Urban and regional ITS

In fact, ITS is a digital platform designed to combine disparate parts of urban information systems that are related to road transport: from weather monitoring to the management of public transport and urban parking, the company emphasizes. Softline

We can say that in Russia so far the elements of ITS have been introduced, and not the system is completely. Photo and video recording cameras, television review cameras work, smart traffic lights function. Geo-positioning of public transport has been introduced in large cities, unified systems of cashless fare are are introduced, electronic devices for payment work. Smart routes appear.

Source: Ministry of Transport RF, 2020

These solutions are most actively being implemented in Moscow and the central regions of Russia. And there has already shown a real effect, say, in the capital, road mortality has halved since 2010.

ITS in the regions: Moscow

The intelligent transport system of Moscow has been developing since 2011. It is positioned as a state information system designed to manage the capacity and loading of the Moscow road network (UDS), improve road safety at the UDS and the quality of transport services for the population of the capital. Since 2018, Schwabe Holding of Rostec State Corporation has been servicing it.

Tasks solved by ITS of Moscow

Source: GKU Data Center of the Moscow Government

The development of ITS in Moscow includes a fairly extensive list of areas:

• optimization of traffic light control algorithms;
• automatic recording of traffic violations;
• the introduction of paid parking and restrictions on entry into certain areas of the city;
• Formation of lanes for priority public transport;

Real-time traffic monitoring;

• informing traffic participants about road conditions, public transport schedules, availability of parking spaces, etc.

The GKU Data Center of the Moscow Government notes that the introduction and development of an intelligent transport system allows you to organize centralized management of automated traffic control systems in the city of Moscow. To this end, all individual elements of ITS are subject to mandatory integration. ITS is managed in a centralized situation center, which, according to the GCU Data Center, is considered one of the most advanced in Europe.

Composition of ITS Moscow

Источник: ГКУ ЦОДД Moscow Governments

Today, more than 2.6 thousand traffic lights (intersections) operate as part of ITS, which are gradually being transferred to adaptive control mode. More than 2 thousand video cameras and more than 3.7 thousand video surveillance detectors are installed on the streets of Moscow, 1,460 stationary systems for automatic recording of traffic violations are operating. The capabilities of stationary video recording complexes are supplemented by mobile equipment: 34 mobile complexes operate on the capital's streets, as well as 375 mobile photo and video recording complexes and 110 automatic violation recording complexes are installed on the Mosgortrans rolling stock. This technological resource provides round-the-clock control over traffic flows of the city of Moscow, which allows you to achieve a reduction in the number of traffic accidents associated with traffic violations, eliminate the subjectivity factor in assessing violations, and automate the process of fixing traffic violations.

Smart complexes are able to automatically fix about three dozen types of violations, including lane access for public transport, roadside traffic, violations of the restriction of the maximum permitted mass, the passage of freight transport to zones, where its movement is limited, exit to the prohibition signal of the traffic light on the reverse traffic lane, movement along the reverse lane, exit to the intersection in case of congestion, travel to a traffic light prohibiting signal, traffic on the sidewalk and parking on the sidewalk, parking on the "island of safety," etc.

Stationary smart set of photo and video recording of traffic violations

The GKU Data Center says that work is underway on a technical solution for automatically fixing vehicles that are operated without an OSAGO policy.

A separate important aspect of ITS is monitoring compliance with parking rules. Mobile photo and video recording complexes based on the hardware and software complex " P arkRight" ar e installed on 375 passenger cars "Parkon" and 110 buses "Mosgortrans," which run along 380 routes, covering about 1800 streets.

The unique IT service is PROMoved. The service provides users with a thermal map of historical trips by taxi, car sharing and scooters based on impersonal data of aggregators and operators about the location of the car and the status of orders. According to the owner of the service - GKU TsODD, the analysis of data on the location of taxis, car sharing and scooters allows you to launch new public transport routes, organize parking space in places of taxi clusters, etc., that is, solve the current transport problems of the city.

ITS in the regions: Tver region

The new model of passenger transportation, implemented in, Tver region is based on the digital platform "." In Datapaks September 2020, at a meeting of the working group of the State Council in the direction of "" Transport the experience Tver of the region in creating a regional system is recommended for use in other regions of Russia. The technologies being introduced by Datapax were approved by the Prime Minister, RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mikhail Mishustin calling the digital platform for transport management in the Tver region "worthy of imitation and scaling within the country."

