Reports Archive

This area of the site contains ad hoc Fact Sheets, Intelligence Reports prepared under ITS Radar International and its predecessors, EU Watch and ITS Radar. Reports about the work of the ITS Radar International project, such as analysis of web site visits and user surveys are also available here.

Fact Sheets:

• March 2010 - Meeting sustainability objectives - the role of ITS Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet presents a discussion on the role of technology in reducing emissions from road based transport, with a particular focus on those measures relevant to the Highways Agency and the Strategic Road Network. 
• March 2010 - Incident Management the role of Technology Fact Sheet
  This Fact Sheet summarises current incident management technologies used throughout the world and highlights recent Research and Development and advances in this field.
• February 2010 - Managed Motorways
  A summary of the tools for providing managed motorways, a review of non-UK managed motorway schemes, including evaluation evidence from a range of case studies, and a summary of implemented and planned managed motorways in the UK.
• September 2009 - CVHS Fact Sheet
  Cooperative Vehicle Highway Systems (CVHS) involve vehicles exchanging information with each other and with the roadside infrastructure so that drivers and road operators have access to live, up to date information about the road environment. This Fact Sheet summarises the benefits and technological challenges involved in CVHS, European activities and standards. Projects related to CVHS in Europe, Japan and the USA are summarised and developments in the UK in general and the Highways Agency in particular are discussed.
• June 2009 - INSPIRE Fact Sheet
  EU INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information on Transport Networks) seeks to understand more about place, and the impacts upon the people and assets at that location, to better plan, manage risk and utilise resources.
  Similarly the Location Strategy for the UK seeks to enhance knowledge of place by creating a framework in which data can be harmonised and shared in a meaningful way.
• January 2009- eCall Fact Sheet
  eCall is an in-vehicle emergency call service that is designed to speed up emergency response, with benefits for both casualties and other road users. This Fact Sheet outlines the service and its potential benefits, summarises the European policy and activities, including research and standards and outlines the UK position. The first version of the Fact Sheet was published in March 2006. It was updated in January 2007 and ahs been udated again to take account of events during 2007 and 2008.
• April 2007 - MESA Factsheet
  Project MESA aims to design a self-establishing, self-healing, broadband network, operating at specific ‘hot spots' such as road accidents, chemical spills and natural disasters, at data rates in excess of 2Mbps.
  The EU Watch Fact Sheet provides a guide to MESA and its potential benefits, summarising the US and European positions and includes details on current HA research and an outline of the UK position.
• February 2007 - ITS Registry Fact Sheet
  The Highways Agency ITS Registry is a repository of data definitions and data models with an associated process for improving quality and for harmonisation across different systems. The Fact Sheet describes this pilot project, the data models included and plans for the future.
• January 2007 - DATEX II Fact Sheet
  DATEX II is developing to provide an accurate and reliable method for traffic data exchange between traffic centres and service providers. This Fact Sheet is a guide to DATEX II, summarising how it has evolved, benefits, European policy and activities and the status of DATEX in the UK. The first version of the Fact Sheet was published in May 2006. This version has been updated to take account of developments during 2006.
• May 2006 - Standards Fact Sheet
  A brief guide to Standards and standardisation. A Standard is a specification approved by a body recognised at the regional, national or international level and made available to the public.

Reports:

• List of events, projects and European ITS consultation March 2010
  A list of events, projects and consultations highlighted by the ITS Radar International project that are of potential interest to the HA.
• Web Site Usage Statistics - May 2008 to September 2009
• ITS World Congress Report 17-20 November 2008
  A summary of 64 papers relevant to the Highways Agency that were presented at the 15th World Congress and Exhibition on Intelligent Transportation Systems and Services held in New York in November 2008.
• 6-Month Review and Plan Oct 2008
  Review of project activities between March and September 2008, options for service enhancements and summary of communications plan
• Web Site Usage Statistics - May-September 2008
• Subscriber survey report Sept 2008
  Results of a survey among subscribers to the service which reviewed the service provided and identified support for a range of improvements.
• Subscriber survey report April - May 2008
  A summary of the responses to the survey and recommendations for developments in the service
• HA EU Watch Final Report 2005-2007
  The final report from the HA EU Watch 2005-2007 project.
• Vehicle Safety Summit Conference Report 14-15 May 2007 
  Report by Jonathan Francsics on the May 2007 Vehicle Safety Summit held in London. The report includes recommendations for the Highways Agency concerning monitoring developments in eCall and in active and passive safety systems which have implications for the HA, through their benefits for safety and traffic flows.
• Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems Symposium Conference Report 28 March 2007 
  A report by Jonathan Francsics on the March 2007 meeting on CVIS (Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems ) hosted by the Dutch research organisation TNO. CVIS is expected to have impacts on flows, safety and the environment. This event was aimed at raising the awareness of CVIS through presentations of prominent European developments in this field.
• IMS for the Transport Industry Conference Report 27 February 2007 
  February 2007 meeting on IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) for the Transport System addressing the potential benefits and future implementation of this communication media.
• FP7 Conference Report February 2007
  A high level conference launching the EC 7th Framework Research Programme in London and European events on this programme held in Cologne in February 2007 are reported in this conference report.
• RFID and Electronic Vehicle identificaton in Road Transport - November 2006
  Review of Papers from this conference, with recommendations for tthe Highways Agency.
• eSafety Conference - November 2006
  Review of Papers from this conference, with recommendations for the Highways Agency.
• CVIS conference Report - October 2006
  Review of Papers from this conference, with recommendations for the Highways Agency.
• ITS- European and UK initiatives conference report July 2006 
  A report on an information day in July 2006 organised by the Department for Trade and Industry about European and UK initiatives.
• European Experiences Meeting Report March 2006 
  A report on the meeting held in Bristol, March 2006, looking at traffic management in France, Germany and Austria.
• Conference report - eSafety Forum 5th Plenary Meeting May 2006
  A report on the meeting held in Brussels in May 2006, including recommendations for the Highways Agency.
• Conference report - European Roundtable on Intelligent Roads January 2006
  A report on the European Roundtable on Intelligent Roads, held in Brussels in January 2006.
• Conference Report - Nav '05
  A report on the Royal Institute of Navigation's annual conference.
• Summary of Review Report April 2006
  This report summarises the review of the first six months of the HA EUWATCH project, including web site monitoring, feedback from users and discussion of topics for investigation in Phase 2. More detailed information is available in the full text of the report.
• Web Site Usage Statistics - June-August 2006
• Web Site Usage Statistics - September-November 2006
  These reports highlights trends in usage of the website over the described periods. Details include: the overall number of website hits; the location of visitors and the types of pages being viewed.

• Final Report 01 February 2005
  The final report from the HA EU Watch 2003-2004 project, completed in July 2004 for the Highways Agency.