Technology Driven Traffic Management

Technology Driven Traffic Management Preparing for the future Presentation by Praveen Sood ADG Police Computer Wing & Commissioner for Traffic & Road Safety Bangalore

Agenda IT enabled monitoring and information collection Surveillance Camera Traffic Scan - Use of Mobile density to measure congestion GPS based monitoring using BMTC Buses Manual information system i.e., Wireless System Intelligent transportation systems and interventions Automated signaling system Vehicle Actuation Signal Progression Area Traffic Control System Traffic dissemination system Variable messaging system Parking information system FM Channels SMS bases dissemination IT enabled enforcements Blackberry Traffic Automation Center Enforcement Camera Traffic Interceptors Public Interface BTP Web site BTP Facebook IVRS

Vision Identify problems Visualize Solution Use Technology Innovate Visualize Innovate Implement Build Implement solution Build expertise Update knowledge

Challenges Management of more than 36,00,000 vehicles Annual growth of 7 10% in traffic Most of the roads operating above their capacity and the volume/ capacity ratios ranging from 1 to 4 Travel speed less than 15 kmph during the peak hours in central areas Insufficient or no parking spaces for vehicles Limited number of policemen

Initiatives IT enabled monitoring and Information collection Surveillance Cameras 179 cameras across various junctions of the city Centrally controlled from traffic management center using 4 Mbps leased lines with an IP based network Feeds stored in a 24 terra byte high-end storage for a 40 day period Malfunctioning of devices automatically reported and tracked Used for statistical analysis and enforcement using Video Analytics

Use of GIS for evaluating traffic congestion Usage of GPS data gathered from BMTC busses for identifying traffic congestion at various roads of the city. Usage of tele-density statistics of mobile phone usage for identify traffic volumes at various junctions.

Manual Information System i.e., Wireless System

Initiatives Intelligent transportation Automated Signaling Systems 340 signals operational, shortly the number to increase to 370 Signals centrally controlled from traffic management center using 4 Mbps & 512 Kbps leased lines with an IP based network 120 vehicle actuated signals High-end software application providing sophisticated GUI for monitoring and managing of signals Latest extended desktop environment at TMC for managing traffic signal operation Malfunctioning of signals automatically reported and tracked

UPS Monitoring Tool

Intelligent transportation systems Vehicle Actuation Inductive loops hidden below road surface check for vehicle passing over them, incase no vehicle passes for 4 seconds the corresponding signal turns red. Helps in fully utilizing green time Also being used virtual loops with the help of CC TV cameras Signal Progression Provides continuous movement of vehicles and/or minimize the delay along an arterial or throughout a network of major streets Involves coordination among the signal controllers Total 24 traffic corridors to implement signal progression Area Traffic Control System A way of monitoring, operating and controlling traffic lights through a computer The computer uses information gathered from sensors in the road to decide whether traffic is getting heavy or congested on a particular road. When it does, the computer changes the timing of traffic lights to let the traffic move more freely, so reducing hold-ups. Total 14 traffic corridors to implement ATC. Statistics (Click here) Loops (Click here)

C yc le T im e V a r ia t io n f o r G P O J u n c t io n Cycle Time in Seconds 1 8 0 1 7 0 1 6 0 1 5 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 C y c le N u m b e r P h a s e T i m e V a r i a t i o n a t G P O J u n c t i o n Cycle Time in Seconds 1 0 0 9 0 8 0 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 P h a s e A P h a s e B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 C y c l e N u m b e r

Graphical representations Graphical representations of functional statistics Capability to modify various parameters of traffic signals including signal timings Capability to review signal performance using logs sent to TMC Traffic Management Application Demonstration (Click here)

Initiatives Traffic dissemination system Variable messaging system 20 systems around the Bangalore city Online connectivity with traffic management center Used for informing citizens about diversions, road incidents, speed restrictions, safety messages, etc. Parking information system Real time collection of statuses of available parking lots in the city online and making it available to motorists through SMS, Internet & VMS FM Channels FM Radio Jockey collect the traffic congestion information and broadcasts directly from TMC. SMS based dissemination The People who have subscribed to the Traffic Alert will receive SMS regarding the Junctions that are having Traffic congestion. Also the subscribers will be informed about any procession, VIP movements, Cricket Match in Bangalore, any vehicle off the road etc., so that the people can avoid going to those place.

