Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania Mihai Niculescu, Alexander Hausmann December, 2013
PROJECT INFORMATION Title: Acronym: EoI Reference number: Programme: Intelligent Transport Systems in South East Europe SEE-ITS SEE/D/0099/3.2/X South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Starting date: September 28 th, 2012 Duration: Web site: 24 months www.seeits.eu PROJECT PARTNERS No Name Short name Country LP Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Hellenic Institute of Transport CERTH-HIT Greece ERDF PP1 Patras Municipal Enterprise for Planning and Development S.A. ADEP S.A. Greece ERDF PP2 AustriaTech - Federal Agency for Technological Measures Ltd ATE Austria ERDF PP3 Hungarian Transport Administration HTA Hungary ERDF PP4 Bulgarian Association Intelligent Transport Systems ITS Bulgaria Bulgaria ERDF PP5 Intelligent Transport Systems Romania ITS Romania Romania ERDF PP6 University of Ljubljana UL Slovenia ERDF PP7 Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation EU ASP1 Hellenic Intelligent Transport Systems ITS HELLAS Greece EU ASP2 ITS Hungary Association ITS Hungary Hungary 20% ASP1 Italian ITS Association TTS Italia Italy 10% PP1 Albanian Association of Urban Transport SHKTQ Albania 10% PP2 Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb ITL FPZ Italy Croatia Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 1
DOCUMENT PROFILE Document status: Final version Deliverable code: D4.2.5 Deliverable title: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania Work Package: 4 Preparation date: 29/11/2013 Submission date: 01/04/2014 Total pages: 17 Dissemination level: Public Author: Mihai Niculescu Contributors: Evangelos Mitsakis, Panagiotis Iordanopoulos, Alexander Hausmann Abstract: This report aims at analysing the 4 priority areas of the EU ITS Directive followed by a thorough procedure for defining the ways (technical, policy, financial) that will ensure the successful adaptation of these areas in Romania. Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This activity comprises a collection and analysis of measures that have been identified or proposed against the background of the four priority areas of the EU ITS Directive in each country participating in SEE-ITS. Using a questionnaire there is a prioritisation carried out within the collection of existing measures in terms of implementation timeframe and level of confidence. In addition to a description and an impact assessment each measure is evaluated based on seven aspects defined in the questionnaire. This report shall in further consequence be considered a living document since measures always relate to specific time horizon. With national development progressing, measures have to be updated as well on a regular basis. The specifications defined in the EU ITS Directive can be considered the counterpart on EU-level as they provide guidelines within a certain thematic framework. Based on the following overview measures of all countries can be compared and possible common potential can be identified. Knowing about the importance of each measure certain fields can be pursued even stronger as well as completely new spheres of activity can be identified and opened up. Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 3
CONTENTS 1. Introduction 5 2. Identified measures in Romania 9 2.1. Priority area 1 - Optimal use of road, traffic and travel data 9 2.1.1. Multimodal travel information platform 9 2.1.2. National road and traffic data warehouse 9 2.1.3. Safety and security real time information on traffic and road network (event)10 2.2. Priority area 2 - Continuity of traffic and freight management ITS services 11 2.2.1. Freight Transport Information Platform (i.e. Transport XXL) 11 2.2.2. E-Freight Platform (tracking and tracing, toll collection) 11 2.2.3. National ITS Framework Architecture (based on FRAME) link with urban ITS Architecture 12 2.3. Priority area 3 - ITS road safety and security applications 13 2.3.1. e-call system national coverage 13 2.3.2. National platform for parking services (based on ITP) 13 2.3.3. Travel Information Portal for vulnerable users (Route guidance and recommendations) 14 2.4. Priority area 4 - Linking the vehicle with the transport infrastructure 15 2.4.1. Communication interfaces between infrastructure and vehicles (new functions in new ITS systems) 15 3. Conclusion 16 Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 4
1. INTRODUCTION EU Member States are currently not obliged to implement ITS services and applications however, if they do implement any kind of ITS services, these have to meet the specifications set out in the EU ITS Directive. The Directive has the task to put the Action Plan for the Deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in Europe that was presented in 2008 into practice. After adopting the Council s conclusion on the European ITS Action Plan there was a workgroup held on evaluating the proposal for a Directive on ITS which was crucially modified in the course of it. The obligation for transposition was discarded and priority areas and actions were identified for which specifications are to be elaborated. Since EU Member States are constantly working on developing and implementing ITS services and applications the work on the specifications is in full swing as well in order to ensure an appropriate framework for ITS deployment within the next years. On the following priority Actions specifications have already been created: Specification for priority action (c) Data and procedures for the provision, where possible, of road safety related minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users The specifications for priority action (c) include the definition of minimum requirements for road safety related universal traffic information provided, where possible, free of charge to all users, as well as their minimum content, based on: Creating and using a standardised list of safety-relevant traffic events (universal traffic information) that should be provided to users free of charge Compatibility of universal traffic information and their integration into ITS services in order to provide real-time traffic information and multimodal travel information Specification for priority action (d) The harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide e-call The specification for priority action (d) sets out the basis for upgrading the infrastructures of emergency inquiry terminals that is necessary for proper answering and processing e-call emergency calls in order to ensure compatibility, interoperability and continuity of the harmonised EU-wide e-call service. The following required measures have to be determined: Availability of necessary vehicle ITS data that are to be transmitted Availability of the required equipment at the emergency call centres that will receive the data transmitted by the vehicles Facilitation of electronic data exchange between vehicles and emergency call centres The specifications for interoperable EU-wide e-call have already been published in the Official Journal of the EU and are expected to come into force shortly. The next step for e- Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 5