It is important for us that every resident of our country feels a change for the better and gets new opportunities for traveling in public transport, "emphasizes Maxim Isaev, Deputy General Director of Datapax.

Digital public transport management services implemented on the basis of the Datapax platform cover all management processes: analysis and control, performance indicators, dispatch control, passenger traffic monitoring, advanced methods of paying for travel, including multimodal travel, passenger information, as well as various analytical solutions based on the collected big data: from optimizing the route network to identifying stowaway travel.

According to Maxim Isaev, according to the results of the first year of the implementation of the system, the average travel time decreased by 10%, and the number of accidents involving public transport decreased by 67%. Every third resident of the Tver agglomeration installed a mobile application that is used to plan the route, and the level of schedule execution does not fall below 98%.

Distribution of users of the Volga mobile application (Tver region) by device type

Source: Datapax Digital Platform, November 2021

After equipping each bus with high-precision sensors and validators for receiving cashless payments, the number of flight-free passengers decreased by 12%, and due to the removal of carriers from the economic shadow, tax revenues increased greatly - seven (!) Times, "Emphasizes Maxim Isaev. - As a result, Tver entered the TOP-10 cities in terms of public transport quality.

Use of different types of fare (Tver region, 01.02.2020-23.11.2021)

In 2021, the company launched about a dozen pilot implementations of the Datapax platform in different regions, and more than 40 regions, says Maxim Isaev, are studying the possibilities of implementing the platform.

ITS in the regions: Sverdlovsk region

In the Sverdlovsk region, a project to introduce ITS has been implemented since 2020. In 2021, more than 200 cameras were installed in Yekaterinburg to detect traffic accidents and emergencies, 30 transport detectors, 5 video cameras to collect information from the city's road network. City trams were equipped with a passenger counter, smart stops and road information boards appeared. The modernization of traffic lights was carried out, including the equipping of smart detectors.

In 2022, the Sverdlovsk region received 341.7 million rubles from the federal budget for the creation of ITS. Of these, about 44.3 million rubles. directed to the creation of a single platform for managing the transport system of the region (EPUTS) of the Sverdlovsk region.

In February 2022. Simetra (LLC A + C transport project) has begun to create a complex of modules that are part of EPUTS. They are created on the basis of its own digital platform ^RITM ³ (Realtime Integrated Transport Monitoring & Modeling & Management), which helps solve the problems of planning and modeling information transport systems. Geoinformation system of data collection, storage, analysis and graphical visualization, module "Electronic KSODD," module for issuing transport permits and module for monitoring ITS efficiency are put into operation.

The next stage of work involves the creation of a group of ITS subsystems of Yekaterinburg. A number of RITM ³ platform modules will be integrated into ITS: road work management, public transport traffic management (supplemented by data processing capabilities in terms of route and schedule compilation), transport forecasting and modeling, as well as a coordinated traffic management module and a centralized information module for traffic participants.

Traffic lights at 26 intersections were modernized in Nizhny Tagil, 15 transport detectors, 10 electronic information boards for public transport stops and a system for managing smart public transport stops were installed.

In the budget of the Sverdlovsk region 2022-2023. 553 million rubles were allocated for the introduction of intelligent transport systems. Yekaterinburg will receive this year and next year about 194 and 224.8 million rubles, Nizhny Tagil - 62.2 and 72 million rubles. respectively for work in line with the national project "Safe quality roads." At the current stage of ITS development of the region, the intelligent transport system of the Sverdlovsk region integrates municipal and regional services, with the possibility of exchanging information with the federal system. The tasks are to further optimize urban traffic, improve road safety, increase the safety of the roadway.

Source: concept of introducing intelligent transport systems in urban agglomerations, Rosavtodor

ITS in the regions: Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

"Highlight" of the ITS project of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is a regional transport model of the Republic, which was developed in March 2021 by specialists from Simetra (A + S Transport LLC) and Stroy Invest Project Corporation. The model was carried out taking into account the fact that about 40% of the territory of Yakutia - and this is the largest region of Russia in terms of area - is located outside the Northern Arctic Circle, which determines the use of various types of transport in winter and summer: in winter and inland water arteries.

