Optimizing Transport Systems:

The Role of ISO/TC204

William Johnson, Chair

Canadian Advisory Committee for

Standards Council of Canada ISO/TC204

ITS Canada Annual Conference

Quebec City, Quebec

June 18, 2012

Overview of Presentation

• What are “Standards”

• ISO Standards

• ISO Technical Committee 204

– Structure / Participants– Structure / Participants

– Work Program / Examples

– Priorities for Canada

• Conclusions / Participation

What are Standards?

Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

• Defines standards as “documents that describe

essential characteristics of products, services,

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essential characteristics of products, services,

systems”

• Such as: performance, reliability, safety,

consistency, compatibility, widely accepted

guidance, safety and effectiveness.

What are Standards?

Standards development has 2 parts:

(1) getting interested parties together to

develop the standard (finding technical

solutions), and

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solutions), and

(2) application of the standard (finding a

common interest to use the same standard).

What are Standards?

SCC Standards profile:

• Standards development process must be

voluntary

• Adoption of the standards is market driven

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• Most effective where the need for interoperability

or quality assurance is quite high

• Process works where there is expert knowledge,

feasible concepts, general acceptance of common

practices and the need for compatibility, within a

coherent community of interest

ISO Standards

• ISO – International Organization for Standards

Organisation internationale des normes

• Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland

• Members are National Standards Bodies • Members are National Standards Bodies

Examples:

– Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

– American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

– Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR)

– 164 members

ISO Structure

General Assembly

Policy Council Technical

Committees BoardCommittees Board

Secretariat

Technical

Committees

(229)

ISO Technical Committee 204 ITS

• Created 1992 for Intelligent transport systems

– Scope: Information, communication and control

systems in urban, rural surface transport

– 25 Participating countries (“P”)

Canada is a “P” country with voting privilegesCanada is a “P” country with voting privileges

– 25 Observing countries (“O”)

• TC/204 Secretariat led by ANSI (USA)

– Chaired by Michael Noblett (USA)

– Secretary Tyler Messa (ITS America)

ISO/TC 204 ITS Working Groups

• Working Groups – 12 active – title and convener

WG1 Architecture design tools (UK)

WG3 Mobile map data (Japan)

WG4 Automatic vehicle identification (Norway)

WG5 Fee and toll collection (Netherlands)

WG7 Fleet manage & commercial freight (Canada)WG7 Fleet manage & commercial freight (Canada)

WG8 Public transport/emergency vehicles (USA)

WG9 Integrated information, manage & control (Australia)

WG10 Traveller information systems (UK)

WG14 Vehicle/roadway warning & control (Japan)

WG16 Communication access land mobile (USA)

WG17 Nomadic and portable devices for ITS (Korea)

WG18 Co-operative systems (Germany)

ISO/TC 204 ITS WGs – Modal

• WGs by Surface Transport Modes/Operations:

– WG8 Public transport/emergency vehicles

– WG9 Integrated information, manage & control ( ATMS)( ATMS)

– WG10 Traveller Information

These WGs compete with regional standards development

e.g. CEN in Europe, NEMA-ASTM-SAE in N. America

ISO/TC 204 ITS WGs – Systems

• WGs by component systems:

– WG1 Architecture design tools

– WG3 Mobile map data

– WG5 Tolling– WG5 Tolling

– WG4 Automatic vehicle identification

– WG14 Vehicle/roadway warning and control

– WG17 Nomadic and portable devices for ITS

– WG16 Communication access land mobile

Extensive libraries of standards with international market

- highly technical

ISO/TC 204 ITS – Intermodal

• WGs – Intermodal/multimodal systems

– WG7 Fleet manage & commercial freight

– WG18 Cooperative systems

Extensive opportunities for international markets

ISO/TC 204 ITS – WG7

• WG7 Fleet management & commercial vehicles

– Convener from Canada – Dr. Lewis Sabounghi

(1997 – 2012)

– Four SWGs:– Four SWGs:

• SWG1 – Monitor transport dangerous goods

• SWG2 – Monitor intermodal freight supply chain

• SWG3 – Freight conveyance content identification

• SWG4 – Framework for cooperative telematics for

regulated freight vehicles (routing, weight, charging)

ISO/TC 204/WG7 – Monitor DG

• Title: Data Dictionary and Message Sets for Electronic

Identification and Monitoring of Dangerous Goods

Transportation (ISO 17687)

