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Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3

2 Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 4

2.1 Promotion of ITS domain in Romania ................................................................................... 4

2.2 ITS Actions & National ITS Action Plan................................................................................. 4

2.3 Research, innovation & education ........................................................................................ 4

2.4 National & international ITS events ...................................................................................... 4

2.5 Networking .......................................................................................................................... 4

2.5.1 Industry ...................................................................................................................... 4

2.5.2 Research and innovation ............................................................................................ 4

2.5.3 Professional education ............................................................................................... 5

2.5.4 Project consortia ........................................................................................................ 5

2.5.5 Public – private partnership ........................................................................................ 5

3 Actions ....................................................................................................................................... 6

4 Projects ...................................................................................................................................... 8

4.1 Romanian highway corridors ................................................................................................ 8

4.1.1 A1 Motorway .............................................................................................................. 8

4.1.2 A2 Motorway .............................................................................................................. 8

4.2 HeERO ................................................................................................................................. 9

4.2.1 HeERO Consortium .................................................................................................... 9

4.2.2 Major objectives ......................................................................................................... 9

4.3 EasyWay 2 .......................................................................................................................... 10

4.3.1 EasyWay objectives ................................................................................................... 10

4.4 RIS-COSAR ......................................................................................................................... 11

4.4.1 Main objectives ......................................................................................................... 11

4.4.2 Specific objectives ..................................................................................................... 11

4.5 VTMIS - Consulting for the Danube-Black Sea channel ....................................................... 11

4.6 IRIS EUROPE 2 - Tehnical consulting for pilot system.......................................................... 11

5 Members ................................................................................................................................... 13

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1 Introduction ITS Romania – The Romanian Organization for The Implementation of Intelligent Transport Systems

is a professional, non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1999 whose purpose is to promote, coordinate, implement and integrate intelligent transport systems in Romania, harmonized at a European level. ITS Romania is a founding member of the Network of National ITS Associations.

The organization’s main objectives are: • promotion of products and services which ensure interoperability and integration with the TEN-T

European transport network; • support of research, development, production and application of ITS; • collection and dissemination of specific information in the field of ITS; • cooperation with central and local authorities, other associations and societies, public or private,

for regulation and efficient application of ITS; • establishing a technical and legal frame for the efficient implementation of ITS; • supporting the development of a market for ITS and promoting national solutions at an

international level. ITS Romania has over 40 companies as members and over 60 individual expert members. Overall the

organization’s members cover the entire range of activities and modes of transport in the field, from transport administrators, transport representatives, service and equipment suppliers to consulting companies, universities and improvement centres.

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2 Objectives

2.1 Promotion of ITS domain in Romania ITS represents and important way to improve transport systems in an intensive manner. For this

reason harmonised development of ITS in Romania as well as sustainable development of transport systems are the main objectives of ITS Romania (NGO).

2.2 ITS Actions & National ITS Action Plan ITS Romania is collaborating actively with National Transport Authorities and Ministry of transport

and infrastructure to pave the way for new ITS actions at national, regional and local levels to reach the main objectives: National ITS Strategy and deployment of ITS projects based on National ITS Action Plan (correlated with European ITS Directives and European Action Plans).

2.3 Research, innovation & education ITS Romania is actively involved in educational activities (courses, master programs) as well as in

research and innovation. One main way to promote ITS is to educate people and to develop human resources in the field of ITS. The educational process is supported by research activities and ITS Romania led and leads national research projects. Innovation in ITS and transport systems is also an objective of ITS Romania and the creativity expressed in new systems, technologies and products could be an important step in ITS development in Romania.

2.4 National & international ITS events The best way to promote ITS domain is to organise events and to participate actively in ITS public

actions. ITS Romania is organising International ITS Conference in Romania and also participate every year in all major international ITS events (ITS world and European congresses, technical and scientific conferences and specific ITS events).

2.5 Networking

2.5.1 Industry All major actors from ITS domain are invited under ITS Romania platform to exchange knowledge and

information for better society and life. The results of this implication are workshops, fora and round tables on ITS and new technologies.

2.5.2 Research and innovation The main forces for progress and smart transport systems are research and innovation. ITS Romania

was established the first research network on ITS in Romania and it is involved as link between researchers and research institutions at national and European levels.

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2.5.3 Professional education The quality of research, innovation and industrial applications are directly connected to the quality of

human resorces. ITS Romania has members from universities and it is focusing on increasing educational levels of Romanian engineers and technicians in ITS. ITS Romania is a well known platform for ITS experts and professionals to increase their competences and experiences.

2.5.4 Project consortia The consortium and the quality of it are crucial for the success of the projects (research or

consultancy) and ITS Romania led and managed important European and national projects in ITS.

2.5.5 Public – private partnership ITS Romania is a very good example of this kind of partnership through its members (public bodies

and private companies) and its national and European projects.