Call will be an amendment to the vehicle type regulations to provide for the mandatory installation of the equipment in all new cars. Specification for priority action (e) The provision of information services for safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles The specification on priority action (e) aims at defining harmonised standard regulations for introducing Europe-wide information services for safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles. With mandatory specifications of functions for the provision of such information services the utilisation of parking places shall be optimised as well as road safety and the safety of truck drivers shall increase. Discussions in this area are now concluded and draft specifications are being finalised, these will be sent forward in time to the Council and the Parliament. The following necessary measures have to be taken as a basis: Availability of information about roadside parking possibilities for users Facilitation of electronic data exchange between roadside parking places, control centres, and vehicles On the following priority Actions there still remains work to be done: Specification for priority action (a) The provision of EU-wide multimodal travel information While there are a number of multi-modal journey planners on local, regional or national level (however rarely providing cross-border or even fully door-to-door travel information), the need is to bring them together and ensure the sharing of the most accurate data available in the respective geographic areas. This requires motivating and incentivising the development of such cooperation among relevant journey planners providers. Subsequently, there is a number of persisting challenges that still impede the deployment of truly EU-wide Multimodal Travel Planning and Information Services: 1. Lack of access to public (and private) transport data, combined with unclear re-use rules and licences; 2. Lack of a fully interoperable or compatible format for data exchange in all transport modes, combined with lack of open interfaces able to link together the existing solutions; 3. Lack of availability of public (and private) transport static and dynamic data; 4. Lack of strong mechanisms of cooperation between different stakeholders. The proposed measures are as follows: 1. Ensuring access to data through legislation 2. Defining an interoperable data format 3. Support and promotional activities aiming at extending availability of transport data 4. Foster cooperation between stakeholders, by establishing a cooperation platform Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 6
Specification for priority action (b) Provision of EU-Wide Real-Time Traffic Information Services There is a continuing concern that not all relevant data is made available or is correctly processed, or that resulting information is not timely disseminated to users. The European Commission will adopt specifications to make EU-wide real-time traffic information services accurate and available to users across borders. These specifications will be binding and will need to aim at ensuring compatible and interoperable developments, where possible based on existing standards and technology. Currently, the European Commission is conducting a study in support to the development of the specifications on the Provision of EU-Wide Real- Time Traffic Information Services. The objective of a workshop held in Brussels on 26 June 2013 was to inform interested stakeholders and gather their opinions on the key issues and possible options for the development of the specifications. With the participation of stakeholders from the whole value chain the following key topics were discussed during the workshop through three panel sessions: Technological developments and market trends The role of public authorities and the issues related to public-private co-operation The availability of and access to public and private data and the conditions for the use and re-use of data The potential role for harmonisation and regulation The challenges related to measuring, monitoring and managing data quality Specification for priority action (f) Provision of reservation services for safe and secure truck parking for trucks and commercial vehicles The existing capacity of truck parking areas along the main European transport corridors is not utilised efficiently everywhere in the Member States and there is hardly any possibility to make a reservation. This utilisation is not optimal because truck drivers or transport companies don t have access to real time information about occupancy of truck parking places. Specifications for priority action (e) provided the definition and the procedures to define a harmonised collection, sharing, and dissemination of information on safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles. Specifications on reservation of parking places is the logical next step for harnessing the benefits of the provision of information on safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles. A workshop on this topic was held in Brussels on 4 July 2013 and addressed the following problems: The existing capacity of truck parking areas along the main European transport corridors is not utilised efficiently There is hardly any possibility to make a reservation There is no extensive inventory on suitable, safe and secure parking places for trucks that offer a reservation service Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 7
There are no standardised and user friendly rules and procedures defined to make a reservation including payment before or during the trip The following report carries out an assessment of national measures for the SEE area, focusing on the priority areas of the EU ITS Directive. Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 8
