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Truck parking information system Sitraffic Conduct+ - Precise occupancy information for truck drivers and the parking guidance center
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Truck parking information system
Sitraffic Conduct+
Precise occupancy information for truck drivers
and the parking guidance center
Truck parking information system Sitraffic Conduct+ - Precise occupancy information for truck drivers and the parking guidance center
Truck parking is a rare commodity.
                         Sitraffic Conduct+
                         ensures its efficient use.

                         Currently, there is a shortage of about       Even in difficult detection conditions,
                         7,000 truck parking spaces along German       for instance in case of congestion, low
                         motorways. It would be very useful if         speeds, small distances between vehicles,
                         truck drivers, long before the end of their   or vehicles maneuvering in the measure-
                         driving time, could query the availability    ment area, the Sitraffic Conduct+ truck
                         of free parking spaces at the various rest    parking information system provides
                         areas along their route. This would make      precise measurements. Intelligent algo-
                         rest periods easier to plan and optimize      rithms automatically check and correct
                         the utilization of individual truck parking   the calculated occupancy status.
                         facilities. These needs can now be easily
                         met, using the Sitraffic® Conduct+ truck      Perfect overview thanks to a clear
                         parking information system.                   layout of the GIS map display
                                                                       The truck parking information system
                         The system accurately records the occu-       continuously transmits the occupancy
                         pancy in the various parking areas and        data of all connected truck parking areas
                         automatically feeds the occupancy data        to the parking guidance center. All park-
                         via outstations into the central system.      ing areas are displayed on the GIS map.
                         From there, the data can be made avail-       For each parking facility, the information
                         able to a wide variety of information         systems stores detailed information,
                         platforms. In addition, the operators at      which can be accessed at the click of a
                         the center can intervene at any time          mouse.
                         and trigger specific actions.
                                                                       Easy-to use driver information thanks
                         A low-cost solution, even for                 to data export to public services and
                         large truck parks, thanks to indirect         the mobility data market
                         occupancy measurement                         The occupancy data of the connected
                         With the Sitraffic Conduct+ truck parking     truck parking areas are transmitted to dif-
                         information system, vehicles are counted      ferent information platforms, using the
Two sensor systems       and classified as they enter and exit the     DATEX II profile for parking that has been
at the entrance and      truck park. Using a so-called ‘difference     specially developed for this application.
exit give high mea-      method’, the parking space occupancy          Almost all road users can receive the
surement accuracy.
                         can be calculated indirectly from the         information via TCM. The mobility data
The laser scanner
scans the height and
                         difference between the number of en-          market (MDM), which is part of an inno-
width profiles, the      trances and exits. Thanks to the high         vation initiative by the German Federal
ground sensors detect    detection accuracy, the system works          Government, provides private service
the speed of the pass-   with just a small number of detectors,        providers with the relevant data. Truck
ing vehicles             which makes it very cost-effective to         drivers can easily check the parking situa-
                         implement and operate.                        tion along their route using multiple
                                                                       channels, such as:
                         Double sensors ensure                         • smartphone apps
                         high measurement accuracy,                    • navigation systems in their trucks
                         even in difficult conditions                  • broadcast messages
                         Sitraffic Conduct+ uses a combination of      • information kiosks at rest areas
                         ground sensors and additional laser scan-
                         ners at the entrances and exits of the
                         parking area to achieve the high accuracy
                         needed for the difference method. The
                         laser scanners measure the height and
                         width of the passing vehicles while the
                         ground sensors detect the speed.

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Truck parking information system Sitraffic Conduct+ - Precise occupancy information for truck drivers and the parking guidance center
Pilot project in Bavaria:
                             The truck parking guidance system
                             on the A9 motorway between
                             Nuremberg and Munich
   The screens show the
 layout of each parking
    facility and indicate
  its current occupancy
       status in a slider-
     or traffic-light-type
                   display

On the overview screen,
   the names of the rest
   areas are color-coded
according to the current
  occupancy situation –
      for an immediate
 overview of the overall
       parking situation

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Truck parking information system Sitraffic Conduct+ - Precise occupancy information for truck drivers and the parking guidance center
Together with Siemens Mobility and            The data will be passed to the Bavarian
Logistics and VoLTRA Solutions, the           Traffic Information Agency (VIB)
Bavarian Highways Department has              Bavaria has one of the most highly devel-
launched a pilot project that is unique       oped traffic management systems in the
in Europe – on behalf of the BMVI (the        world. The Bavarian Traffic Information
German Ministry of Transport and Digital      Agency uses the information platform
Infrastructure) and with the support of       www.bayerninfo.de to support road users
the Center for Traffic Management. The        by providing information on roadworks,
truck parking guidance system Sitraffic       traffic flow and traffic incidents. Static
Conduct+ is to be installed by December       information regarding parking availability
2016 at 21 rest areas and gas stations on     is already available. Now the project will
the A9 motorway between Nuremberg             complement this information with online
and Munich.                                   data. Anyone who does not have access
                                              to the Internet can use the special infor-
Video cameras allow visual comparison         mation kiosks at the rest areas, where
As part of the pilot project, the installa-   touchsreen systems provide an overview
tion of video cameras is planned for all      of the occupancy situation in the parking
21 parking areas. In the parking guidance     areas.
center, the displayed video images will
allow for easy visual comparison. After
completion of the pilot phase, the cam-
eras will be used for monitoring the traf-
fic situation.

                                                                                           In Bavaria, 21 parking
                                                                                           and rest facilities
                                                                                           on the A9 motorway
                                                                                           between Nuremberg
                                                                                           and Munich are to be
                                                                                           equipped with the
                                                                                           truck parking informa-
                                                                                           tion system

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Truck parking information system Sitraffic Conduct+ - Precise occupancy information for truck drivers and the parking guidance center
The ‘difference method’ for calculating parking space occupancy on motorway rest areas         Detection using GroundSens and ScanSens

                                                                          Parking guidance                 ScanSens:
                                                                          center:                          Laser scanner to
                                                                          • collects the                   measure the height
                                                                            occupancy data                 and width profiles
                                   Information
                                                                            of all connected
                                   on parking space
                                                                            parking lots
                                   occupancy
                                                                          • transmits infor-
                                                                            mation to the
                                                                            MDM and other
                                                                            platforms

                                   Difference calcula-
 Transmission                                                             Transmission
                                   tions that take
 of vehicle type                                                          of vehicle type
                                   vehicle length into
 and length                                                               and length
                                   account

 Detectors for                                                            Detectors for
 counting and                                                             counting and
 classification                                                           classification
 at the exit                                                              at the entrance

                                                                                                           GroundSens:
                                                                                                           Radar sensor to
                                                                                                           detect the vehicles’
                                                                                                           length and speed

                                              The current occupancy
                                              data of all connected
                                              parking and rest facili-
                                              ties are available in the
                                              parking guidance center

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Truck parking information system Sitraffic Conduct+ - Precise occupancy information for truck drivers and the parking guidance center
Technical specification

                                  General information

                                  Temperature range                   –30 to +60 °C

                                  Humidity                            0 to 95 %, no condensation

                                  Laser scanner

                                  Number of measurement levels        4

                                  Scan range                          > 95°

                                  Power consumption
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