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3 Actions

3.1 Harmonisation of ITS implementation and deployment on national road network and integration with ITS of Trans-European Road Network

3.2 National ITS Specifications and Deployment Guidelines for ITS Services

3.3 eSafety and eCall initiatives and projects

3.4 River information services and harmonisation of national initiatives and projects

3.5 Integration of ITS for all transport modes – interoperability and data exchange

3.6 National platforms for cooperation in ITS

3.7 International and European cooperation to enhance the visibility of national initiatives and industry

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3.8 Active participation to European and international forums and conferences

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4 Projects

4.1 Romanian highway corridors

4.1.1 A1 Motorway ITS Romania and The National Road Administrator have implemented on the A1 motorway a system

for monitoring and traveller information in the EasyWay phase II project. The location of the Monitoring and Information Centre is in the Regional Road Centre Bucharest.

The system covers six nodes on the A1 motorway, and implements intelligent infrastructure for motorways using a diversity of monitoring and traveller information technologies. It is designed as a test base and technology platform for future nationwide implementation.

Technologies used: • Weight in motion, size measurement, classification and tracking of compliance system • Video monitoring system • Incident detection system – with video analysis • Number plates recognition and monitoring/penalty rovigneta system • Traffic meter:

inductive loops image analysis radar technology infrared and ultrasound technology

• Measuring, road weather forecasting and warning system • Information system through variable message signs.

4.1.2 A2 Motorway • The objective is monitoring and traffic information, as an extension for the system implemented on

the A1 motorway. • There will be 1 node with 2 VMSs and traffic monitoring equipment

The monitoring is made from the same centre for the A1 motorway.

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4.2 HeERO

HeERO addresses the pan-European in-vehicle emergency call service "eCall" based on 112, the common European Emergency number. The in-vehicle eCall is an emergency call generated either manually by vehicle occupants or automatically via activation of in-vehicle sensors. When activated, the in-vehicle eCall system will establish a voice connection directly with the relevant PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point), this being either a public or a private eCall emergency centre operating under the regulation and/or authorisation of a public body. At the same time, a minimum set of incident data (MSD) will be sent to the PSAP operator receiving the voice call. The eCall service will use the common European standards defined by ETSI and CEN.

Romaniaintends to develop a fully functional eCall service to be implemented in the existing 112 system.

During three years (January 2011 to December 2013), the nine European countries forming the HeERO consortium will carry out the start-up of an interoperable and harmonised 112 based in-vehicle emergency call system.

All the partners are sharing the same high-level objective: prepare the local e112 eCall infrastructure necessary for the provision of a sustainable eCall service for the European citizens and share their experiences with the other EU Members and Associated States.

The eCall system will help achieving the EU's objective to decrease the number of severe road injuries and fatalities to 50%. The project is partially funded by the European Commission under the ICT PSP programme.

4.2.1 HeERO Consortium The HeERO Consortium is composed of ERTICO - European Road Transport telematics

Implementation (Coordination Organisation as Project Coordinator), EENA - European Emergency Number Association ( Project Dissemination Leader) and representatives from 9 European countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden. The Romanian Consortium is composed of:

• ITS Romania (National ITS Organisation) • STS (PSAP Operator) • RCMNR (Road Operator) • UTI Systems (Technology Provider) • URA (Expert Organisation) • ELSOL (Engineering and consultancy)

4.2.2 Major objectives Define operational and functional requirements needed to upgrade all eCall related service-chain

parts (PSAPs-integrated rescue systems, telecommunication-112/E112, etc.) to handle eCall • Implement available Pan-European eCall related European standards • Implement needed technical and operational infrastructure upgrades • Identify possible use of eCall system for public and/or private value-added services • Produce the training materials for the eCall operators • Assess certification procedures related to the eCall services equipment in liaison with CEN Project

Team • Produce recommendations for future eCall pre-deployment and deployment activities in Europe • Promote pilots results and best practices with other EU Member and Associated States not involved

in HeERO pilot • Demonstrate interoperability and continuity of harmonised EU wide eCall service

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4.3 EasyWay 2 EasyWay is a project for Europe-wide ITS deployment on main TERN corridors driven by national road

authorities and operators with associated partners including the automotive industry, telecom operators and public transport stakeholders. It sets clear targets, identifies the set of necessary ITS European services to deploy (Traveller Information, Traffic Management and Freight and Logistic Services) and is an efficient platform that allows the European mobility stakeholders to achieve a coordinated and combined deployment of these pan-European services.

EasyWay incorporates all current Euro Regions and facilitates the integration of new Member States and new areas such as the Baltic countries, Greece and Southern Italy. It reinforces the cooperation between the existing participating countries by providing a new integrated framework with clear objectives and reporting.

4.3.1 EasyWay objectives ITS are very effective in mitigating the negative effects of transport in Europe. To achieve a really

good grip on the effects of ITS, it is necessary to put the European road user at the centre of the perspective. The White Paper, to which the EasyWay Programme is linked, sets targets for 2020 to make a positive impact on traffic flow, traffic safety and the environment. The EasyWay programme activities stretch over a seven-year period, from 2007 until 2013, but set the targets for 2020 similar to the White Paper. To promote future creativity, more ambitious targets are set for future years according to the experiences gained by the Swedish “Vision Zero” and the Hessian “Zero Congestion Vision” and will be transferred to a European scale. The targets for EasyWay are therefore projected for the year 2020.