The developed model takes into account all types of transport: road, rail, water and air, passenger and freight transport. Within the framework of the project, forecasts of changes in the geography and volume of transportation for the period until 2035 were also made, taking into account current trends in socio-economic development and planned investment projects.

ITS in the regions: Moscow region

In 2020, MVS Group and Urbanteh Group of Companies implemented a pilot project for the creation of intelligent transport systems in several cities of the Moscow Region (Shchelkovo-Fryazino, Krasnogorsk, Sergiev Posad). Within ITS, traffic management, response to accidents and emergencies, parking space management, public transport management, forecasting of the transport situation, and administration of traffic offenses were implemented. As a result, road capacity increased by a quarter.

The data obtained in the ITS circuit are aggregated in real time and form a complete picture of the road situation, which allows you to monitor the intensity of traffic flows and form traffic routes taking into account the day of the week and the time of day. So, if it is necessary to eliminate congestion, road system operators can change the operation modes of traffic lights.

ITS in the regions: Tatarstan

In the Republic of Tatarstan, work has been completed on the implementation of the first stage of a unified transport system management platform, now the region is preparing for the implementation of the second, said Minister of Transport of the Republic of Tatarstan Farit Hanifov at a meeting of the working group of the Federal Road Agency for the implementation of ITS on the road network of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation as part of the international forum Kazan Digital Week-2021 in September last year. The new stage implies the integration of existing subsystems into a single platform, the development of an automated traffic control system, the arrangement of another 14 traffic lights that will allow the implementation of the "green corridor" regime. In addition, it is planned to further develop the system of automatic weight and size control, photo and video recording of traffic violations.

According to Farit Hanifov, one of the key tasks facing the subjects is to ensure the integration and interconnection of existing subsystems and create conditions for their optimization in the future. Moreover, we are talking about both interdepartmental and inter-object integration, said Igor Kostyuchenko, deputy head of the Federal Road Agency.

ITS in the regions: Nizhny Novgorod region

As part of the creation of a new transport system in the Nizhny Novgorod agglomeration (a project developed by Stroyproekt Institute JSC is undergoing public discussion), infrastructure changes in the field of public transport are planned : adjustment of the route network in order to reduce the number of duplicate routes, combining all types of public transport into a common network with a single schedule, including metro and suburban trains, as well as the development of transport links between settlements within the agglomeration and in new areas under construction.

It is planned to install photo and video recording cameras on dedicated lanes for public transport by 2025, modernize traffic lights, as well as create more than 55 km of dedicated lanes for public transport, improve turnaround sites, and introduce more than 60 new stopping points.

ITS in the regions: Stavropol

Stavropol Territory - one of those who received budget funding for the design and implementation of an intelligent transport system as part of the national project "Safe quality roads" in cities with a population of more than 300 thousand inhabitants. According to Alexander Rotov, Deputy Minister of Road Management transport Stavropol and the Region, Stavropol belongs to those large cities in which there is a large increase in the number of cars: for them the introduction of intelligent transport systems is a necessity, since ITS provides a large set of tools that allows increasing road capacity.

It is planned to create more than two dozen ITS subsystems on the territory of the region, moreover, seven of them will work on regional roads: a weather monitoring subsystem, monitoring of traffic flow parameters, traffic light control, informing road users using dynamic placards and variable information signs, as well as monitoring environmental parameters, weight and size control of vehicles. It is also planned to create subsystems for video surveillance, accident and emergency detection, as well as policy management of traffic flows.

ITS in the regions: Volgograd region

In the Volgograd region, the second stage of work on the creation of ITS, providing for the automation of traffic management processes, was completed. In the region there are video surveillance and photo and video recording systems for traffic violations, a system for dispatching passenger transport, informing passengers of transport - more than 60 electronic signs inform drivers about weather conditions, traffic accidents and other situations on the road.

The main task of the system is to increase the throughput of the road network of urban agglomerations by managing groups of traffic lights like a "green wave," "green street," and providing priority travel to public transport. To this end, 583 traffic lights were modernized, including more than 80 smart traffic lights, and municipal centers were created using the capabilities of an intelligent transport system.

