RTTI 5 Star Quality Rating: Second proposal for minimum data quality requirements presented

Another intensive RTTI Data Quality workshop we had in Brussels!

Recap: at the RTTI Data Quality workshop in Amsterdam (November 2023) the RTTI 5 Star Rating was proposed by Service providers TomTom, HERE Technologies, Be-Mobile, Google Maps.
The workshop focused on 3 priority uses cases: 1) Speed Limit 2) Road works 3) Road Closures. During this intensive workshop public & private stakeholders exchanged views, brainstormed and concluded on a first proposal for minimum data quality requirements for the 3 priority uses cases.

The objective of the Brussels workshop was to present TISA’s proposal on how to address the points raised in Amsterdam that needed clarifications and/or improvements. Further action points have been identified and the TISA Task Force will continue to work on these, with the support of NAPCORE. This task force is made of a group of public authorities (Danish Road Directorate, Vlaamse Overheid) and service providers (TomTom, HERE Technologies, Be-Mobile, Google Maps)

As mentioned during the meeting, TISA is also going to run a separate task force open to members and non-TISA members to investigate the technical and practical aspects of performing the quality assessment.

To ensure the appropriate and required level of technical discussion can take  place, we kindly ask that volunteers to the task force have the following profile/skillset:

• Technical profile (data science, quality analyst, data analyst)
• Knowledge of quality assessment methodology
• Experience in quality assessment demonstration

Check out the workshop slides, the draft proposal and the recording of the Brussels workshop.

 

 

Successful TISA RTTI Data Quality Workshop in Amsterdam

What an intensive RTTI Data Quality workshop we had in Amsterdam !

The workshop focused on 3 priority use cases: 1) Speed Limit 2) Road works 3) Road Closures:
– Sharing best practices on data quality
– Presenting the RTTI 5 Star Rating as proposed by Service providers TomTom, HERE Technologies, Be-Mobile, Google Maps

Outcome:
– reaching a first proposal for minimum data quality requirements for the 3 priority uses cases !

Kudos to all participants for their proactivity and open-minded nature

Huge thanks to our moderators: Thomas Mark de Laine (Danish Road Directorate), Dominique Sterckx (Flanders MOW), Teun Hendriks (TISA), Matthias Unbehaun (TISA)

As well as our Chairwoman Stephanie Leonard for energizing this very interesting workshop.
We are grateful to Annet van Veenendaal (NDW) and

Vincent Lau (City of Amsterdam) for hosting this event in the beautiful Public Library of Amsterdam

We could not have done it without the cooperation of NAPCORE

Check ouf the workshop slides and the draft proposal

TISA Members take a birds-eye view of traffic information at Vlaams Verkeerscentrum

From 12-13 September, TISA and its members gained a bird’s eye view of Flanders roads and their safety management on a visit to Vlaams Verkeerscentrum (Flanders Road Traffic Centre)  in  Antwerp, Belgium. Peter Bruyninckx, Spokesman, offered a tour of the centre, revealing the close collaboration that takes place between the Centre and the Federal Police as well the innovative technology used to monitor the roads, highways, and tunnels across Flanders.

During the Committee meetings, a variety of topics came under discussion that included updates from TISA’s newly created Task Force focusing on discussing cross-border data sharing and related licensing topics. Members discussed the potential use of  TPEG technology for cycling as well as other modes of active mobility. Peter Lubrich of the Department for Connected Mobility at the Federal Highway Research Institute in Germany (BASt) offered valuable insights and outlined progress on the creation of NAPCORE‘s new Data Dictionary and the introduction of its quality framework. Finally, TISA members discussed the way forward and planning for closer collaboration with SENSORIS that includes a forthcoming workshop on exploiting synergies between both standards. SENSORIS (Sensor Interface Specification) is a member platform that offers a global standardised interface to upload information from in-vehicle sensors to a dedicate cloud.

Thanks to Dominique Sterckx of Vlaams Verkeerscentrum for organising.

