Advanced algorithms and models of congestion, incident and pollution state conditions along with 
simulation and forecasting tools and traveller behaviour models, will be developed and tested. These 
systems will also function in parallel with systems for managing large-scale events and crises. Image 
processing technologies will be exploited for traffic surveillance, and decision-support tools will be 
developed for advising traffic managers and service providers. 

An enhanced maritime and freight transport service networks supporting the interoperability of different 
applications, network protocols, operating systems and hardware platforms. This requires defining 
"business objects", processes for embedding application software, standardised interfaces, data 
dictionaries, standardized catalogue services etc. For upgrading port systems, for evaluating risks and 
improving ship operations, web-based and autonomous simulators and animation techniques will be 
developed. 

Advanced urban travel demand management via intelligent access control to sensitive zones, preferential 
treatment of priority and environmentally friendly transport means, telematics-aided tidal flow 
management, intelligent traffic restraint and user charging schemes. Intelligent parking management via 
demand-adaptive pricing and real-time advance information on availability and guidance to preferred 
locations incl. park & ride. City logistics and urban freight deliveries. Environmentally-led automated 
access control/gating technologies, activated at pollution alert thresholds. 

Support will be given to Intelligent Traffic Management for all transport modes through the development of 
advanced infrastructure equipment and technologies which shall also function in parallel with systems for 
managing large-scale events and crises. These advanced infrastructure equipment and technologies, such 
as intelligent data capture devices, video sensors, detectors, beacons or new intelligent traffic control 
systems with advanced prediction and simulation tools and advanced broadcasting and mobile 
communications, will facilitate data collection, processing and exchange. Image processing technologies 
will be exploited for traffic surveillance, and decision-support tools will be developed for advising traffic 
managers and service providers. 

ITS systems will be applied to the development and validation of advanced urban travel demand 
management systems with characteristics including intelligent access control to sensitive zones, preferential 
treatment of priority and environmentally friendly transport means, telematics-aided tidal flow 
management, intelligent traffic restraint and user charging schemes. Other applications will address 
intelligent parking management via demand-adaptive pricing and real-time advance information on 
availability and guidance to preferred locations, including park & ride and ITS based enforcement systems. 
Environmentally-led automated access control/gating technologies will be activated at pollution alert 
thresholds. 

In order to improve further environmental performance for all modes, systems will be developed 
integrating environmental and weather parameters and GIS, interlinked to on-board monitoring of 
environmental vehicle performance systems. Devices will be developed to measure precisely vehicle 
emissions and noise and provide reliable data for environmental condition monitoring and public air quality 
information systems, particularly in urban/inter-urban areas ; new systems for weather monitoring and its 
integration to Transport operation, as maintenance, will be developed. 

Mobility chains for both passengers and freight will be supported by interconnecting traffic management, 
control, and mobility centres, ports and airports, the rail system, urban and inter-urban traffic information 
systems. ITS systems will be applied to city logistics and urban freight deliveries. An enhanced maritime 
and freight transport service network supporting the interoperability of different applications, network 
protocols, operating systems and hardware platforms will be developed and demonstrated. In addition, 
tracking, tracing and monitoring sensors and systems for containers, equipment and unit loads supporting 
continuity of service across the transport chain will be validated. Improved information infrastructure and 
data management will be developed and demonstrated for airport operators, airline and fleet operators, 
traffic controllers and passengers. These will require development of intelligent terminals and personal 
multimedia communication devices able to guarantee single access to different communications media and 
web. 

All these systems will require new advanced HMI design for intelligent terminals, as multi-dimensional 
presentations for air-traffic controllers, and hand held devices. The mobility chains will require filtering 
and management of large distributed heterogeneous data bases. 

Specific Evaluation Criteria: participation of infrastructure owners, vehicle manufacturers, equipment 
manufacturers, information engineers, network operators and controllers. 

Justification Common infrastructure developed to common standards is essential to support cross border 
transportation. Private travellers and professional freight shippers expect to have the same information 
resources available throughout the Community

A wide range of support functions and different degrees of automation are to be considered. Such 
applications include vision enhancement, systems for monitoring driver or pilot state, obstacle detection 
and warning, collision avoidance, systems to ensure compliance with regulations, anti-theft and vehicle 
recovery systems, emergency support, road condition monitoring and maintenance and weather systems. 

