GAIA, the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council and Gipuzkoa Aurrera present the first results and advances from the system to monitor and manage traffic flows in Gipuzkoa.
During the first phase of the IBILNET Project–carried out between March and December of 2010–the hardware devices (sensor nodes and beacons) and software components (algorithms and information structures) were designed and developed. This was in addition to the artificial intelligence system and the web platforms for the management system and public information, that will serve as a data hub and information database for local governments and users.
In recent months the first tests have also been successfully completed with the system in a “semi-real” environment. These trials–performed at the headquarters of Tekniker in Eibar–consisted of installing nodes in various vehicles and beacons at different points along the roadway, in order to check on the performance of the node and beacon when a vehicle passes, the management of alarms, as well as the functional tests of the Information Platform (for managers and the public). After successfully passing the first tests, between October and November of this year the pilot system was beta-tested and validated.
In January 2011 it’s expected that an applied experiment will be launched, in order to allow expanding the opportunities which this network of users offers and making corrections, through the “voluntary participation” of pre-selected users (frequent travelers on the AP-8 motorway between Zarautz and Irun, who use the Via T automated toll collection system offering a discount for citizens of Gipuzkoa) who will receive the necessary devices. After the summer of 2011, this network will be open to all drivers wishing to join the project.
The implementation of the IBILNET System to Manage Traffic Flows will enable, among other things: lightening the load of the highways in Gipuzkoa, taking advantage of all the possibilities that the road network offers; monitoring the highest density traffic points in order to reduce accidents; anticipating possible mishaps; reducing driving time and thus the economic cost to drivers; make driving more productive and minimizing the environmental impact.