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Government: Smart Ticketing Could Save Cash and Carbon
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has also warned about the data protection and privacy issues higlighted by the development of Intelligent Transport systems - such as in-car GPS or sat-nav systems. [...] Other examples include the Nottingham Citycard - a contactless smart card issued free to all residents in Nottingham and is regularly used by 100,000 passengers. The Cheshire Travelcard is another smart ticketing system which can be used as a weekly or monthly travelcard, or as a prepay card which offers a 10 percent discount on cash fares, according to the Department for Transport. [...] The technology and the interest is already out there and I want to see it used to not only help passengers but also reduce congestion, pollution, improve the local environment, and help local authorities plan more effective local transport systems. . [...]
EC Concerned Over Intelligent Transport Data
The European Data Protection Supervisor has warned that diverse data protection rules across Europe could introduce problems when it comes to regulating the information associated with so-called intelligent transport systems (ITS). [...] There is a risk that the lack of clarity of the proposed legal framework will create diversity in the implementation of intelligent transport systems and will lead to considerable uncertainty, fragmentation and inconsistencies, due to different levels of data protection in Europe, he said. [...] In a statement this week, EDPS Peter Hustinx (pictured below) said that although the European Commission has considered data protection as part of its plan to support the deployment of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in Europe, some of the considerations of the authority are too broad and too general . [...]
Talking Cars Take A Trip In Amsterdam
However, smarter vehicles could raise the issue of consumer privacy. Last year, the European Data Protection Supervisor warned that diverse data protection rules across Europe could introduce problems when it comes to regulating the information associated with so-called intelligent transport systems (ITS). [...] Part of the Cooperative Mobility Showcase 2010 conference held in the Dutch City this week, the smart car technology has been developed by three separate projects - Cooperartive Systems for Intelligent Road Safety (Coopers), Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems (CIVIS) and Safespot. [...] The technology works by augmenting the driver's view of the road as the vehicle automatically exchanges information with other cars as well as traffic signs, lights and other road management systems. For example, a crashed car hidden around a bend would automatically notify other vehicles of its whereabouts, the EC stated. [...]
Digital Investment Could Create 700,000 UK Jobs
In a report released this week, The UK's Digital Road to Recovery, academics from the LSE have postulated that investing around £15bn in broadband, intelligent transport systems and smart grids, could be more worthwhile than simply developing the traditional physical infrastructure such as roads. [...] £5 billion on intelligent transport systems (creating or retaining 188,000 jobs). ITS would also improve traffic flows through measures like adaptive traffic signals and electronic tolls and provide travellers with real-time traffic information, The report also finds that extra spending on ITS would deliver environmental benefits and make the country more productive. [...]
IBM: Europe’s Roads Can Be Smarter and Greener
The European Data Protection Supervisor recently warned that diverse data protection rules across Europe could introduce problems when it comes to regulating the information associated with so-called intelligent transport systems (ITS). [...] In a statement, EDPS Peter Hustinx said that although the European Commission has considered data protection as part of its plan to support the deployment of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in Europe, some of the considerations of the authority are too broad and too general . [...] Cities everywhere are battling with stressed transportation networks, said Doug Wilson, client manager, IBM UK. This is an enormous problem with nearly 300 million drivers in Europe, traffic congestion costs the EU around euro 100 billion each year. To help address this issue in the UK, IBM is partnering with Trafficmaster to take a smarter approach to motoring by analysing data and unlocking trends to intelligently plan journeys. [...]
EC: Europe Can’t Afford To Ignore Satellite Apps
The EC said it is also important to avoid any conflicts and duplication of effort when it comes to the private sector adopting satellite services from Galileo. In particular the action plan adopted this week points to Galileo being used for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and other intelligent transport systems. [...] The EC announced this week that it has officially adopted a Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Application Plan, which outlines how the commission intends to reap benefits from the hundreds of millions invested in the Galileo project. The EC is very keen that European businesses switch their allegiance from the US military GPS system to Galileo when it is eventually up and running. [...] Although Galileo is still under development, some of the technology is operational in the form of European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System ( EGNOS), the European satellite-based augmentation system, which the EC said is paving the way for the full satellite service. [...]
CloudApps Launches Cloud Offering To Manage Emissions
Our application captures information about an organisation's carbon emissions, Wheeldon said to eWEEK Europe. It looks at things like building emissions and people emissions (business travel, freight transport etc). Our application takes data from a number of different systems, either manually or electronically, and loads it into the system. [...] CloudApps touts itself as Europe's first enterprise application vendor focused on climate change regulatory compliance and the management of carbon as a business asset. The company essentially develops systems so that businesses can track, monitor and report on their carbon footprints. [...] The third step for organisations is to decided what are you going to do about it, in order to drive down the carbon emissions of your company, he added. The next part is to compare the data, as it is really important for organisations to find their hotspots (how one part of their organisation compares to another part, e. [...]
IBM Transforms Peterborough Into ‘Smarter City’
The first phase of the online data project is focused on energy and water, but work is already underway to move transport and waste information onto the system, according to IBM. New technologies are capable of understanding and connecting city scale systems, so they can sense, analyse and integrate data, enabling the city to respond intelligently to the needs of citizens, said Ian Abbott-Donnelly, European CTO, IBM Big Green Innovations. [...] City authorities released details of the bid this week, which they hope will be largely achieved thanks to an online platform from IBM that tracks and analyses all of Peterborough's energy, water and transport systems. Residents, utilities and officials will be able to log onto the system and see at a glance how well the city's environmental performance is being managed. [...] Technological advances allow cities to collate data and interpret it in ways not achieved before and Peterborough is going to be at the forefront of taking advantage of this intelligence, said Trevor Gibson, director of Environment Capital, Opportunity Peterborough. [...]
IBM Puts Electric Car Plan In Drive
Electric vehicles have enormous potential for creating a cleaner energy system as well as a cleaner transport system, said Tim Mondorf, IBM nordic business development executive, Energy & Environment. We look forward to creating a working, intelligent management system first on the real-life test laboratory of the island of Bornholm, and in the longer term for Denmark as a whole. . [...] Electric vehicles are one of the technologies we can use to incorporate renewable energy into transportation, said Danish Minister of Climate and Energy Connie Hedegaard. That is why we are making it possible for electric cars to enter the market in order to replace conventional fuel. [...] Big Blue will help a Danish group with smart grids to power electric vehicles, while Google has also backed green transport. [...]
IBM Releases Energy Efficient Power7 System
At the Power7 systems launch, Smith said eMeter has aspirations to support 50 million smart meters with the Power7 systems. Data is the element of this equation, Smith said. We need systems to manage that data. We're going to have 1,000 times more data. [...] To help handle these issues, there's a new type of performance needed here. intelligent performance where you look at patterns of data and start to predict outcomes. Intelligent performance is the ability to deal with real time data and analytics, he said. [...] Adkins said the growth in computing has been relatively steady up to now. However, as we enter the decade of smart, the need for more systems with intelligent performance will increase. The Power7 systems will fill that role, he said. [...]
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