The international transport technology event of the year: ITS Australia’s Global Summit 2023

This summer, TISA attended ITS Australia’s ITS Global Summit 2023, which took place at Melbourne’s Convention and Exhibition Centre from 28-31 August 2023. ‘What an eventful week for TISA in Melbourne’ said Stephanie Chaufton, TISA Coordinator, who moderated two well-attended sessions: Standardisation Requirements for active mobility and Emergency Alerts & Warnings for Drivers, Automated Vehicles.

‘Developing standards is a good and essential step for active mobility’, said Paul D Yacoumis, State Government Victoria, Department for Transport and Planning one of the speakers for TISA’s session on  Standardisation requirements for Active Mobility. With increasingly polluted cities, the importance of alternatives to cars in the form of active mobility is growing, yet this brings new challenges, such as managing the coexistence of bike and car traffic, developing new infrastructure, and ensuring information is available for cyclists. The challenge is not to create an ‘ultimate one-size-fits-all’ solution for standards, but to ensure interoperability and alignment.  Other contributions included a presentation from the Cycling Industries Europe as well as from GEWI AG, presented by Danny Woolard.

There were also very good discussions in the session on Emergency Alerts and Warnings for drivers. ‘TPEG2-EAW is a huge step in the right direction to disseminate relevant information during emergency events and can prepare those in disaster areas for what’s coming.’ said Daniel Kelly of HERE Technologies. 2023 has seen scorching temperatures, wildfires as well as floodings across many countries in the world, more recently in Lahaina, Hawaii and Libya, leading to tragic circumstances.  With global warming, intense changes in weather patterns can facilitate situations that can have a catastrophic impact on human life. Providing clear early warnings via in navigation systems to both residents and tourists is vital for saving lives, which is exactly where TPEG2-EAW comes in and can make a significance difference.

Other speakers included Danny Woolard of GEWI AG, Eliot Christian of Alert-hub-org, Rob Finney of  Intelematics  and Melissa Perkins of Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads.  To the question ‘what are the next steps?’  Danny Woolard proposed an official MoU between the different stakeholders.

TISA would like to thank GEWI for offering the possibility of sharing a stand at the ITS Global Summit in Melbourne.

Advancing global standards together in Ljubljana

From 20-21 June 2023, TISA and its members congregated for TISA’s annual General Assembly, hosted and organised by TISA member REALIS, in Slovenia’s capital city Ljubljana. The meeting took place at the Crystal Palace, Slovenia’s tallest building, which offers magnificent views of the city and its surrounds.  TISA’s President Thomas Kusche-Knezevic  and attending members were welcomed by Mr Andrej Ribič, Member of the Management Board of the Slovenian Motorway Operator DARS, which manages more than 625 km of motorways across the country.

Due to Slovenia’s location within the heart of Europe, it has a natural need to cooperate and seek  innovative solutions for its traffic management. ‘Our goal is to establish an effective, integrated system that will cope with today’s challenges. The basis for good decision-making is the availability and quality of traffic data. DARS ensures the constant installation of various roadside equipment for data collection on the one hand and traffic management systems on the other.’

TISA also invited Adriano Palao Bernal, Technical Manager at the safety organisation Euro NCAP, to the General Assembly, who presented an overview of Euro NCAP’s requirements and future vision. He also revealed how overall vehicle safety can be enhanced from the effective delivery of traffic information and that from 2026, Euro NCAP will encourage and incentivise vehicle manufacturers to share Local Hazard information to maximise interoperability and penetration rates. For this, closer collaboration between vehicle manufacturers, service providers and road authorities, is key.  Stephanie Leonard of TomTom commented ‘Euro NCAP as an independent organisation is able to push the needle much faster on developments in safety than regulators, making it an ideal facilitator.’ Euro NCAP and TISA agreed to intensify collaboration about these topics.

At the Assembly, TISA was delighted to give former Treasurer Andras Gorsak the TISA Fellowship. He is one of only six Fellows ever awarded. Thanking him for his tireless work, TISA President  Thomas Kusche-Knezevic  said ‘The role of the Treasurer is one that needs a lot of trust, sensitivity and very often a thick skin. TISA has been fortunate to find someone who fitted this description like a blueprint. He has weighed up the opportunities and risks of financial decisions before others knew there were some. We thank him for all the successes that TISA was able to achieve through his forward-looking work.’