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4.4 RIS-COSAR River Information Services (RIS) are harmonized information services that support traffic and

transport management in inland navigation, including interfaces with other transport modes. In order to compete with, or complement, as part of a transport chain - transport modes like road and rail, traffic management in inland navigation has to provide additional services to allow for an optimisation of the traffic flow and to increase the transparency of cargo flows.

4.4.1 Main objectives • Development and test implementation of two new RIS services Calamity Abatement and

International RIS Data Exchange, which are not standardized or implemented at European level; • Development of the Romanian RIS implementation plan for 2010-2020, as support for the strategic

development of the field and investment planning; • RIS concept development evidenced by: RIS manual, training workshops and results disseminating.

4.4.2 Specific objectives • Analysis of current state of implementation of RIS Directive (European Parliament and Council

Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community) in Romania;

• Defining Romania’s specific solutions to implement additional RIS services, with emphasis on cross-border data exchange and calamity abatement;

• Defining and testing the concept of data exchange between national RIS centers; • The achievement, together with the beneficiary, of a platform for monitoring, disaster warning and

reporting for the Danube – Black Sea Canal; • Defining the potential danger area for navigating through the canal.

4.5 RoRIS - Consulting for River Information Services in Romania The RoRIS system for inland waterways – has the goal of implementing a traffic management and

information system for ships covering the entire Danube-Black Sea Canal and the Poarta Alba-Midia Navodari Canal. The system will provide an operational data exchange with the RoRIS – Danube system and will be structured on 3 levels:

• local base stations • a regional center at Agigea Central Dispach • the interface with the National RoRIS Center

4.6 IRIS EUROPE 2 - Tehnical consulting for pilot system

4.6.1 Mission IRIS Europe II continues – from January 2009 until December 2011 – the expansion and enhancement

of RIS within an extended geographical and functional scope. IRIS Europe II will contribute to establish safe, secure and efficient transport on the European waterway network bringing advantages to governmental users as well as users in the logistics sector.

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4.6.2 Objectives The emphasis of IRIS Europe II is to facilitate the development of River Information Services in

Europe, enabling an international coordinated implementation, provision and enhancement of services as defined in the Directive 2005/44/EC – the so-called European RIS Directive. The Directive defines standards for data communication and required equipment and provides a framework for harmonised and interoperable RIS Systems and Services across Europe.

4.6.3 Members The IRIS Europe II project, co-funded by the European Union in the framework of the TEN-T

Programme, is commissioned and co-financed by the Ministries of Transport on nine EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Four additional partners – Croatia, Germany, Serbia and the Ukraine – expand the scope of IRIS Europe II to the European main rivers.

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5 Members Transport Ways Administrators ACN APM Site: www.acn.ro Site: www.portofconstantza.com Adress: 1 EcluzeiAgigea St., Constanta Adress: Incinta Port Constanta, Gara Maritima, code 900900 Email: compania @acn.ro Email: dirgensec@constantza-port.ro AFDJ CN ADNR Site: www.afdj.ro Site: www.cnadnr.ro Adress: 32 Portului St., Galati Adress: 38 DinicuGolescu Blvd., Bucharest Email: dg@afdj.ro Email: sigcirc@andnet.ro ANR METROREX Site:www.rna.ro Site: www.metrorex.ro Adress: 1 Constanta Harbour, Constanta Adress: 38 DinicuGolescu Blvd., Bucharest Email: rna@rna.ro Email: contact@metrorex.ro APDM Site: www.apdm.galati.ro Adress: 34 Portului St., Galati Email: apdm@apdm.galati.ro

Cars and Telematics Equipment Manufacturers Automobile DACIA – Car Plant Dacia METROUL Adress: 1 Uzinei St., Mioveni Site:www.metroul.ro

Adress: 3 bis Johann Gutenberg St., Bucharest CEFIN SYSTEMS Romania Email: metroul@metroul.ro Site: www.cefinsystems.com Adress: 10 Gheorghe Chitu Blvd., Craiova RADCOM Email: info@cefinsystems.com Site: www.radcom.ro Adress: 4 GaraHerastrau St., Bucharest CIVITAS GROUP Email: office@radcom.ro Site: www.civitasgroup.ro Adress: 14 CaleaGiulesti St., Bucharest ROMTELECOM Email: office@civitasgroup.ro Site:www.romtelecom.ro