For road transport, systems for the electronic coupling of vehicles and automated vehicle guidance, 
cruising, automated stop & go and intersection negotiation, lane change and lane-keeping, supported by 
technologies such as high frequency communication and high-speed image processing will be developed. 

The on-board architecture may also support the availability and use of distributed intelligence at various 
levels from the vehicle and equipment up to the intelligent load (e.g. container) level. 

For maritime transport, intelligent systems and tools will be developed supporting multipurpose 
applications, for distributed processing on board ship and ashore, such as ship management and 
navigation, cargo management and trade operations, on line remote technical aid monitoring and 
inspection, reaction to emergencies, positioning, traffic control, surveillance, search and rescue 
GIS-technology (ECDIS) integrating GNSS for sea navigation, considering different kinds of ships 
including fast ferries, cruisers and small recreation vessels that affect traffic safety. 

For railway transport: inside rolling stock, the interconnection of the on-board communication network 
with open wide area networks will offer the platform for applications such as, remote and open train 
diagnostics and maintenance, automatic storage and dispatching of pay-load description, cross border 
papers, train positioning for freight trains, improved user/passenger information or periodic black box 
downloading. This will heavily involve also ground infrastructure and control centres. Safety related 
issues over the on-board communication network, will be addressed through further analysis and software 
development. Conformity testing and laboratory certification will be performed, for completing the 
emerging communication standard. 

The required support for infrastructure dependent systems will also be investigated. Systems architecture 
for in-vehicle applications, system safety and human factors including appropriate human-machine 
interface designs and technologies such as speech recognition and synthesis will be considered. Other 
aspects to be investigated include legal and regulatory constraints involving the development, testing, 
certification and deployment of these systems. 

A wide range of support functions and different degrees of automation are to be considered, as well as the 
required support for infrastructure dependent systems. The objectives include development of Telematic 
systems such as vision enhancement, systems for monitoring driver or pilot state, obstacle detection and 
warning, collision avoidance, systems to ensure compliance with regulations, anti-theft and vehicle 
recovery systems, emergency support, infrastructure condition monitoring and weather systems. These 
systems will be based on the development of an on-board telematics architecture to support vallue-added 
services for safety and efficiency. 

For road transport, the on-board architecture shall support the availability and use of distributed 
intelligence at various levels from the vehicle and equipment up to the intelligent load (e.g. container) level 
and covering efficiency/comfort, safety/security, Information/Telematics assistance and entertainment 
services. These services need development of technologies and systems such as systems for the electronic 
coupling of vehicles and automated vehicle guidance, cruising, automated stop & go and intersection 
negotiation, lane change and lane-keeping, emergency warning, navigation and traffic information, 
supported by technologies such as high frequency communication and high-speed image processing. The 
application of these and similar systems for the protection of the vulnerable road user will also be 
addressed. 

For air transport, the development and demonstration of communications, navigation, surveillance and 
collision avoidance systems will support the emergence of more autonomous aircraft concepts. Improved 
integration of air, space and ground system segments for safety purposes will be addressed. Systems 
giving access to on-board operational data will be provided to assist logistics planning and other 
operational tasks, including data links between avionics equipment and airline operational control centres. 

For maritime transport, intelligent systems and tools will be developed supporting multipurpose on ship 
applications, for safety, productivity and convenience improvement, such as ship management and 
navigation, cargo management and trade operations, on line remote technical aid monitoring and 
inspection, anticollision and reaction to emergencies, positioning integrating GNSS for sea navigation, for 
different kinds of ships, including fast ferries, cruisers, cargo ships and small recreation vessels. 

For railway transport the interconnection of the on-board communication network with open wide area 
networks will offer the platform for applications such as, remote and open train diagnostics and 
maintenance, automatic storage and dispatching of pay-load description, cross border papers, wagon 
positioning, improved user/passenger information or periodic black box downloading. This will interact 
with ground infrastructure and control centres. Safety related issues over the on-board communication 
network, will be addressed through further analysis and software development including conformity 
testing and laboratory certification. 

System safety and human factors including appropriate human-machine interface designs and technologies 
such as speech recognition and synthesis and cognitive technologies will be considered. Other aspects to 
be investigated include legal and regulatory constraints involving the development, testing, certification and 
deployment of these systems. 

