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SICE has solutions for any type of toll collection and cover all the phases of tolling business Business Plan Functional engineering SICE provides technical assistance by offering consulting services at business processes definition, functional requirements, technical specifications, and operation processes. SICE develops, manufactures, installs and integrates all the toll related sub. Technical engineering Supply Installation Start up Operation SICE provides maintenance, technical support and participates in the operation of its tolling. Maintenance For: Single Lane ing Shadow ing Free Flow ing Satellite ing
Single Lane toll Specific functions for Single Lane toll are the following: Phisically conducted traffic flow in toll lanes with or without barrier, with or without stopping the vehicle. Attended or unattended toll collection. Open, closed and mixed open-closed toll schemes, including all existing methods of payment as well as multipayment. Interoperability with other toll. End of shift cash up processes, and local or centralized validation of transactions.
Single Lane toll - Lane and plaza level The toll lanes developed by SICE are based on standard hardware and own software applications: Manual, automatic, dynamic lanes and their combinations. Sub for pre and post classification, video-enforcement, license plate number recognition, Multiple means of payment; cash, devises, banc cards (magnetic band with/without chip, EMV, ), professional cards, contact less cards, electronic tags (DSRC, RFID, ) Local and remote plaza management; supervision, cash up processes and plaza reports. Auxilliary ; CCTV video surveillance, telephone network, queue detection,
Single Lane toll Electronic Colletion (ETC) SICE has developed the drivers and integrated the highest number of ETC products for the dynamic toll system; 0.9, 2.4 and 5.8 Ghz, GSSA1, ISO 15509, ISO 18000-6C, ISO 18000-6B, IAG: TRANSCORE (former AMTECH) KAPSCH (former COMBITECH) MARK-IV (now KAPSCH) SIRIT (group 3M, former FEDERAL SIGNALS) Q-FREE CONFIDENT FENRITS NORBIT
Single Lane toll Centralized operation SICE offers to its clients its worldwide proven experience in operation throughout its different projects and quickly adapts to the needs of the contractor in centralized toll collection management: Centralized management of system lists (users, black & white lists, ) Generation of tarif tables variable by timetable and travel sections Remote control of lane and plaza elements Validation and consolidation of toll transactions Funds management and consolidation Configurable operation reports creation Centralized maintenance management
Shadow toll Specific functions for Shadow are the following: Drivers do not pay the tarif, but the responsible Administration Payment to Concessionaire is based on traffic or availability conditions The toll system counts and classifies vehicles, or measures availability of the infrastructure An auditory system controls and records the accuracy of the information registered
Shadow toll SICE s solution SICE has executed 50 % of the projects of this type for that are currently operating in Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom: Hardware equipment developed by SICE for these projects Software developed to count, classify, store the transits and check the accuracy of the measurements Classification based on length, number of axles, weight and/or speed Consulting and centralized for the checking and auditory procedures 100% integrated with SICE s Traffic Management System (SIDERA)
Free-Flow toll (MLFF) Specific functions for Multi-Lane Free-Flow toll collection are: Multilane free-flow transits management. No impact on traffic fluidity Image processing and electronic toll collection Casual/ traffic violators user management Interoperability with other toll TAG life cycle management Integration of counting procedures, auditing and data storage Application of better practices in the account management processes, bill and/or account state massive sending. Contact channels with clients totally integrated (SMS, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Call Centre).
Free-Flow Road Side Equipment (RSE) Gantry based toll collection equipment with no inpact on traffic fluidity; Rear LPR camera Laser 1 Front LPR Camera Laser 2 DSRC Antena Vehicle detection and classification equipement Stereocopic cameras Laser sensors Vehicle LPR; video tolling and/or enforcement image capture DSRC communication equipement Auxiliary equipment (lighting, electrical, comms., security,...) Own testing facilities in Madrid. Detection & Classification Image Zone and LPR Zone DSRC Comms. Zone Detection Zone Image and LPR Zone
Back Office - Operational Back Office (TOS) Based on SICE s acumulated experience on MLFFtolling, SICE has developed a 100% SICE Product for Operational Back Office (TOS) specifically focused on the tolling specific business: Verifies and consolidates RSE data into Transactions & Trips High throughput capacity (6 M trx/day) Optimized Manual Image Review Trip construction or Transaction oriented Comprehensive Rating: Type of product, road section, vehicle category, time and day of week... Very low operating cost orientated
Free-Flow Satellite ing System An alternative to the OBU*s based on DSRC Electronic Collection,100% Integrated with SICE s Back Office. Specific functions for GNSS** toll system: Smartphone (iphone, Blackberry, Android ) & GPS / GLONASS technology based System calculates distance travelled, time & date, vehicle classification, Application to tolling activities (specifically Road User Charging), but also applicable to leasing agencies, rent-a-car companies, * OBU On Board Unit ** GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
