Project

ATLANTIC - A Thematic Long-term Approach to Networking for the Telematics and ITS Community

Funding origin:

European

STRIA Roadmaps:

Network and traffic management systems (NTM)

Transport mode:

Multimodal

Transport sectors:

Passenger transport

Freight transport

Duration:

Start date: 01/06/2001,

End date: 01/11/2002

Status: Finished

Funding details:

The ATLANTIC project is a ‘thematic network’, the main aim of which was to bring together recognized experts working in Transport Telematics and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Europe (including Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States), the United States and Canada.
The main trans-Atlantic activity was to review the coverage, content and results of European, American and Canadian ITS research and development programs as a benchmarking exercise.
To facilitate this, the project operated a website and associated Forum, where discussions took place. Face/face meetings and workshops with participants have also been arranged to coincide with international events such as the ITS World Congress, Sydney in October 2001, Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington D.C. in January 2002 and the ITS World Congress, Chicago in October 2002.

To stimulate an active debate amongst experts on research taking place on Transport Telematics and ITS for surface transport.
To distil the lessons of experience of ITS research to inform decision-making among policy-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders concerned.
To identify barriers to progress with ITS research and make recommendations on the level at which it is most appropriate to address them.
To identify subjects where trans-Atlantic co-operation on ITS research would bring added value.
To make available to principal players and stakeholders the results of these discussions.
Within Europe, to support the eEurope Transport 2002 Initiative by the development of best practice and policy on Telematics-based information and services for cities and regions.

The ATLANTIC ITS Forum was organised and coordinated via 3 geographically based Network Coordinators, one for each of Europe, Canada and the US.
Forum Working Groups (8 initially) have been set up around the 3 main ATLANTIC themes. Each Working Group has addressed a program of topics in its own specialist field:
- Integrated Transport, including Travel and Traffic Information
  - Three Working Groups:
    - Telematics-based Traffic and Travel Information Services
    - Network Monitoring and Traffic Management and Control
    - Intermodal Collective Transport Information
- Technologies and Services
  - Three Working Groups:
    - Intermodal Freight Information Pre-clearance and Logistics (logistic chains)
    - Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems
    - Electronic Road User Charging and Integration with Other Payment Systems
- Assessment and Evaluation of ITS
  - Two Working Groups:
  - ITS User Acceptance and Impact Assessment
  - Human Machine Interface/User Friendly ITS
The project’s Policy Advisory Group has reviewed output from the Working Groups and helped to provide strategic direction.
Contributions to the Electronic Forum were summarised and the resulting documents were made available to registered members. Some documents have also been made available to the public.

A Thematic Long-term Approach to Networking for the Telematics and ITS Community