Adress: 3-5 PiataPreseiLibere -, Bucharest ERICSSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROMANIA Site:www.ericsson.com RQA IMPEX COMPANY Adress: 4-8 NicolaeTitulescu St., Bucharest Site: www.romaniadigitala.ro Email: asq.us@ericsson.com Adress: 11 Targu Neamt St., Bucharest Email: romaniadigitala@rqa.ro ETA Automatizari Site: www.scada.ro SWARCO TRAFFIC ROMANIA Adress: 1 Gheorghe Dima St., Timisoara Site: www.swarco.ro Email: office@scada.ro Adress: 23 Lister Joseph St., Bucharest Email: office.sicor@swarco.com GEO STRATEGIES Site: www.geo-strategies.com SIELTE Adress: 10 Gen. VasileMilea, Sibiu Site: www.sielte.com Email: maps@geo.strategies.ro Adress:81 General PetrePopovatSt. Bucharest Email:sielte@xnet.ro INFORMATICA FEROVIARA Site: www.cfrtm.ro/informatica/informatica.html STARCKROM TECHNOLOGIES Adress: 13 FratiiBuzesti St., Bucharest Site: www.starckrom.ro Email: fili@tim.cfr.ro Adress: 5 Presei St., Bucharest Email: office@starckrom.ro ISAF Site: www.isaf.ro ULTRANS Adress: 14 CaleaGiulesti St., Bucharest Site: www.ultrans.ro Email: office@isaf.ro Adress: 5 Ferdinand Blvd., Bucharest Email: office@ultrans.ro ISYS PROFESSIONAL Site: www.i-track.ro UTI Systems Adress: 28 Bucuresti Blvd., Ploiesti Site: www.uti.ro Email: office@isyspro.ro Adress: 107A Oltenitei St., Bucharest Email: sales.dss@uti.eu.com

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UTI TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT KATEL GROUP Site: www.uti.ro Site: www.katel.ro Adress: 27B Cernauti St., Bucharest Adress: 6A Gen. N. Dascalescu St., Piatra Neamt Email: traffic@uti.ro Email: Katel@Katel.ro VODAFONE ROMANIA Site: www.vodafone.ro Adress: 15 Charles de Gaulle Square, Bucharest

Research and Consulting Companies AROBS Transilvania Software INGENIUS MOBILE Site: www.arobs.ro Adress: 28 Andrei Muresanu St., RO-545400 Sighisoara Adress: 63 Minerilor St., Cluj-Napoca, Romania Email: kontakt@ingenius-mobile.com Email: outsourcing@arobs.com IPA AVANSYS SOLUTIONS Site: www.ipa.ro Adress: 12 Spătaru Preda St., Bucharest Adress: 167 CaleaFloreasca St., Bucharest Email: office@avansys.ro Email: udrescuf@ipa.ro ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS ITC Site: www.elsol.ro Site: www.itc.ro Adress: 113 Ion Mihalache Blvd, Bucharest Adress: 11A Fabrica de Glucoza St., Bucharest Email: office@elsol.ro Email: office@itc.ro GIE MINDSPEED Communications Site: www.gieltd.com Site: www.mindspeed.eu Adress: 108-110 Calea 13 Septembrie, Bucharest Adress: 6-12 Copilului St., Bucharest Email: office@gieltd.com Email: office@mindspeed.eu ICE SEARCH CORPORATION Adress: 5-7 DimitriePompei Blvd., Bucharest Site:www.searchltd.ro Email: dragth@ice.romsys.ro Adress: 65 CadereaBastiliei St., Bucharest Email: office@searchltd.ro ICI Site: www.ici.ro SIAT Adress:8-10Maresal Al. Averescu, Bucharest Site:www.siat.ro Email: office@ici.ro Adress: 169 CaleaFloreasca St., Bucharest Email: office@siat.ro INCERTRANS Site: www.incertrans.ro Adress: 391-393 CaleaGricitei St., Bucharest Email: incetrans@incertrans.ro

Representatives of the Hauliers and Civil Society RATB URTP Site:www.ratb.ro Site:www.urtp.ro Adress: 1 DinicuGolescu Blvd., Bucharest Adress: 6-8 Gheorghe Magheru Blvd., Bucharest Email: info@ratb.ro Email: office@urtp.ro UNTRR – National Union of Road Hauliers from Romania Site:www.untrr.ro Adress: 60 IenachitaVacarescu St., Bucharest Email: office@untrr.ro

Universities and Training Centres CERONAV Constanta UPIT – University of Pitesti Site:www.ceronav.ro Site:www.upit.ro Adress: 69A Pescarilor St., Constanta Adress: 1 Targul din Vale St., Pitesti Email: office@ceronav.ro Email: info@upit.ro Craiova University – Mechanics Faculty UPT – “Politehnica” University of Timisoara Site:www.mecanica.ucv.ro Site:www.upt.ro Adress: 107 CaleaBucuresti St, Craiova Adress: 2 Victoriei Square, Timisoara Email: secretar@mecanica.ucv.ro Email: rector@rectorat.upt.ro UPB – University “POLITEHNICA” Bucharest UTB – “Transilvania” University of Brasov Site:www.upb.ro Site:www.unitbv.ro Adress: 1 Targul din Vale St., Pitesti Adress: 29 Eroilor Blvd., Brasov Email: info@upit.ro Email: c-am@unitbv.ro

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NATIONAL COMPANY ADMINISTRATION OF NAVIGABLE CANALS S.H.

Site: www.acn.ro Adress: 1st Ecluzei Street, 907015 Agigea, Constantza, Romania E-mail: compania@acn.ro

Administration of Navigable Canals S.H. is a National Company from

Romania with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure as major shareholder.