For freight, added value services will satisfy information requirements in a timely and transparent manner 
supporting the whole logistic chain, from production to consumption. This may include: advanced 
forecasting and simulation systems for integrated logistics planning and inter-business co-operative work; 
integrated views of traffic conditions, pricing, document exchange, consignment tracking and tracing; 
outsourcing opportunities; improved access to the market and intra-European trade; advanced security 
systems at port and warehouse areas. 

For passengers, intelligent agent and heuristic applications will be developed to support the quick  
extraction of timely information whilst on the move, including timetables, pricing data and advanced  
ticketing systems. Ferry passenger port information systems for planning and organizing further travelling  
or stay. Ferry information and reservation services for truck and car drivers for just in time travelling.  

Remote services for ship technical aid and monitoring, on-board ship education and training, health care 
and trade operations. Interoperability of ship, port and land transport information systems and services for 
cargo and freight transport management. New-innovative port-transport logistics such as Just-In-Time 
deliveries (optimized logistic services with regard to the whole trading transaction). 

On-board interactive multi-media devices permitting, among others, pre-trip and on route travel planning,   
including pre-booking of parking facilities at foreseen arrival times, pre-notification/reservation of 
Îcirculation or priority passage rightsâ as well as access to value-added/ancillary services, while acting at 
the same time as Îfloatingâ traffic probes. 

Multi-service smart cards (permitting for instance, road use charging, public transport ticketing, parking 
payment, Îelectronic wallet/purseâ operations, and/or access to Internet, library and administration 
services). Electronic fee collection and payment systems via for instance, short range communications 
(DSRC), GSM and/or smart cards. 

Emergency management (from incident detection to intervention, aid/assistance provision and 
re-routing/diversion of blocked traffic), intelligent planning for special events (such as expositions, 
games/concerts, strikes, terrorist attacks, VIP passages, etc.) and hazardous material transport and risk 
management. 

Advanced personalised communication devices for business travellers; 

Value-added end-user services will be created to support personalised travel information systems,  
including tele-reservation and payment, weather and leisure information. On-board "infomobility" 
services, including "infotainment" will be developed. 

Other services, such as tele-assistance and tele-diagnostics, will be developed and assessed as well as 
virtual mobility services avoiding the need for travel. 

For Tourism, the objectives will include all aspects of data management to support monitoring, planning, forecasting and marketing activities. The components of tourism packages (accommodation, travel, event information, entertainment and culture, booking and payment) will be included. Systems and services will be developed for destination managers and other horeca operators to support their planning, analysis, yield and capacity management, user profiling etc. Multilingual support systems will be developed to support the traveller including in personal emergency situations. Intelligent agent and heuristic applications will be developed to support the quick extraction of timely information in the home/office or whilst on the move, including timetables, pricing data and advanced ticketing systems, also for the business traveller. Ferry and airline information and reservation services, passenger port and airport information systems for planning and organising just in time travelling will be integrated. These objectives will be accompanied by awareness-raising, best practice and observatory actions.  

For infomobility, on-board positioning systems and real-time information systems will be developed to provide the mobile access to mobility chains for freight and passengers ; portable and on-board interactive multi-media devices will be developed permitting, for example, pre-trip and on route travel planning and integrating other services, to be developed as tele-assistance, tele-diagnostics, information and guidance.. Multi-service smart cards interacting with Electronic fee collection and payment systems via, for instance, short range communications (DSRC), or cellular communications with positioning systems will be developed. The integration of emergency management, intelligent planning for special events and risk management will be investigated. Links will be maintained with cross programme actions to ensure efficient development and integration of value-added end-user services, including tele-reservation and payment, weather and leisure information.. 

For freight, added value services will satisfy information requirements in a timely and transparent manner supporting the whole logistic chain, from production to consumption, supporting the whole trading transactions and just-in-time delivery. This may include: advanced forecasting and simulation systems for integrated logistics planning and inter-business co-operative work; integrated views of traffic conditions, pricing, document exchange, consignment tracking and tracing; outsourcing opportunities; improved access to the market and intra-European trade; advanced security systems at port and warehouse areas. 

Remote services will be developed for ship technical aid and monitoring and trade operations. Interoperable ship, port and land transport information systems and services for cargo and freight transport management must be ensured. For air cargo, the objective will be to incorporate applications for vehicle tracking and fleet management, condition monitoring and management of cargo. IST for hazardous material transport monitoring and control will be developed.