Technical Solutions

A unique technical solution

Whereas journalistic information (traditional eye-in-the-sky traffic reports) is adequate for radio traffic spots, navigation systems require a real-time view of major incidents and congestion on the entire arterial network in order to provide appropriate urban guidance advice.

The opportunity to provide an affordable urban TMC service in Australia is only possible through the combination of several advanced ITS (Intelligent Transport System) technologies, in particular the traffic light control systems (SCATS & STREAMS) and specialist traffic flow modelling technology developed by the Australian company Custom Traffic Pty Ltd.

The output of a congestion model is the start of creating a TMC service, and only one of several key information sources. Intelematics has entered into an exclusive agreement with ITIS Holdings, a European leader in TMC technology for the encoding and broadcast component of the Suna Traffic Channel service. We hope that this will serve to provide a solid foundation for the future of Australian traffic avoidance where over time, we will grow the service with other sources of information, including floating point (or probe vehicle) data.