways.
Highways England and Rijkswaterstaat wish to improve customer services by implementing a future-proof traffic management system that helps improve safety and facilitates quicker response to real-time events. To introduce greater levels of productivity where possible, and to increase consumer satisfaction through the provision of faster, richer travel information services, Highways England and Rijkswaterstaat have chosen DYNAC® because of its proven, highly configurable Advanced Traffic Management System capabilities. DYNAC® helps operators work more efficiently, while improving the safety of road users and operating at lower maintenance costs.
Kapsch will deliver and install DYNAC® in two traffic management centres, one in England and one in the Netherlands, with the installment set to be completed within 26 months of the start date. CGI, the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world, has been selected as the main partner in this project. CGI is responsible for the design, build, test and implementation of interface software that allows Highways England and Rijkswaterstaat to reuse existing interfaces and devices in combination with the DYNAC® software. After the implementation in the first traffic management centres, DYNAC® will be installed by a third party in all the remaining traffic management centres of Highways England (7 regional and 1 national centre) and Rijkswaterstaat (5 regional and 1 national centre), with the contract totaling around 60 million Euro, including the provision of product-level support services for a period of up to 13 years after the successful installation of the DYNAC® Advanced Traffic Management System.
Rijkswaterstaat and Highways England move towards a new generation of traffic management systems in order to integrate a wide range of functions and manage the existing large quantity of different devices. Furthermore, the open, scalable and modular architecture of DYNAC® allows the addition of new applications, resulting in a single system which has the capability to incorporate future solutions that have not yet been implemented. “We want to make our traffic management centres more efficient and innovative,” states Perry van der Weyden, Chief Information Officer at Rijkswaterstaat. “The Competitive Dialogue procurement procedure provided us with a clear view of what all bidders had to offer. The implementation of this existing, proven system DYNAC® is part of our information strategy that aims to replace dozens of applications with an integrated system.” Neil Widdop, Services Procurement Team Leader at Highways England, says: “The new system will allow us to improve our operational efficiencies through use of a modern, national, integrated system. As we improve our operational efficiency, we can expect road users to benefit from quicker responses to incidents leading to improved safety and greater convenience for our customers.”
In each of the two countries, Kapsch will be responsible for the delivery, installation and testing of one new traffic management centre, with the existing technical infrastructure used to control and manage traffic being integrated. “Future traffic management is all about integration,” states Mag. Georg Kapsch, CEO at Kapsch TrafficCom. “Whether aligning traffic management across borders, different technological solutions or different transportation areas like highways and cities -- road users will ultimately experience more safety, more efficiency, and more convenience along their whole route.”
The DYNAC ATMS® solution is a high-performance, integrated software suite which combines mission critical reliability, and security with the latest software technology. The solution is used to monitor and control traffic, passenger safety, and facilities management assets and processes. The software allows operators to detect and respond to congestion, incidents, emergency situations, and other conditions.
Source: Kapsch

Kiunsys at the Smart Mobility World in Monza
Also this year Kiunsys, TTS Italia ordinary member, has participated in the Smart Mobility World, the main Italian event on smart mobility, which in this edition was held in Monza at the prestigious F1 Circuit on 29th and 30th October 2015. Paolo Lanari, CEO of Kiunsys, presented the technological solutions for the governance of city logistics and the concrete results for the reduction of commercial traffic obtained by the cities that adopted them.
Source: Kiunsys

Roma Servizi per la Mobilità at the “Supercar” event
Roma Servizi per la Mobilità, TTS Italia ordinary member, took part at the exhibition area of the “Supercar” event, held in Rome. The participation was organised within the partnership with the fairgrounds of Rome on the issue of the road safety, sustainable mobility and technological innovation.
"Road safety - says the President and CEO of Roma Servizi per la Mobilità, Carlo Maria Medaglia - is one of the main themes of the activity carried out every day from Roma Servizi per la Mobilità. Supercar is a terrific opportunity to discuss a critical issue such as education, for younger and not to good behavior when you are driving a vehicle."
Source: Mobility Press

Roma Servizi per la Mobilità hosts Chinese delegation from Shenzhen
Roma Servizi per la Mobilità, TTS Italia ordinary member, hosted a Chinese delegation from Shenzhen, in collaboration with TTS Italia, on the 30th of October at its headquarter in Rome.
The meeting was an occasion to highlight the solutions for traffic management and mobility of Rome and for a comparison with leading Chinese companies in the transport sector.
During the visit, the delegation also had the opportunity to visit the central traffic control of Rome and to see in real time its operation.
The event was organized as part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between TTS Italia and ITS Shenzhen with the aim of fostering partnerships between Italian and Chinese companies regarding aspects of training, research, trade cooperation, exchange of information and organization of bilateral workshops and seminars.
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Source: TTS Italia