Back Office - Commercial Back Office (CSS) SICE develops, integrates, coordinates and implements with own and third parties applications the following BOCS solutions: Client database Commercial strategies Dynamic pricing (traffic intensity, environmental conditions, ) Billing Stock management Report generation Billing and defaulters managment Issues different methods of payment (TAGs, cards, ) Customer Relationship Management (CRM), call center, contact center. Web portal for customers and operators
Back Office - SICE s Commercial Back Office (BIS) Applicable to all direct tolling solutions, specific functions of SICE s Commercial Back Office System are: Low Operational Costs Complete Integration with SICE s in-house tolling solution: Designed for interoperable and multi-concession scenarios Flexibility in products, services and fees management Design for provision of multi services (tolling, parking, etc ) Data and image sharing with RSE + TOS Debtor prosecution adapted for different tolling scenarios Account Management Online billing & account balance update Configurable periodic Invoicing (e.g. monthly) Web based access for both customers and operators Designed for Fast External Interfaces Development Concessionaire s accounting system Payment agencies Enforcement/Debtors agencies National vehicles registers Bancs Contact Channels with customers Other interoperable Concessionaires Others
Main references Single Lane toll - Origin Autopistas del Mare Nostrum S.A. Development of customized technology and training for a group within SICE. AUCAT, toll system successfully opened in Catalonia for the Olympic Games. Teodoro Moscoso Bridge (Puerto Rico), IBTTA award. Autopistas del Sol (Buenos Aires), first massive ETC experience. Fredericton-Moncton (Canada). The first experience with operation and the first one in half Free-Flow operation. Bakwena Platinum Corridor (South Africa). First ETC system installed in South Africa. More than 1,700 tolling lanes installed in 25 years of activity in this market; more than 15 including ETC
Main references Single Lane toll - Spanish references Aucat Autopista Mare Nostrum Tarragona - Alicante Autopista Mare Nostrum Sevilla - Cadiz Iberpistas León - Astorga León - Campomanes Henarsa - Radial 2 AP8 - AP1
Main references Single Lane toll - International references Autopistas del Sol (Argentina) AUFE (Argentina) AUSA (Argentina) SEMACAR (Argentina) Servicios Viales (Argentina) Triangulo do Sol (Brasil) Bogota - Villavicencio (Colombia) COMMSA (Colombia) Wackenhut (Colombia) Teodoro Moscoso Bridge (Puerto Rico) DAYCO (Venezuela) Fredericton-Moncton (Canada) BPCC (South Africa) Central Greece (Greece) BANOBRAS Atlacomulco-Maravatío (Mexico) Rabat Fes - Oujda (Morrocco) Ruta del Canal (Chile) Southampton Itchen Bridge (UK) Humber Bridge (UK) Ruta del Sol (Colombia)
Main references Shadow toll Main references A1M/ A417-419 (UK): first shadow toll contracts. A-13 (UK): Urban highway with traffic lights. Murcia-Caravaca: first experience in Spain. M-45: 3 contractors with two control centres. A22 Euroscut and A23 Beira Interior (Portugal): highly complex project dealing with traffic classification (8 categories). CM42 Autovía de los Viñedos. Consuegra Toledo section. AG56 Santiago Brión, A2 Calatayud-Alfajarin, Calatayud Soria, Valladolid Cuéllar, Eix Diagonal, A21 Autovía del Pirineo (Navarra), More than 950 km. of highway controlled by our more than 264 measurement points.
Main references Shadow toll - A 13 (UK) Availability mode New billing concept Lane Availability: payments to the concessionaires are based on a traffic flow (availability) free of obstacles. This is checked through photos taken by cameras covering 100% of the freeway transit area. Cameras installed 181 Images (weekly) 7,000,000
Main references Free-Flow toll Chilean References Santiago de Chile Autopista Central Vespucio Norte-Express Túnel San Cristóbal GSSA1 antennas in gantries, classification and license plate number recognition (front plates). Communications and intelligent traffic management system. ing and traffic centralized system, ERP and CRM. Interoperability among the four contractors. Design parameters Maximum speed: 160 Kph 2,500 vehicles/hr/lane 1,200,000 client accounts 700,000 own tags 1,400,000 transactions/day (AC design traffic) 800,000 transactions/day (VNE design traffic) Transaction review: < 4 sec/passage Autopista Central - First urban highway in Chile opened to traffic.
Main references Free-Flow toll Autralian Reference EastLink reference McQuaire Thiess John Holland Concessionaire. 26 tolling points (13 Technical shelters). GSSA1 antennas in gantries, classification and number plate recognition (front and rear). Compatible with existing contractors (i.e. CityLink). Centralized tolling system ERP and CRM. Design parameters 600,000 client accounts Interoperable system: 4.5 million TAGs 6,000,000 transactions/day 500 concurrent users (Internet) 230 workstations Mitcham-Frankston motorway, largest Melbourne urban highway open to traffic (40 km).
Main references Free-Flow toll English reference Humber Bridge Upgrade of the Humber Bridge ing System, introducing both Open Road ing and conventional single lanes with Electronic Collection. 6 Electronic Collection (ETC) Lanes (conventional Manual+ETC, 3 per direction) 4 Multi Lane Free-Flow Open Road ing (ORT) Lanes (2 per direction) Payment terminal/plaza level control centre level ( Operating Back-office) Customer Management System (Commercial Back-office) First mixed toll system SICE (conventional + Free-Flow) with control, transaction processing and single interface for customer s and system operators.
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