ITS in the regions: Arkhangelsk

The creation of ITS in Arkhangelsk began in 2020. Then the ITS control center was created on the basis of the Archtelecenter and work was carried out to digitize the roads of the capital of Pomerania. In 2021, ITS subsystems were introduced on key highways of the city. So, at three intersections of the regional center, a smart control system was tested, which allows you to regulate traffic flows, increasing or reducing the phases of traffic lights, creating a "green wave." According to the regional Ministry of Transport, the throughput of intersections increased by more than 25%.

According to Denis Kulizhnikov, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Arkhangelsk Region, the introduction of intelligent transport systems in the region will increase the quality of roads, make them modern, safe and comfortable. In line with this task, during 2021, seven significant intersections of the capital of Pomerania were equipped with transport sensors, modern weather stations and dynamic information screens were commissioned. In addition, sensors and surveillance cameras were installed, as well as special equipment for a single ITS control platform.

ITS in the regions: Vologda

In the framework of the federal program "System-wide measures for the development of road facilities" of the national project "Safe quality roads" Rusatom Infrastructure Solutions JSC and the administration of Vologda at the end of February 2022 began the implementation of the second stage of the project to create a city IT.

During the first stage, video monitoring systems were installed to quickly monitor the situation on the roads, server equipment for processing data on the road situation on the streets of the city was commissioned: the number transport moving along the streets, information about the average speed of vehicles, as well as at data video surveillances intersections and analysis of the flow of public transport. A number of modules and subsystems of ITS were created, including a coordinated traffic control module, a traffic light control subsystem, a video surveillance subsystem, accident and emergency detection, etc. Integration of peripheral equipment of ITS was carried out: 29 traffic lights and 33 video control complexes organized workstations of operators.

At the second stage, 76 stationary automatic monitoring and video surveillance systems will be installed and integrated, as well as 48 traffic lights will be integrated in automated mode.

In total, it is planned to create 10 modules and subsystems of ITS, including a module for coordinated traffic control, a subsystem for traffic control, a subsystem for video surveillance, accident and emergency detection, a module for monitoring the efficiency of ITS, a subsystem for directional control of traffic flows, a subsystem for monitoring the parameters of traffic flows, a module for controlling the movement of public transport, etc.

Now the city has the opportunity to use the accumulated data to calculate forecasts and form effective management decisions at all levels, says Elena Lekomtseva, project manager on the part of the RIR: {{quote 'For example, road users can be informed in advance that ice is possible in an hour. Or in the event of an accident, notify with the help of SMS messages that it is better to choose bypass routes - in this way we do not load the track and give the opportunity to drive through the special services. In automatic mode, you can customize traffic light modes optimally. }}

By the end of 2022, it is planned to create the Center for Traffic Management (DPC) of Vologda, which will become the main link of "road intelligence": in the round-the-clock mode, specialists will monitor the situation on the roads and analyze information received from video surveillance systems.

RIR emphasizes: optimized traffic light control will allow to unload the transport arteries of the city, which will ultimately affect convenience and road safety. In addition, in real time, the city will be able to receive information about the transport situation, including information about traffic violations.

ITS in the regions: Novosibirsk region

Work on the creation of ITS in the Novosibirsk region started at the end of 2021, when federal funding was allocated to the Novosibirsk region for the introduction of intelligent transport systems. To date, sets of design documentation have been developed for the techno-working project "Implementation of the intelligent transport system of the Novosibirsk agglomeration, which provides for the automation of traffic management processes," which are being agreed in the PKU "Roads of Russia."

The project provides for the introduction in 2022-2024. subsystems of the intelligent transport system of the Novosibirsk agglomeration in order to automate traffic management processes, including the management of public transport, parking space, smart stops.

It is assumed that the average speed of traffic will increase to 10%, and the congestion rate will decrease to 5%. At the same time, the number of accidents should be reduced to 65%, and the number of carbon dioxide pollutants - up to 5%.

