1. APPLICATION OF GIS AND REMOTE SENSING
IN MODERN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
By: Vidya Bharti, Riru Rani, Manjeet Yadav. Hirokjyoti Choudhary, Vinobha
Paswan. Parag Das,
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
TEZPUR UNIVERSITY

2. • Introduction
• Background Situation and Significance of
Promoting ITS
• Intelligent Transportation Technologies
• Intelligent Transportation Applications
• Benefits of Intelligent Transportation System
• References
Outlines

3. Definition of remote sensing & GIS:
 Remote Sensing is an art of
obtaining information about an
object, without being physical
contact with the object.
 A Geographical Information
System is an organized
collection of computer
hardware, software, geographic
data and personnel designed to
efficiently capture, store, update,
manipulate ,analyse and display
all forms of geographically
referenced information.

4. Introduction of intelligent transportation systems (ITS):
ITS is the integrated application of advanced Technologies using
electronics, computers, communications, and advanced sensors.
These applications provide important information to travellers while
improving the safety and efficiency of the transportation system

5. Inductive Loop
Detection &
Sensing
Technologies
Video Vehicle
Detection
Wireless
Communications
Computational
Technologies
Floating Car
Data/Floating
Cellular Data
Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Technologies :
Technology involved in ITS

6. Wireless Communications:
• Radio modem communication on UHF and VHF frequencies are widely used
for short (less than 450 meters) and long range communication within ITS.

7. Computational Technologies:

8. Floating Car Data/Floating Cellular Data
• Floating car" or "probe" data collection is a set of relatively low-cost
methods for obtaining travel time and speed data for vehicles traveling along
streets, highways, freeways, and other transportation routes.
• Broadly speaking, three methods have been used to obtain the raw data:
• Triangulation Method
• Vehicle Re-Identification
• GPS Based Methods
• Floating car data technology provides advantages over other methods of
traffic measurement:
• Less expensive than sensors or cameras
• More coverage (potentially including all locations and streets)
• Faster to set up and less maintenance
• Works in all weather conditions, including heavy rain

9. Sensing Technologies
• Sensing systems for ITS are vehicle and infrastructure-based networked
systems. Infrastructure sensors are indestructible devices that are installed or
embedded in the road or surrounding the road and manually disseminated

10. Inductive Loop Detection
• Inductive loops is placed
in a roadbed to detect
vehicles as they pass
through the loop's
magnetic field and
detectors simply count
the number of vehicles
during a unit of and
estimate the speed,
length, and weight of
vehicles and the distance
between them.
.

11. Video Vehicle Detection:
• Video from cameras is fed into processors that analyze the changing characteristics of the
video image as vehicles pass. The cameras are typically mounted on poles or structures above
or adjacent to the roadway.
.

13. ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION.
TRAVELLER INFORMATION.
ROUTE GUIDANCE.
COLLISONS AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.
Some application of intelligent transportation system:

14. ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The call box program provides 24 hour assistance to
motorists in trouble, allowing them to report a road
hazard, a flat tire or a mechanical breakdown. A private
call answering centre handles the calls and can quickly
dispatch assistance to clear incidents that cause gridlock
and smog.
 EMERGENCY CALL BOXES:
 Installed at every 2 Km.
 Pedestal Mounted
 Protected by Safety
Barriers
 Location Identification at
Control Centre
 There by providing
service

16.  VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS(VMS):
 To provide prior information to Users
 Mounted on sleek gantries
 Message Signs controlled and Transmitted from Control
Centre
 Short and Crisp Messages
The information comes from a variety of traffic
monitoring and surveillance systems. VMS improve
vehicles' route selection, reduce travel time, and provide
duration of incidents and improve the performance of
the transportation network by providing information on
oncoming road,

17. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM:
It gives information about the
following factors,
 Wind Speed
 Air Temperature
 Visibility
 Road Temperature for Road
condition.

18. ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION (ETC)
ETC is a system which allows drivers to
automatically pay toll on toll roads
without stopping the car. On toll roads
there is wireless communication
between the device and an antenna
installed at the toll booth.
SERVICES
 Automatic Toll Exchange
 No Stopping of Vehicle
 No Cash Transaction

19. ROUTE GUIDANCE
Route guidance, evacuation
guidance, instructions, facility
information from the electronic
stations, parks etc., can be
obtained by the travelers for easy
assessment of their destination.
.

20. Intersection Collision Warning Obstacle Detection
Lane Change assistance Lane Departure Warning
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS:

21. Rollover Warning Road Departure Warning
Forward collision Warning Rear Impact Warning
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS…….

22. Information is
Generated …
Traffic Sensor
Aerial surveillance
Weather
Monitoring
Incident Detection
Transit Location
• Delay
• Incident
• Road
Weather
• Next Bus
• Traveler
Times
• Emergency
Alerts
• Alternate
Routes
Sent to
Travelers ..
Travelers
Respond
Change Route
Change
Departure
Time
Change Mode
Change
Destination
TRAVELLER INFORMATION :

23. • Time Savings
• Better emergency response times and services
• Reduced Crashes and Fatalities
• Collision Avoidance
• Increased Customer Satisfaction
• Energy and Environmental Benefits
BENEFIT OF ITS:

24. Refrences
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_avoidance_system
• http://deity.gov.in/content/intelligent-transportation-system-
its
• http://www.etsi.org/technologies-
clusters/technologies/intelligent-transport
• http://www.transport-intelligent.net
• http://www.advantech.com.tw/ia/newsletter/Transportation
_page2.htm
• http://www.civil.engineering.utoronto.ca/research/transport
/its.htm