2. IDENTIFIED MEASURES IN ROMANIA 2.1. Priority area 1 - Optimal use of road, traffic and travel data 2.1.1. Multimodal travel information platform This platform will be developed on the base of the demonstrator designed and installed in this project. The platform will be able to include new travel information services to ensure a wide coverage at national and European level and for different transport modes. The platform will be developed based on Internet and cloud technologies as well as existing monitoring systems to collect data from traffic, vehicles and infrastructure. This platform is the extension of demonstrator developed in the project SEE-ITS. Expected impact The selection of route in this platform will be done based on safety criterion. The user can select the route based on safety issues. The platform will provide routes based on minimum time and cost criteria. The integration of various transport services from different transport operators and modes will increase the efficiency of those service providers. One criterion for route selection is environment impact and the user can select the route with the lowest environment impact. 2.1.2. National road and traffic data warehouse This measure focuses on establishing a data warehouse with important data related to road infrastructure and road traffic on national road network. This data warehouse will be developed on the basis of existing data structure and information procedures of National Road Administration and the next step is to develop a cluster of servers and data bases as a main nucleon of national data warehouse. This data warehouse will be populated with data and information from all ITS systems focused on monitoring and data acquisition. A set of interfaces will be defined and installed to provide open doors to data sources. All data will be available to National Road Administration and other public and private organisations. A minimum set of data, especially focused on safety and security, will be delivered free of charge to travel information service providers to ensure the dissemination of sensitive data to travellers. Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 9
Expected impact Data related to safety and security will be available at national level and without any cost. Data mining techniques will be available to solve some safety and security issues. All road and traffic data will be available using a single door or interface. Data mining techniques will provide more processed data to find the best solutions and to improve the efficiency Data warehouse will be populated with environment related data. 2.1.3. Safety and security real time information on traffic and road network (event) National Road Administration and local authorities, as well as private companies, will provide information about the safety and security on road network through an Internet platform. At this moment two main actions are working: NRA website with static information (daily and event based updated) and www.trafficguide.ro (a private initiative which is able to collect information from different source and to provide this type of information for public). Expected impact Avoiding traffic congestion in the area of specific event. Avoiding the extension of negative effects of the event in terms of safety and security Protection against terrorists and other type of threats. All information related to safety and security could be provided based on single website and interface. Indirect impact on environment. Decreasing the negative effect of pollution through congestions or additional traffic. Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 10
2.2. Priority area 2 - Continuity of traffic and freight management ITS services 2.2.1. Freight Transport Information Platform (i.e. Transport XXL) The main idea is to provide information for freight transport using an Internet website or platform. The first step is to provide information to www.transportxxl.eu and the second step is to develop a national website or platform for this type of information services. A minimum set of information will be provided by this platform: type of roads, weight and gauge, type of freight, parking areas, special conditions and permits for transport. Expected impact Safety and security information for HAZMAT and sensitive goods. Safety oriented information: the right road infrastructure for a specific transport. All this type of information in a single portal. 2.2.2. E-Freight Platform (tracking and tracing, toll collection) An electronic platform will be developed to provide Internet based services for toll collection (road toll or vignette) and tracking and tracing. The first step is to create this platform for special transport and goods as well as hazmat. The platform, based on web services will provide at the beginning, the following functions: Payment of road toll and vignette. Tracking and tracing functions for special transports. Tracking and tracing for general transports in sensitive plots (freight terminals, parking areas and so on). Expected impact Emergency services are informed about special transports. General public could be informed about special transport. The freight could be monitored for security reasons. The emergency services will be more efficient in case of incidents. Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 11
2.2.3. National ITS Framework Architecture (based on FRAME) link with urban ITS Architecture The FRAME and e-frame European ITS architectures will be adapted and a national version of this framework ITS architecture will be available for new projects. A procedure for using National ITS Architecture will be developed and will be based on the results of NARITS project. The new ITS services and applications developed by national and European budgets will be designed based on this framework ITS architecture to ensure the interoperability between systems and interfaces with existing systems will be developed for special cases. Expected impact Safety related functions will be included in the structure of new ITS systems. Interoperability between ITS system at national level and the extension at European level. Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 12
