Transport Demand Information
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Bringing Information to Transportat ion With GPS Road Pricing
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Bringing Information to TransportationWith GPS Road Pricing
Growing transportation
problems worldwideCrumbling Infrastructure
Congestion
Air Pollution
These pressing transportation problems are really symptoms…
…Of a greater, fundamental problem
A lack of clear information
Without clear information…
…bad things happen
Introducing
SKYMETERTM
Skymeter is a company that provides the GPS technology and services
That enable
innovative policies
We provide data for Pay-as-you-go Roads, Parking and Insurance
This is how it works
So what can Skymeter’s GPS data do for traffic management?
LOTS!
Skymeter brings accurate information in two forms:
• Travel Information• Demand Information
With travel information you can…
Make Traffic Flow Maps
With travel information you can…
With travel information you can…
Do Origin-Destination studies
With travel information you can…
Create Congestion Maps
…and much more
Parking UseTime-Traffic Flow chartsHeavy Vehicle Movement MapsSpeed MapsCommute Maps
Pedestrian Safety StudiesEmissions MapsTraffic AnimationCycling Safety StudiesAdvertising ExposureTravel-time maps
Without any of this
Travel data can help traffic planners optimize their networks
Demand Information empowers transportation managers
Travel Information helps transportation managers understand their networks better
Transportation is governed by economics
Economics is about supply and demand
Supply Demand
Traffic planning so far has only focused on adjusting supply
Supply
With Demand informationDemand can be controlled
With Pricing
Infrastructure can be used more efficiently
And the value of roadspace can be compared against other uses.
