Ultra-Low Emission Zone - How Siemens Mobility Limited is helping London take a step towards a healthier, more sustainable future.
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Ultra-Low
Emission Zone
A central IT in-station service
How Siemens Mobility Limited is helping management centre is operated on a
24/7, 365 days a year basis by a
London take a step towards a healthier, dedicated Siemens Mobility team with
more sustainable future. our maintenance engineers providing
local 1st and 2nd line support. Third
line support is provided by technical
experts at Siemens Mobility in Poole,
UK.
Background From October 2021, the ULEZ area will The system is integrated with the
be expanded to include the whole of roadside sensors and ANPR cameras
Cities and urban areas around the which form part of TfL’s existing
inner London, bounded by the city’s
world are experiencing ever-growing Congestion Charging scheme.
North and South Circular roads.
volumes of traffic and congestion. As a
result, air quality levels are a major The technology behind ULEZ ANPR cameras identify and register
concern, with national governments every vehicle that enters the ULEZ - 24
Siemens Mobility provided the hours a day, 365 days a year. This
and local authorities increasingly
Transport for London (TfL) ULEZ information is then transmitted to a
taking measures to improve them.
enforcement system in London on a dedicated and secure Siemens Mobility
How does London’s ULEZ operate? Design, Build, Operate and Maintain
basis, covering both the roadside
On 8 April 2019 the Mayor of London
equipment and central IT in-station.
launched the world’s first Ultra Low
Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the existing
Central London Congestion Charge
Zone.
The purpose of the ULEZ is to improve
air quality in and around central
London by reducing the number of
older more polluting vehicles that
enter the central zone.
ULEZ operates 24 hours a day, every
day of the year. Vehicles must meet
strict emission standards to drive in
the ULEZ area. The system uses a
network of Automatic Number Plate
Recognition (ANPR) cameras to
enforce compliance with older, more
polluting non-compliant vehicles that
do not meet the strict ULEZ emissions
standards being required to pay a daily Image courtesy of TfL.
charge or incur a penalty charge.
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data centre, where our ULEZ in-station This has translated into real In addition to Siemens Mobility’s ULEZ
software determines the compliance of improvements in air quality, including work, the company also has a suite of
the vehicle. a reduction of nitrogen dioxide solutions that are helping highway
concentrations levels by 36% at planners, engineers and managers to
The system is capable of processing an
roadside monitoring sites in the zone better understand and manage the
immense volume of data, which has to
since 2017. Nitrogen oxide emissions city’s traffic efficiently and to make a
be processed and stored in such a way
have been reduced by 200 tonnes, and positive impact on air quality. The
it can be used as a basis for
carbon dioxide emissions by 9,800 company is also supporting the
notifications of charges and penalties.
tonnes. increasing use of Electric Vehicles by
The information the system has to
providing reliable, rapid chargers, all of
constitute a strong basis of evidence. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said:
which underpins Siemens Mobility’s
“This shows how bold action reaps
commitment to delivering a more
rewards – just one month after
efficient transport network and a
launching the world’s first ULEZ,
cleaner, healthier, more sustainable
leading the way for cities around the
and more attractive environment.
globe, we have already seen a
significant impact on the types of
The Siemens Mobility ULEZ solution:
vehicles driving in the centre of our
• Automatic Number Plate
capital and polluting our air.
Recognition (ANPR) cameras
“Nearly three-quarters of the vehicles • Low Emission Zone Enforcement
driving into central London each day instation software and Evidential
ULEZ and Congestion Charging signage in
now meeting the standards required Record capture
Central London.
to turn around this public health crisis. • Secure hosting of IT infrastructure
Vehicle data from the ANPR camera It’s vital this compliance is sustained • Operation and maintenance of
network is also used by TfL for scheme to truly make a difference to our air complete ULEZ solution
analysis and reporting, and to assist quality.” • Performance dashboards for pro-
with their traffic management Alex Williams, Transport for London’s active operational support and KPI
operations. director of city planning, said: reporting
“Everyone benefits from clean air, • Consultancy Services for modelling
which is why it is great to see that so and data analysis
Six-month results
many people have responded to the
After six months of operation, research Ultra-Low Emission Zone, which has
by the Mayor of London's Office found resulted in a reduction in the number Siemens Mobility Limited
that on an average day, 13,500 fewer of polluting vehicles in the capital. Sopers Lane
‘non-compliant vehicles’ were driven in
the zone since the scheme was “ULEZ will nearly halve road-based Poole
introduced in April 2019, compared to NOx emissions in central London, and
in addition to our work to green up Dorset
the previous month, with 74% of
vehicles driving into the zone being the bus fleet and encourage the taxi BH17 7ER
compliant with the new standards. industry to switch to cleaner vehicles,
together we will help to tackle this
public health crisis.” Contact: info.mobility.gb@siemens.com
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