Central System Emergency control

Transporter

On-board

equipment

Central System

Roadside

equipment

Emergency

location

Transporter

Emergency control

Fire Police Rescue

ISO/TC 204/WG7 – Supply chain 1)

• Title: Data dictionary and message set to facilitate

movement of freight and its intermodal transfer - road

transport info exchanges for supply chain delivery(see website www.efm.us.com )

• System field trials:

1) USA-China truck-air-truck intermodal supply chain

2) Canada-China intermodal supply chain

ISO/TC 204/WG7 – Supply chain 2)

Air

Satellite

Conveyance –

Intermodal

MarineContainers - Onboard

TruckTruck Intercity Truck

• This approach improves freight management in

international transport by specifying a preferred set

of existing standards for each step in the process

– Consistent use reduces costs and delays

– Requires all participants in supply chain to adhere to

process

• Title: Governance rules to sustain electronic

information exchange methods

ISO/TC 204/WG7 – Supply chain 3)

• Title: Freight Conveyance content identification and

communication architecture – application profile:

– Part 1 Freight conveyance context and architecture

– Part 2 Freight conveyance application interface and

standards profilesstandards profiles

ISO/TC 204/WG7 – Supply chain 4)

ISO/TC 204/WG7 – CVO Regs

• Title: Framework for cooperative telematics applications for

regulated commercial freight vehicles (TARV)

– Part 1: Framework and architecture

– Part 2: Common platform parameters using CALM

– Part 3: Operating requirements, certification procedures, and– Part 3: Operating requirements, certification procedures, and

enforcement provisions for the providers of regulated services

– Part 4: Security

– Part 5: Generic vehicle information

– Part 6: Regulated applications (12 parts)

– Part 7: Other unregulated applications

ISO/TC204/WG7

Framework for

monitoring of

regulated

commercial vehicles

App

services

Service

provider

Reports Service

Provision

commercial vehicles

using a telematics

service provider

Jurisdiction

Users

Certification

Authority

Requirements

Enrolment

Fees

ISO/TC204/WG8 – PT/Emergency

• Public Transport and Emergency Vehicles

– Selected Work Items

• Data dictionary and message sets for pre-emption and

prioritization at signal systems for emergency and prioritization at signal systems for emergency and

public transport vehicles

• Public Transport Interoperable Fare Management

• Catalogue for Worldwide Standards on Public Transport

Information

• New Preliminary Work Item – Enterprise Architecture

ISO/TC204/WG9 – Info & Control 1)

• Integrated Information, Management, Control

– Selected Work Items

• Data interfaces between centres

• Data exchanges involving roadside modules• Data exchanges involving roadside modules

ISO/TC204/WG9 – Info & Control 2)

• Integrated Information, Management, Control

– Selected Work Items

• Interface between vehicle detectors and traffic signal

controllers controllers

• Simulation models to evaluate traffic management

systems: input parameters and reporting template

• Data quality in ITS systems

ISO/TC204/WG14 – Warning Systems

Vehicle/roadway

warning & control

ISO/TC204/WG18 – Coop-ITS

• Traditional approach:

Road ITS services / separate from / Weather services

• Cooperative approach:

Content >> Service >> PresentationContent >> Service >> Presentation

provision provision provision

(collect data) (delivery) (in-vehicle)

• App development is cross-working groups

ISO/TC204/ WG18-WG9 Coop ITS

ISO/TC204 – Priorities for Canada

• Canada has direct interest in these Work Areas:

– WG3 Geographic data files

– WG5 Performance measurements to

compare tolling systems (joint ISO-CEN)compare tolling systems (joint ISO-CEN)

– WG7 Tracking intermodal & dangerous goods

– WG8 Enterprise architecture (new)

– WG14 In-vehicle warning systems

– WG18 Cooperative systems (?)

Conclusion / Participation

• ISO is the “Gold standard” in world markets

• ISO/TC204 provides standards solutions for ITS

• Participation in SCC/CAC/ISO is voluntary

• Participation can be at two levels:• Participation can be at two levels:

– Document review and comment

– Participate in international meetings

(requires sponsorship)

• Contact Chair CAC for further information

Thank you!

Contact:

William (Bill) Johnson

Chair Canadian Advisory Committee for

ISO Technical Committee 204 ITS

johnswf@attglobal.netjohnswf@attglobal.net

Sources:

SCC Canadian Advisory Committee for ISO/TC204

ITS Standardization Activities in Japan, JARI & ITS Japan

Convener Reports for ISO/TC204 Working Groups