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The Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) Scan Team comprised 11 members. The members were affiliated with:
The team identified the following objectives:
Particular topics of interest were:
These topics were provided in advance to the host nations as amplifying questions, which are included in Appendix A. Appendix B contains biographic sketches of team members, Appendix C includes team contact information, and Appendix D lists referenced websites.
The panel chose to visit the following cities on the basis of a literature review of traveler information systems in Europe:
The program was as follows:
Location | Date | Activities |
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Madrid, Spain Spanish Road Association (SRA) Goya, 23, 4th Floor 28001 Madrid, Spain |
Monday, October 29, 2001 |
Meetings with the Municipality of Madrid, a visit to the control center of the General Traffic Authority, and site visits to HOV bus lane of the A-6 highway. Discussions with the Consortium for Regional Public Transportation of Madrid. |
Barcelona, Spain |
Tuesday, October 30, 2001 |
Visit the Municipality of Barcelona, the Regional Public Transport Authority, and the Catalonian Highway Department. |
Munich, Germany City of Munich Hauptabteilung Strassenverkehr Ruppertstrasse 19 80337 Munchen, Germany |
Wednesday, October 31, 2001 |
Meet with City of Munich officials, BMW, and visit the Bavaria South Traffic Operations Center. |
Berlin, Germany Federal Ministry of Transport, Construction and Housing Invalidenstrasse 44 10115 Berlin, Germany and Berlin Traffic Management Center (VMZ) Eichhornstrasse 3 10785 Berlin, Germany |
Thursday, November 1 and Friday, November 2, 2001 |
Meetings with the Federal Ministry of Transport, Construction and Housing. Presentation on the German philosophy concerning transport telematics, DELFI (a Germany-wide electronic timetable information system), telematics applications in public transport, and of the traffic message channel (TMC). Berlin Traffic Management Center presented briefings on the consortium between Daimler-Chrysler and Siemens AG, which are building the Berlin Traffic Management Center. |
Stockholm, Sweden Swedish National Road Administration Regional Office-Solna Hemvarnsgatan 15 Solna-Stockholm, Sweden |
Monday, November 5 and Tuesday, November 6, 2001 |
Program followed the outline contained in the Amplifying Questions. Site visits included Traffik Stockholm TMC and SOS Alarm call center. |
Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow City Council Richmond Exchange 20 Cadogan Street Glasgow, Scotland |
Wednesday, November 7, 2001 | Meetings with the Glasgow City Council, Scottish Executive, and Strathclyde Regional Council officials followed by a site visit to the CITRAC and NADICS Traffic Management Center and Buchanan Bus Station. |
Newcastle, England | Thursday, November 8, 2001 | Meet with Nexus Regional Transport Authority, Traveline, National Rail, and Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) officials. Visited the Ryton rural bus transfer station, Traveline, National Rail Enquiry Services, and GNER call centers. |
London, England |
Friday, November 9, 2001 | Presentations on the Highway Agency's Traffic Control Center Project, Transport Direct, RDS-TMC, TrafficMaster, and Hampshire County Council's Romanse. |
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