ITS Forum 2016

1. Intelligent
Transport
Systems
in Hong Kong
Charles Mok
Legislative Councillor
(Information Technology)
ITS Forum 2016 (17 Nov)

2. “Intelligent Transportation Systems
Information and communication
technologies applied to transport
infrastructure and vehicles for improved
mobility, safety, and sustainability

3. The possibilities are endless -
▸gather information about commuter travel and
traffic habits
▸allows city planners and engineers to divert traffic to
less congested routes
▸connected car technology and real-time traffic
information
▸improve transport outcomes and traffic
management such as transport productivity, safety,
reliability, and reduced traffic congestion

4. 20.22 Billion$
Market for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) will grow from
12.7%
Transparency Market Research (TMR) study, "Intelligent Transportation System Market—Global Industry
Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016-2024.”
57.44 Billion$
In 2015 to
By year 2024 with a compound annual growth rate of

5. Where
are we
now?
Transport
Information
System by
Transport
Department

6. Place your screenshot
here
E-ROUTING
HK Govt’s own route
search app for drivers

7. What can developers use?
Available for free on HK government’s data
portal - 12 items in transport:
Journey time indicators
Speed map panels
Traffic snapshot images
Traffic speed map
Routes and fares of public transport
MTR routes, fares and barrier-free facilities
Electric vehicle charging station locations

8. In other
cities
First
Second
Last

9. In other
cities
First
Second

10. What’s new in
Hong Kong?
Latest development

11. New
Parking
Meter
System
Trial
Scheme
BLACKGRAY
● 9 months trial in 4 areas from Oct 2016
● Plan to renew all 9,800 parking meters from
2020

12. An update
on
Transport
Information
System
It is expected to -
● integrate HKeTransport, HKeRouting and RTIS
applications
● provide personalised traveller information to
commuters by analysing Big Data and real time
traffic information
● Using latest GIS tool, provide a visualisation of
spatial data for better analysis of traffic-related
decision making, review of transport demand and
design of traffic improvement schemes

13. An update
on
Transport
Information
System
It is expected to -
● Make data sharing among government
departments and other organisations
easy, thus conducive to developing
value-added services by the private
sector
● ensures that up-to-date security
patches can be applied to safeguard
the TIS

14. Install 400 Traffic Detectors to
cover 80% of strategic routes
More
responsive
to
accidents
Better
Real
Time
Data
Building
up Big
Data
Better
Apps

15. Across
HK

16. “Smart City study launched -
Can we use technology to
solve problems,
make informed decisions
and embrace innovation?

17. What do we need?
▸ coordination of cross-department policies
▸ making available real-time traffic data from
service providers
▸ data released in interoperable formats
▸ user’s and application developer’s active use of
these datas
▸ updated laws that allow room for new intelligent
products and services
▸ review the limitations of road and public
transport system capacity

18. THANKS!
Any questions?
charlesmok@charlesmok.hk
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