If you have spent a good time of your day negotiating Ahmedabad's traffic, got stuck in jams and have sweat and swore on the edgy autowallas, or were not aware of the road having been dug the previous night, do not worry, the Japanese are here.
For the first time in the country, the Japanese government will aid an Indian city - Ahmedabad, in implementing an Intelligent Traffic System (ITS). From getting real-time traffic diversions on your mobile phone, to spending less time on traffic lights, reducing accidents to live updates on electronic display boards at traffic junctions or an accident, the system will do it all.
"There are radio sensors to calculate the traffic density at any junction. The data is relayed into the ITS system which then co-ordinates with other traffic lights within a fixed perimeter. The traffic line which has the highest vehicle density will go green first to ease traffic," says a senior urban development official.
He adds, "On a smartphone a citizen can log into a website to watch which roads are dense with traffic in real time and also know the speed of vehicles there. One can mail or twitter the current traffic information in this application contributing to updates," he adds.
Apart from variable message signs at traffic junctions, the ITS system can be u
pgraded with an automatic number plate recognition software, speed cameras, and CCTV systems for security.
"At an advanced stage, the ITS application can integrate live data and feedback from a number of other sources, such as parking guidance for different areas and weather information, as well," says the official.
For the first time in the country, the Japanese government will aid an Indian city - Ahmedabad, in implementing an Intelligent Traffic System (ITS). From getting real-time traffic diversions on your mobile phone, to spending less time on traffic lights, reducing accidents to live updates on electronic display boards at traffic junctions or an accident, the system will do it all.
"There are radio sensors to calculate the traffic density at any junction. The data is relayed into the ITS system which then co-ordinates with other traffic lights within a fixed perimeter. The traffic line which has the highest vehicle density will go green first to ease traffic," says a senior urban development official.
He adds, "On a smartphone a citizen can log into a website to watch which roads are dense with traffic in real time and also know the speed of vehicles there. One can mail or twitter the current traffic information in this application contributing to updates," he adds.
Apart from variable message signs at traffic junctions, the ITS system can be u
pgraded with an automatic number plate recognition software, speed cameras, and CCTV systems for security.
"At an advanced stage, the ITS application can integrate live data and feedback from a number of other sources, such as parking guidance for different areas and weather information, as well," says the official.
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