ITS in the regions: Ufa

In February 2022, a project to introduce an intelligent transport system was launched in Ufa. One of the first directions of ITS implementation in the Ufa agglomeration will be the modernization of traffic lights: the creation of intelligent traffic lights with the installation of automated traffic control systems. In addition, road maps will be digitized, sensors, surveillance cameras, as well as special equipment for a single control platform will be installed.

At the first stage, 64 traffic lights, 48 pedestrian traffic lights, 5 multifunctional communicators and 5 universal road controllers will be installed. New traffic lights will be synchronized with the adaptive traffic control system.

ITS in the regions: Dagestan

In Dagestan, as part of the national project "Safe quality roads," the creation of a modern adaptive traffic control system began, which will reduce the time of transport accessibility and increase the safety of road users. At the first stage of ITS creation, traffic lights were modernized - 23 traffic lights were equipped with traffic sensors. It is planned that the modernization of traffic lights will lead to a qualitative improvement of the road situation in the city.

In 2021, measures to implement ITS were implemented in 25 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. At the beginning of February this year, agreements on the provision of transfers in the direction of ITS were concluded with 42 regions.

Current news about the development of ITS in all Russian regions is published on its website by the https://digitalagetransport.ru/news/ Association "Digital Era of Transport." However, this compilation of regional projects demonstrates the emerging practice of effectively managing ITS projects.

Ivan Mordanov, deputy director for the construction, operation and development of intelligent transport systems "Schwabe - Moscow," says in an interview with the magazine "Intelligent Transport Systems of Russia": {{quote 'From a technical point of view, it is worth starting with traffic light regulation and a local change in traffic organization. This is such a technique of quick victories, since after the introduction of effective control at intersections and the launch of intelligent control of traffic lights, life in the city becomes more comfortable. }}

At the next stage, all road load monitoring systems, including the traffic light control system, are modernized and combined. Next is the stage of analysis of the operation of photo and video recording systems for traffic violations and weight and size control, refinement, modernization and integration to solve new problems. The final stage is the creation of a single platform for managing the entire transport system, combining under its "umbrella" all already implemented ITS subsystems. The platform solution will allow not only to monitor and monitor the road situation, but also to quickly manage it.

Typical challenges in establishing regional ITS

Often implemented ITS solutions include separate modules of control systems and equipment for photo and video recording and weight and size control from various suppliers - this is the reality with which we are currently working, "says Ivan Mordanov from Schwabe-Moscow. He explains: Most of the solutions in the market are designed to work only with certain equipment and do not involve integration with other IT developments, which in the future will entail serious additional costs for the refurbishment and complete replacement of the system. In addition, part of the equipment does not have the technical ability to connect to ITS, and, accordingly, will need to be replaced in the future.

The necessary technologies for the development of the ITS complex already exist. But to cover regions with intelligent solutions, you need a single standard for data transfer and architecture. I think it's a matter of time.

First of all, we are talking about the lack of standards at the federal level, "said Alexander Sergienko, executive director of Innodata, in his speech at a meeting of the Rosavtodor working group on ITS in Kazan. - The current wording regarding ITS/KSODD/ASUDD has a very vague definition and is interpreted within the regions in its own way.

As a result, the expert believes, we have a "patchwork blanket" when analyzing the overall picture across the country, which, in turn, leads to the complexity of correct modeling (due to the inability to dock data) and further optimization (garbage at the entrance = garbage at the exit).

According to Ivan Mordanov, the current task of ITS at the regional level is to create regional centers for ITS management in the format of open systems with the possibility of further transferring information to the national ITS network:

That is why we offer the industry a proven solution that has proven to increase the safety, environmental friendliness and efficiency of the agglomeration transport system and is able to scale for various tasks.

He points to the second problematic point of regional ITS: an intelligent transport system is an instrument of a large number of departments, regulatory bodies and other services that not only provide transport services for the population, but also are responsible for security with law and order. The fragmentation of ITS systems is reflected, in particular, in the fact that within the same region different systems most often belong to different customers. "To achieve the maximum effect, everything should be in the hands of a single customer," Ivan Mordanov believes.

Another big problem is common for all large IT projects - a shortage of qualified specialists with experience in ITS in the regions. This is critical at the stage of not only the creation, but also the subsequent maintenance of the created ITS.

Next, consider the implementation of key aspects of ITS.

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