Administration of the Navigable Canals S.H. holds in patrimonies two waterways navigable canals Danube-Black Sea and Poarta Alba - Midia Navodari, including related infrastructure, consisting of four locks, Cernavoda, Agigea, Ovidiu and Navodari and four ports Basarabi, Medgidia, Ovidiu and Luminita.

The Danube-Black Sea Canal ensures a connection between Constanta Port and Rotterdam Port on the Trans-European Waterway System Rhine-Main-Danube, between North Sea and Black Sea. According to the EEC-UNO standards, the Danube – Black Sea Canal ranks in the 6th class of inland canals, the highest class for such constructions.

The Administration of Navigable Canals S.H. provides a large range of services using own facilities or with the help of the companies which act on the canal or in ports. Some of these services are:

• V.T.S. • Assistance in navigation with qualified personnel • Ship-to-shore radio-communications • Loading/unloading, stowage of cargo on board • Warehouse of cargo on demand • Removal of the domestic waste • Supply of power and fresh water • Ships and barges handling for berthing • Shipping and cargo agents on demand • Rescue operation

In order to maintain excellent sailing conditions N.C. Administration of Navigable Canals S.H. established a development strategy for short (till 2013) and medium terms (till 2020). The strategy includes: safe navigation, infrastructure’s modernization and environmental protection.

Last year was finished the modernization of the signaling system on both canals and implemented RoRIS ACN which is an advanced system of ship traffic management and of information in the naval transport.

In 2011, due to intensive cooperation between European countries, N.C. A.N.C. S.H. finished the project “Network of Danube Waterway Administrations” (NEWADA) where it was partner with other 11 Danube waterway Administrations from 8 countries. NEWADA was a project financed by South East Europe Programme and it aimed to increase cooperation between the Danube’s waterways Administrations, to harmonize hydrographical, hydrological activities and maintenance of waterways and to promote inland waterways as amore efficient and environmentally friendly way of transport.

Now users can find information about principal administration along the Danube, can see the Danube’s nautical chart, information an the Danube’s water level in certain locations, problem area sections or events which can affect navigation.

The FIS-Portal can be accessed in the area administrated by the Administration of Navigable Canals through 4 access points, wireless, located at: Cernavoda locks, Agigea locks, Ovidiu locks and Medgidia Port.”

Agigea Locks

NEWADA hotspots implemented

Site: www.civitasgroup.ro Adress: 10 Gheorghe Chitu Blvd., Craiova Email: office@civitasgroup.ro As a leader in the field, CIVITAS SYSTEMS is providing customized integrated solutions, designed at the highest level of quality and efficiency. We are leveraging our core competencies, knowledge and expertise powered by a strong engineering team. Integrating the right technology, people and in-depth market knowledge with our national network resources, we deliver solutions for long term cost reduction, operative efficiency and a maximize of the return of investment. Our ability to deliver consistent, reliable solutions is based on a time proven methodology that places customer needs above all considerations. INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC CONTROL SOLUTIONS FOR HIGHWAYS Traffic monitoring, control and management systems play a major role in exploitation of modern highways and it is almost impossible to imagine provision of safe traffic environment without such systems. A1 HIGHWAYS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT A1 (Bucharest – Pitesti) is the first Romanian highway (120 km). The project consists in developing the strategy for Intelligent Transport Systems on the national road network in Romania and the harmonization of services at the level of the European road network , including two services: traffic and road infrastructure monitoring, information concerning traffic and road conditions This system is capable of providing the following in the shortest possible time:

• Monitor all factors contributing to driving conditions and detect traffic incidents and other for the safety of traffic and its participants critical situations.

• Provide adequate solutions to all incident and for safety critical situations • Worn traffic participants of all incident and critical situations and provide them

with maximal protection of unwanted consequences.

Following systems for surveillance, control and management of traffic are installed along the highway: • Video surveillance • Traffic Signaling System • Data transmission system • Over-height Vehicle Detection System • Automatic vehicle counter / classifying systems • Weigh in motion – detection of overloaded vehicle systems • Road weather information systems

Our most significant products and services are as follows: • Delivery of a complete ITS platform • Full range of products and integration services • Services from design to installations and long term maintenance • Complete project documentation (preliminary, execution, as built) • Design, testing and documenting of software interfaces and protocols • Experienced in design, installation, testing and documentation of cable networks • Training and education of Operator’s personnel.

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Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are enhancing the efficiency, safety and green credentials of the transport sector across the world. However, realizing a truly intelligent transport system is complex and relies heavily on integrating ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) with existing transport infrastructure, vehicle fleets and the travelers themselves. It is obvious to everyone that mobile communication is a critical foundation for effective usage and operation of ITS services in public transport, in logistics management, in road and rail operations and in management of major transport hubs. Transport systems feature hubs such as airports, harbors, railway stations and goods terminals where many modes of transport meet that depend on a structured, business process driven and safe way of accessing information while being mobile. Designing, deploying and managing the ITS services with a multitude of applications, devices and connectivity creates a series of challenges in terms of system complexity and cost of deployment and operation. A well thought out architecture Regardless of the connectivity method used, delivery of ITS services requires a well thought out blueprint and architecture. Transport providers will benefit from a common service platform that is based on recognition and understanding of the challenge of matching communication technology and vehicle product lifecycles, as well as one with great strength in management of applications and the consumers’ needs and usage patterns.