2.3. Priority area 3 - ITS road safety and security applications 2.3.1. e-call system national coverage The pilot system e-call developed in HeERO project will be extended at national level and the e-call devices (on board of vehicles) will be fully integrated in Romanian e-call and E112 system. Expected impact A measure for passive safety. The answer time for emergency services will be reduced drastically. The intervention of emergency vehicles will be more efficient (time and location). 2.3.2. National platform for parking services (based on ITP) National Road Administration will provide a web platform for parking areas and parking services at national level. The platform will be available for public entities as well as private companies to provide information about parking areas. The portal will provide the following services related to parking areas: Location and availability of parking areas for freight transport vehicles; Online booking services for parking lots; Online payment facilities for parking services; Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 13
Expected impact The users can schedule their stops and resting time based on the information on parking places. Driving and resting times will be in line with European and national legislation. The efficiency for freight transport will be increased. 2.3.3. Travel Information Portal for vulnerable users (Route guidance and recommendations) National Road Administration and local and central public authorities will develop a national travel information portal for vulnerable users to provide information for this category of travellers. The following information will be provided: Information about terminals and stops; Information about time and types of vehicles Information about alternative routes and the accessibility level for each route. Expected impact Increasing the safety of vulnerable persons Protect people against incidents The best route for a specific transport demand Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 14
2.4. Priority area 4 - Linking the vehicle with the transport infrastructure 2.4.1. Communication interfaces between infrastructure and vehicles (new functions in new ITS systems) All new ITS systems and intelligent infrastructure will be designed to provide communication functions and interfaces with vehicles and the communication system installed on board. These measures will ensure the interfaces communication for future development of cooperative systems and ITS services based on V2V and V2I. Expected impact Real time safety related information provided to and from infrastructure Safety related applications Cost effective communication systems Environment related ITS applications Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 15
3. CONCLUSION First, it is important to distinguish between measures and project descriptions since the latter are always limited to the project scope. Measures however should be formulated in ways that cause as little limitation as possible on the one hand yet give a clear direction for projects and initiatives to move in on the other hand. So it is crucial to define actual measures in order to ensure a long-term significance and applicability as well as to provide enough space for progression and integration of new measures based on already achieved intermediate goals. The contents of chapter 2 show characteristics towards both measures and project descriptions. Subchapter 2.1.1 starts with a project description rather than a measure. The mentioned platform comprises multimodal aspects as well as possible integration on European level thus encompassing cross-border aspects and leaves enough space for further specifications. Another interesting approach of this project is the routing option according to safety as well as to environmental aspects. These aspects could however turn out to be contradictory to routing based on efficiency and comfort. So these options should possibly be accompanied by an awareness campaign or an incentive scheme for end users emphasising why users should choose their routing not only based on efficiency and comfort. Consequently one important objective when pursuing this approach in the long run must be creating equal conditions in terms of efficiency and especially comfort for all modes of transport. Balances could also be achieved with attractive tariff systems. In the course of this it could be sensible to integrate a ticketing solution into the multimodal travel platform. A more general approach is represented by the national road and traffic data warehouse which will be based on already existing organisational and technical structures. In order to keep up the multimodal approach it could be interesting not only to allow the National Road Administration full access to the data collected but possibly public transport operators and public authorities as well. Incorporating the latter is also mentioned in subchapter 2.1.3. Priority area II shows strong initiative towards establishing freight platforms for various purposes. The best case would of course be a unified national platform that involves information, location (i.e. tracking & tracing), tolling, reservation services for parking places as well as special services for hazmat transportation. Different types of access to this platform could be provided to various kinds of users (public authorities, fleet operators, drivers, etc.). In the long term an integration of such a platform into cooperative services seems sensible. One thing noticeable is that there is apparently very little focus on environmental aspects, especially in priority area II, while in the field of freight a stronger orientation towards environmental aspects would be recommendable. Priority area III shows an exception to other SEE-ITS project partners by specifying a dedicated activity for vulnerable road users. Within this project there will be information Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 16
about terminals and stops, time and types of vehicles, as well as about alternative routes and the accessibility level for each route. This indicates a strong orientation towards public transport. Local public authorities have to be involved because they are responsible for the safety and security of the road users. Also public transport administrations are under their authority. In Vienna, Austria there have been various collaborations of Viennese public transport operator Wiener Linien with certain companies and interest groups in terms of accessibility for vulnerable road users. Depending on the respective target group various technologies have been made use of, ranging from smartphone utilisation to multi-sensual information terminals in larger public transport stations. Priority area IV indicates that cooperative systems (C-ITS) are being recognised as an important future field. This measure seems to focus on creating appropriate infrastructural premises. Some of the other activities seem suitable to cover a more vehicle-oriented approach, for example 2.2.2 or 2.3.1. Deliverable D4.2.5: Study for adopting EU ITS Action Plan main areas in Romania 17