Intelligent Transport System in Thailand

1. Intelligent Transport System in Thailand Dr. Passakon Prathombutr Sukid Panjatanasak, ITS Thailand

2. Outline • Thai ITS Stack and Technology Road Map • Thai ITS Master Plan • Thai ITS Forum • Existing ITS Development & Deployment • ITS Researches

8. Thai ITS Forum • Established since September 2005. • Membership from Gov. and Private Sector.

9. Thai ITS Forum Mission • Participate in developing plan of ITS Technology Road map andPolicy. • Being a center to share experience, knowledge and information in ITS. • Educate and Promote ITS to the public. • Being a linkage between ITS Stakeholders.

10. Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand Union Technology Co.,Ltd. Transconsult Co.,Ltd. King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok Thai Traffic Police Thai Embedded Systems Association Silpakorn University Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) PRK Somapa IT Government Information Technology Services (GITS) Metamedia Technology ITS Forum Members • Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, Ministry of Transport • National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) • Department of Rural Roads • Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry (TISI) • PnC Consultant(Thailand)Co.,Ltd. • Chulalongkorn University • Kasetsart University • Genius Traffic System Co.,Ltd. • Netgadget Co.,Ltd. • Traffic and Transportation Department, BMA • King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)

11. Forum meeting

12. Working Groups • WG1: Regional Architecture • Focus on Bangkok Architecture first. • Based on the Master Plan. • WG2: Data Exchange Center • Focus on Center-to-Center first. • Adapt from ISO TC204. • Prototyping. • WG3: ITS Digital Map • Coding. • WG4: Traffic Information Management

13. ITS Service Providers Mappoint Asia ESRI Mobile Innovation mAlert91 Toyota Taxi Cooperatives ITS Research NECTEC Chulalongkorn University Asian Institute of Technology King Mongkut University of Technology Prince of Songkla Univ etc Existing ITS Development & Deployment Government Agencies • Bangkok Metropolitan Administration • Expressway Agencies & Operators • Mass Transit Agencies & Operators • National Police Bureau • Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning • Highway Agencies • Local Administration in various cities • etc

14. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) • Smart Traffic Sign - 40 in operation • Smart Taxi Stand - in operation but not fully utilized • Smart Bus Stand - delayed • Smart Parking Building – review • Area Traffic Control – failed, will revive again by corridor • RTPI for Bus Rapid Transit – BRT project on hold • CCTV – online for Internet and mobile phone • etc

15. BMA

16. Expressway Agencies & Operators(FES, SES, ARE, BBPE, CBE, DMT, BCM, EORR) • Expressway Traffic Control System – Center, CCTV, VMS - FES, SES, ARE, BBPE, CBE, DMT • Electronic Toll Collection – FES, ARE • Traveler Information System – web page, call center, traffic radio, VMS - FES, SES, ARE, BBPE, CBE, DMT • 3rd Generation ETC - planned

17. ETA

18. National Police Bureau • Traffic Control and Command Center – new facilities open late 2005 (CCTV, VMS) • Traveler Information System –web page, call center, traffic radio, VMS • Automatic Speed Camera– Highway police • Red Light Camera– pilot test

19. Traffic Control and Command Center

20. Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning • ITS Master Plan – finished, recommend 3 demonstration projects; ITS Mobility Center, SMART, Intercity Bus Tracking • Real Time Information System – 1st phase under development • Tracking of Hazardous Material Vehicles – 1st phase under development • ITS Corridor to Suvarnabhumi Airport – to begin study and design • Common Ticket (Smart Card) – BTS & MRTA to invest, OTP to assist setting up clearing house

21. ITS Service Providers & Users (non government) • GPS Tracking & Fleet management System – petrol fleet & logistics company, taxi fleet • Navigation – ESRI, Toyota • Traffic Information – via sms • etc

22. ITS Deployment inOther Cities Outside Bangkok • Limited use of VMS • Widespread use of LED countdown traffic light • Very few cities with ATC (Chiang-Mai and Pattaya) • A few cities has traffic control center with CCTV • Only one city – Nonthaburi has vehicle tracking

23. ITS Research • Image Processing • RFID • Data Center • Text Casting on FM • GPS Tracking • etc

24. NSTDA ITS Projects • ITS Image Processing • Vehicle Verification • License Plate Recognition • Wireless Sensor Network for Automotive Traffic Monitoring • Traffic data broadcasting through FM radio • ITS Data Exchange Center • Short Range Wireless Communications between Road and Vehicle

25. 5 Traffic data broadcasting through FM radio 6 ITS Data Exchange Center 1 Image Processing, 2 Vehicle Verification, 3 Plate Recognition, 4 Wireless Sensor, 7 SRWC

29. Wireless Sensor Network for Automotive Traffic Monitoring

30. Wireless Transceiver Sensor Receiver - Server Packaging

31. traffic.thai.net

32. Question? Thank you Passakon Prathombutr,Ph.D. prathom@nectec.or.th, Secretariat, ITS Thailand