The existing mobile communication systems provide various enablers to simplify and accelerate ITS deployment. Connectivity to commuters’ vehicles and traffic infrastructure can be provided, but also specific service enablers such as location, messaging, billing and service creation tools. The mobile advantage Mobile communication solutions have two key advantages; a large deployed base of existing networks and users and the economies of scale that brings in terms of speed of deployment, and the ecosystem of application and device developers that already exists to serve the mobile market. Mobile networks based on GSM (2G), WCDMA/HSPA (3G) and LTE (4G) are connecting vehicles, transport infrastructure and travelers. Demanding traffic safety services such as crash notification (eCALL) and road hazard warnings can be rolled out very cost effectively using existing mobile networks.

ITS services that are consistent across all users in a transport system are dependent on effective

service enablement and content management tools layered on top of connectivity.

Figure 1. illustrates Ericsson’s view of a structure for a connected transport platform and describes how ITS services such as traffic management, trip-related fees and charges, vehicle interaction, traffic safety, infotainment and goods management can share resources through content management, service enablement and connectivity, thereby enabling a more attractive business case per service. Service layer complexity It is likely that the ITS service structure over time will become as complex as the service layer in the telecoms world, which today enables design, deployment and management of a multitude of applications and services for 5 billion mobile phone users across the globe.

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In addition, mobile systems could be a fundamental enabler for ITS service providers to charge and get paid for the services they deliver over transport systems for goods as well as people via road, rail, air or sea. A trusted partner to take you forward Although Ericsson is a relatively new entrant to the transport sector, we bring fresh, innovative thinking and an unequalled experience of understanding different mobile users in addition to globally designing, deploying and managing services for the connected realtime society. We have the expertise required to design and manage end to end solutions from mobile broadband modules built into vehicles, through the mobile access networks and operational support systems, to service deployment platforms and business support systems. We have a track record of building well thought through architectures that give the ability to adopt new types of applications and also enable new business models to be applied. End-to-end service performance We help our customers maintain and grow their market share, improve their customer service and enable new business models. Our communications expertise is just one element of this approach and we also bring our customers solutions that exploit data assets and customer

relationships, control end-to-end service performance and establish cost efficient and effective operations. Telecoms operators trust us to manage and evolve their operations across business processes and ICT. We manage operations and networks on behalf of more than 100 operators worldwide, serving more than 750 million subscribers. Delivering the operations and network of Hutchison’s 3 brand is one example. We are engaged in 1,300 Consulting & Systems Integration projects per year and have the capability to deliver globally with our 10,000 consultants. We have been chosen to manage, set up and maintain systems and solutions in extremely complex and real-time situations involving transformation of operational support systems as well as business support systems and other critical areas of business operations. As a global market leader in designing, deploying and managing mobile communication solutions, we know what it takes to bring agile, innovative and still safe and open new mobile services to market. We are a partner that you can benefit from taking onboard with you on your journey in Intelligent Transport Systems.

MASTERING InnOVATION

AROBS Transilvania Software is the market leader in Romania with TrackGPS, its fleet management solution, which has over 1500 active customers, and highly active in other areas of Intelligent Traffic Management, like delivery of traffic information and traffic message channel (TMC) data services. An experience in custom software development spanning over 14 years, multiple industries, and types of solutions combine with the dynamism, creativity, and determination of the AROBS specialists to produce modern and effective solutions that help their users achieve significant competitive advantages.

THE TRAFFIC MESSAGING CHANNEL (TMC) DATA SERVICE

AROBS is the first Romanian company to implement and test a TMC system. The system uses a locations table of over 11500 geocoded points, which provides almost full coverage of the Romanian road infrastructure. The tabel was developed by AROBS and certified by the TISA Phorum (Traveller Information Services Association). Data on the traffic flow, traffic events, weather warnings, road repairs, and traffic jams is collected from several sources of traffic monitoring, emergency services, authorities or people in traffic.

TMC messages are transmitted in stages, as shown next: • Traffic data collection • Data validation • Message transmission • Message receipt

The TMC data service is currently being tested and will be avail- able in the following Romanian cities: Bucuresti, Ploiesti, Pitesti, Constanta, Brasov, Cluj Napoca, Targu Mures, Oradea, Arad, Timisoara, Iasi and Bacau. Traffic info will be provided for some of the most important and congested Romanian roads like DN1, DN13, E60, E85, the A1 Bucuresti – Pitesti highway or the A3 Cluj Napoca – Campia Turzii highway.

TraficOK • This is a solution used to deliver traffic and weather info in real time. • Messages are sent via radio stations (in FM band- width) to various hardware equipments (navigation systems, mobile phone, etc) equipped with TMC modules. • This solution is really useful to drivers, providing them with warnings and alternate routes when prob- lems on the original route are spotted, based on the safe alternative routes calculated by the application to avoid the traffic events.