Initiatives IT enabled enforcement Blackberry 650 officers in field carry blackberry devices and thermal printers, with no paper based spot fining Capability to track pending unpaid violations as well as repeated offenders, Helps in creation of traffic violators database Live reports provide round the clock performance overview of officers and stations concerned Capability to communicate between blackberries and stations and management using email Mechanism for updating patches across blackberries using wireless OTA push Traffic automation center 41 automation centers connected with central data center hosted at state data center using VPN network Centers used for recording FTVRs and recording payment made against notices issued Central hub generates notices against FTVRs captured Additionally 40 BangaloreOne centers collect payments against notices and parking tags issued Facility for Internet based payments of notices and parking tags MIS for evaluating collections and center wise performance Enforcement Camera 5 cameras already operational Feeds directly transmitted to traffic management center using a 4 Mbps IP based network of leased lines Software capable of automatic number plate character recognition Software tallies vehicle registration number with RTO database for generating notices Malfunctioning of devices automatically reported and tracked

Website Kannada version English version Facility to search pending violation notices Facility to make payments of fine online Facility to provide suggestions and complaints by citizens Live traffic feeds available for citizens to evaluate and plan their travel 2,50,000 visits in the last year BTP Facebook link

Online features Facility to search notices for citizens online and also can view the violation image, if the violation is captured through Traffic Surveillance camera Online facility for payment of notices and parking tags using credit and debit cards Online mechanism of communication between management, stations and blackberry holding officers using emailing powered by state of the art MS Exchange 2007 Online integration between RTO and BTP databases MIS for senior management

BTP Facebook

Complaints & Suggestion System

IVRS

ICMS Integrated Complaint Monitoring System, a tool for managing helpdesk Capability of capturing device level malfunctioning or line interruptions automatically without any manual interventions Flash screen for projecting pending and unattended complaints Escalation mechanism for escalating unattended complaints

Regular uptime monitoring Exhaustive monitoring of IT assets Daily review & comparison of statistics for focusing on grey areas Immediate focus on weak points

Graphical Monitoring of Junction connectivity

Initiatives Traffic management center Traffic management center The Traffic Management Center (TMC) is the hub of a transportation management system, where information about the transportation network is collected and combined with other operational and control data to manage the transportation network and to produce traveler information.

Video Clips - Accidents caught on camera Coffee Board Junction

Video Clips - Accidents caught on camera Bashyam Circle - Sadashivanagar

Statistics On an average 40 lakh rupees collected every month as fine payments collected against notices issued More than 10 lakh rupees worth fines are paid using Internet every month with almost 10000 persons logging in every month Enforcement revenue up from 18 cr in 2007, 28 cr in 2008, 38 cr in 2009 and 49 cr in 2010 Graphs (Click here) Decline in the number of accidents from 8426 in 2007 to 7772 in 2008 and 6285 in 2009 Graphs (Click here)

FATAL ACCIDENTS & DEATHS 1200 1000 800 875 903 796 836 880 915 957 981 864 892 737 761 816 858 600 400 340 360 CASES KILLED 200 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (up to June)

NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS & INJURED 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 8226 6921 7469 6908 6782 6681 6591 6138 5667 5899 6048 6150 5668 5343 2532 2449 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (up to June) Non-Fatal Injured

ENFORCEMENT CASES M.V.Act Cases M.V.Act Cases 3500000 3000000 2500000 2000000 1500000 1000000 1129437 1704799 1655470 1444098 2079071 2640286 3333112 1600145 500000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 till June

ENFORCEMENT FINE AMOUNT 50,00,00,000.00 45,00,00,000.00 40,00,00,000.00 35,00,00,000.00 30,00,00,000.00 25,00,00,000.00 20,00,00,000.00 15,00,00,000.00 10,00,00,000.00 5,00,00,000.00 0 20,28,36,490.00 12,87,71,625.00 M.V. Act Fine 21,27,34,915.00 19,91,12,120.00 29,50,14,800.00 M.V.Act Fine (In Crore Rs.) 37,61,25,370.00 47,55,86,852.00 22,15,25,150.00 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (up to June)

Highlights Traffic Signals ICMS Graphical user interface based Traffic signal management system Integrated complaint management system for monitoring BTRAC components for 95% uptime SLA Strong service levels with vendors TMC Sophisticated & robust traffic management center SI System integrator & facility manager for managing entire IT operations Help Desk Single window help desk for managing technical assets

Video Analytics Future is in video analysis Capability to monitor traffic video and analyzing it for identifying congestion Connecting video analyzed feeds with traffic signals for automatic intervention and decision making

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