Telecom Italia wins tender in Naples within the NEA-POLIS project
Telecom Italia, TTS Italia ordinary member, in collaboration with Vitrociset SpA, has won the tender issued by the Italian Ministry for Internal Affairs for the NEA-POLIS project.
The tender includes the integration and technological upgrade of the video surveillance system of Naples in the areas of the Vomero, Mergellina promenade and Vomero Alto. The tender also includes the plan, the project management and the coordination of all the activities.
Source: TTS Italia

Selex ES wins tender for the Mobility control in Cagliari
Selex ES, TTS Italia ordinary member, has won the tender issued by ITS Area Vasta Società Consortile, in collaboration with La Semaforica and Nuova Tre Esse, for the integration of the mobility control system of the city of Cagliari.
Source: TTS Italia

UIRNet: starts the production phase of the Platform for Logistics
The 1st of October 2015 has been a decisive date for UIRNet spa, a supporting member of TTS Italia, which has fulfilled an important result: the final transition of the National Logistics Platform from the Data Center of Selex ES, company responsible for implementing the Platform, and TTS Italia ordinary member, to the data elaboration centre of the Italian Ministry of Transport.
Therefore, the testing phase was officially concluded and the platform will start its production supported by a Central Control Room under development at Italian Ministry of Transport, from which about one million means simultaneously will be managed.
According to the National Logistics Plan, the Platform is the Intelligent Transportation Systems to be used as a reference for the national logistics and with the institutional mission to link the Ministry of Transport and the several platforms/ operators of the national logistics.
Source: UIRNet

Viasat at the new edition of the Smart Mobility World
Viasat, TTS Italia ordinary member, took part at the 2015 edition of the Smart Mobility World, held in Monza, and dedicated to collective and individual mobility: from smart vehicles to infrastructures for an smoother traffic. Viasat participated with a stand together with its partner Wind to present innovative solutions for the fleet management such as the mobile apps for smartphone e tablet Viasat Fleet Manager and Driver.
Source: Viasat

TTS in action

3° Local Workshop on “South Italy and Smart Mobility: opportunities and solutions for the local administrations” – 11 November 2015 - Naples
TTS Italia, in collaboration with the City of Naples is organising the 3° Local Workshop on “South Italy and Smart Mobility: opportunities and solutions for the local administrations” that will be held in Naples on the 11th of November, following the success of the previous Workshops held in Bari and Reggio Calabria.
The aim of the event is to make an overview on the models and solutions of the smart mobility available on the South of Italy starting from the experience of the City of Naples. Also, the Workshop aims at analysing in deep the development of the ITS sector in the next future also thanks to the opportunity of the 2014-2020 funding.
The event is sponsored by

TTS Italia: an information day on call horizon 2020 for 2016 and 2017
The first call Horizon 2020 of interest for 2016 and 2017 opened and TTS Italia organized on October 22, in Rome, at its headquarters, an information day reserved to its members.
The meeting was the opportunity for an intervention by the Secretary General of TTS Italia, Olga Landolfi, on the call 2016-2017 of Horizon 2020, and for a discussion on further EU funding instruments with an analysis of the results of the previous call and the construction of the proposals together with Fabio Nussio, Projects Manager of Roma Servizi per la Mobilità.
During the event, the President Rossella Panero has also shown a short preview on news of the association and a proposal for the program of activities for 2016.

TTS Italia at #SCE2015 - Citizen Data Festival in Bologna
It was held in Bologna fro 14 to 16 October the #SCE2015 - Citizen Data Festival (www.smartcityexhibition.it). Within the event, on the 16 October, in collaboration with TTS Italia, the Workshop on “Intelligent Transportation System: the mobility of people and goods” has been organised. The aim was to discuss the national initiative on the mobility for people and goods promoted bot at Institutional and local level. Olga Landolfi, Secretary General of TTS Italia, was the Chairman of the event that involved, among others, the Italian Ministry of Transport and the councillors for mobility of Bologna, Monza and Reggio Calabria.

TTS Italia signs MoU with ITS Malta
During the 22° ITS World Congress held in Bordeaux, France, from 5th to 9th of October, TTS Italia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ITS Malta.
The MoU was signed by the Secretary General of TTS Italia, Olga Landolfi, and the Secretary General of ITS Malta, Alex Borg. The MoU was signed with the aim of fostering partnerships between Italian and maltesecompanies in the ITS sector with a special attention to training, research, business cooperation, best practice exchange.
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Info Day on the Horizon 2020 Work programme 2016-2017 ‘Smart, green and integrated transport’
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ITS relevant tenders in Italy

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Italia-Padova: Tools for data support
Italia-Aosta: Variable Message Signs

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