This service will be available on the Smailo GPS navigation devices distributed by AROBS: www.smailo.ro

VEHICLE FLEET MONITORING

TrackGPS is a fully functional GPS and GPRS based solution for fleet monitoring used to/for: • monitor and manage the mobile fleet’s daily activities • provide fast and easy access to each vehicle’s location, speed, distance covered, route, fuel consumption • manage the fleet users, routes, divisions, schedules, the GPS devices, etc. (e.g. optimal route generation) • manage hotspots (adding / removing / editing hotspots on the map) • navigate, by means of the navigation software pre-installed on the mobile devices • pinpoint Points of Interest (POI) using the high resolution digital map of over 1000 urban areas and 50,000 Points of Interest -POI (hotels, restaurants, gas stations, etc) and the Full Europe Map (45 countries);

• generate reports (automatically) • two-way communication between the office and the mobile workers.

According to its customers, TrackGPS presents a multitude of benefits such as productivity increases, decrease in fleet size and cost cutting, fuel costs decreases, fleet safety improvement, life span increase for the fleet, improved response times (you will know exactly where your vehicles are located at any given time), improved customer service, decreased fleet carbon footprint.

www.arobs.com Cluj-Napoca Iasi Bucharest Oradea

Budapest Chisinau San Diego

Contact details: AROBS Transilvania Software, Minerilor 63, Cluj-Napoca, 400409, Romania Phone: +40 364 143 201 Fax: +40 264 598 426 E-mail: outsourcing@arobs.com

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Site: www.elsol.ro Adress: 38, Dinicu Golescu Blvd, Palat CFR, Bucharest Email: office@elsol.ro Phone: +4021-224.5315

The Company ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS is an engineering and consultancy company in the fields of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Communications. The company was founded in 1991. Our clients are the Government, Public administrations, Local authorities and private sector.

Expertise • Consultancy, research and implementation of integrated sistems at national level and harmonized at European level in Intelligent

Transport Systems (ITS) domain (monitoring systems, management and briefing regarding the traffic on the roads, urban and interurban, and the naval traffic;

• System concept, technical specifications and design for technical projects; • Technical-economic analysis, feasibility studies, funding assistance; • Consultancy and supervising at implementation of ITS projects and telecommunications at national level and/or international

interconnection; • Project-management for and in favor of the firm clients, for projects with public national funding and European.

Main activities TrafficGuide.ro TrafficGuide is a portal with real-time informations about traffic conditions: works, closed roads, jams due to accidents, traffic fluency levels, which cover two areas: national roads + highways and the main streets in Bucharest. Concept technical specifications and supervising for road intelligent infrastructure

• Urban Traffic Control systems; • Public Transport Management systems; • CCTV systems; • Control Centre design for Traffic Management, Monitoring and Information systems; • Public information systems.

HeERO HeERO (Harmonized eCall European Pilot) is a 112 eCall pre-deployment pilot at European level taking into account the common European standards defined . The HeERO national pilot has implemented and interface developed by ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS for transferring the 112 road data accident to the Traffic Management Centre (TMC). River Information Services (RIS) – Concept, technical specifications, supervising and advanced services

River Information Services (RIS) are harmonized information services that support traffic and transport management in inland navigation, including interfaces with other transport modes. In order to compete with, or complement, as part of a transport chain - transport modes like road and rail, traffic management in inland navigation has to provide additional services to allow for an optimisation of the traffic flow and to increase the transparency of cargo flows. RIS can provide value added services like Navigational Support, Voyage Planning, Lock Management and Calamity Abatement. They also play a crucial role in Logistics Management of the transport chain and can contribute to the creation of an international paperless sailing environment.

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Site: www.mindspeed.eu & www.betamont.sk Email: office@mindspeed.eu Address: Bucharest, 12 Copilului Street

MINDSPEED COMMUNICATIONS -End to End ITS Solution Portfolio Overview-

Part of the INTEGRA Trading Group, having over 15 years experience in Telecom Industry, Mindspeed Communications is positioned an End to End Solution Integrator in the field of ICT. The Strategic Partnership engagement with Betamont completes the ITS portofolio with Rural/Urban, Highway and Railway scenarios, having International experience of over 20 projects, starting 1992. We provide Designing, Construction, Implementation, Integration, Technical and Service operations ITS and Interlocking Systems Company possesses the certificates : ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001

Having established a clear roadmap of development with self owned Research & Development team, Synergic optimizations are promoted for value added benefits and TCO savings. The solution portfolio consists of the following systems :

1. Measure in Motion – Registred Trademark for Dynamic Measurement of Weight; Speed; Height and LPR.

2. Reporting – TrafficStats; data processing and analysis 3. Traffic Counter & Classification for 11 classes – induction loops &

weighing; pneumatic and magnatometer sensors 4. Height Detection – fully automatic, optical scanning & LPR 5. Operational Control Center SCADA – Centralised & Distributed

scenarios; Highway & Tunnels/Bridges integration; Interoperability available for Mainstream Vendors of ITS.

6. CCTV – Color; remote accesible; PTZ; static or turning stand; optical transmission media

7. VMS - LED signs and full graphic displays; electromechanic; phasor

8. Communication Network – self developed PLC; outdoor solutions; TCP/IP based; 2/3G integrated wireless; auto diagnostics

9. Vehicle Speed Detection – visual aid of connected radars to VMS pannels; Solar Power based dedicated solutions.

10. Automated Parking– navigation solutions; traffic control

With International expertise in Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Russia and Switzerland, involving complex end to end solutions, Mindspeed-Betamont is a mature, strategic partner for ITS implementations. Throughout the partnership with VFiber Solutions, a complete portfolio of Optical Networking services are available, as follows : ODN manufacturing facility; management & monitoring; civil works; installation & comissioning; design and network health check, at nation wide scale in Romania.

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Website: www.ceronav.ro Email: office@ceronav.ro Adress: 69 A Pescarilor St., Constanta, 900581, Romania Ph0ne: +40241 639595 Fax: +40241 631415

CERONAV is a self-financed public institution established in Constanta in 1976. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and has been designated as the national body for the training of sea-going, river and port personnel.

It provides training under STCW Convention and beyond, including training for offshore rig personnel. CERONAV offers more than 80 types of courses for approximately 43.000 trainees per year.

Operating in five premises both in Constanta and Galati, CERONAV has developed its logistics and infrastructure in line with the latest technologies in maritime and inland navigation education. The Centre is equipped with state-of-the-art simulators and modern training facilities including Full Mission Bridge Simulator, Engine Room Simulator, Helicopter Underwater Escape Simulator, Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator, GMDSS and Maritime English laboratories, training pool, fire fighting and confined spaces facilities and rescue boats.

CERONAV's integrated quality management system meeting international standard ISO 9001:2008 as well as its experienced employees with extensive knowledge in maritime and inland navigation, represent important assets in achieving the ambitious goals of the institution.

CERONAV is an active member of the nautical world as documented by its active membership in various national and international professional organisations and associations such as Romanian Intermodal Association - RIA, Romanian Naval League - LNR, Romanian Organisation for the Implementation of Intelligent Transport Systems - ITS, International Association for Safety and Survival Training - IASST, Baltic and International Maritime Council - BIMCO, International Maritime Lecturers Association - IMLA, International Association of Ports and Harbours - IAPH, Nautical Institute, European Inland Navigation Association - EDINNA.

In the past five years CERONAV has been consistently involved in the implementation of various European projects (e.g. EWITA (http://www.ewita.info/), PLATINA (http://www.naiades.info/platina/page.php?id=1 ), MarEng PLUS ( http://mareng.utu.fi/ ), Il Lavoro nel Porto Sicuro (http://www.port.venice.it/it/il-lavoro-nel-porto-sicuro.html) , NELI (www.neliproject.eu)) seeking exchange of know-how and experience with appropriate entities and harmonization of maritime and inland navigation training.

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”POLITEHNICA” University of Timisoara

Adress: Romania, 300006 Timisoara, 2 Victoriei Sq. Telephone: +40-256-403000, +40-256-403210 Fax: +40-256-403021 E-mail: rector@rectorat.upt.ro

• Short description

”POLITEHNICA” University of Timisoara (UPT), a university for advanced research and education, tradiţiei sone of the Romanian schools with a national and international tradition gained by generations of professors and also through the exceptional activity of some renowned academics. ”POLITEHNICA” University of Timisoara is known as a major player in scientific research at a national and international level. The existence and functioning of a considerable number of research centers (24) and a research institute, with a scientific teams wich succesfully apply the institute’s research strategy, give the university a professional prestige and, at the same time, supply the funds meant for advancement. Updating research results in scientific papers, invention patents or finished products represents a guarantee of competence, seriousness and institutional professionalism.

• Description of products/services

Leadership architecture structured on 3 levels for controlling traffic at a urban network level; Designing and implementing a macroscopic traffic simulator used for simulating traffic

behavior for signaled intersections and assessing the performance ensured by automated control systems;

Developing automated control structures for different modes of function of the CVT power transmission system from automobiles with PI-PID regulators, PI regulators with adaptive parameters using the gain scheduling method and Takagi Sugeno type fuzzy.

• Implication in national and international projects

Real time information technologies for integrated systems wich ensure control for the power transmission link in automobiles - SICONA, Director: Prof.PhD.Eng. C. Lazăr (”Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi), Associate Director: ”POLITEHNICA” University of Timisoara (UPT): Prof.PhD.Eng. R.-E. Precup, Partners: ”Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, ”POLITECHNICA” University of Bucharest, UPT, Continental Automotive Romania.

New performance improvement techniques of control systems using experiment-based tuning, Director: Prof.PhD.Eng. R.-E. Precup.

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• Reference images for the groups achievements 1. Automated adjustment system for a vehicle’s power transmission system with continuous variation

2. Intelligent and optimal driving systems for urban road traffic in a signaled intersection and traffic area

(for area application)