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www.siemens.co.uk/traffic

Traffic solutionsEquipment, installation, maintenance and operation for traffic control

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Contents

Innovative solutions for

traffic management 3

Sustainability 4

Complete mobility 4

Global capabilities 5

Innovation 5

Signals and controllers 6

Detection 6

Variable Message Signs 7

Systems 7

Road safety and enforcement 8

Demand management and

road user charging 8

Pollution monitoring and

Low Emission Zones 9

Solutions for Electric Vehicles 9

Consultancy services 10

Working with Siemens 11

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Solutions from Siemens enhance roadsafety and help traffic professionalsand local authorities to manage theirtransport networks and improve thetraffic flow in congested urban andinter-urban areas.

Siemens has a proven track record ofdelivering reliable and innovativesolutions that address challengingapplications worldwide.

We have the passion, understandingand experience to design and deliver abroad range of effective products andservices, helping transportationprofessionals around the world meettheir varied and challenging objectives.

Siemens: Driving Innovation.

Innovativesolutions for trafficmanagementSiemens Mobility, Traffic

Solutions designs, markets,

manufactures, installs and

maintains an unrivalled

portfolio of innovative

traffic control and

management products from

its headquarters in the UK.

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SustainabilityRoad traffic is a significant contributor toemissions and environmental issues havebecome a key driver for change in the trafficindustry. Siemens is committed to minimisingits own environmental impact as well as helpingits customers to reduce traffic emissions.

By making traffic flow more efficiently andreducing congestion, local authorities cancontribute towards their environmentaltargets. Siemens provides proven Urban TrafficControl (UTC) and strategy managementsolutions that can help achieve these goals.

Siemens products can help reduce the powerconsumption and cost of traffic control andmanagement. Siemens Extra Low Voltage (ELV)traffic signals use around 75% less energy thanconventional solutions. In Southampton, forexample, low energy LED traffic signals fromSiemens are estimated to reduce carbonemissions by more than 400 tonnes each year.

Emissions can also be cut by reducing thequantity of materials used, extending productlife-spans and cutting maintenancerequirements. Siemens Central Light Source(CLS) signal heads achieve all three of thesegoals. Siemens develops innovative approachesto sustainable solutions, such as our LEDretrofit solution that allows new low-energyLED modules to be fitted to existing trafficsignals, minimising waste and saving cost.

Siemens has achieved the BS EN ISO14001environmental standard and is committed toresponsible and green production. With allproducts manufactured in the UK, the impactof shipping is reduced and customers can besure the supply chain is fully compliant withthe relevant green requirements and policies.

Whatever the signal, it’s always green.

Complete mobilitySiemens' integrated mobility solutions enable betterconnections between road and rail travel. Countlessmillions of commuters travel to work in cities aroundthe globe every day. To them, intelligently connectedtransport networks mean better travel information,fewer delays and less stress. And for the environment,it means fewer emissions.

As market leaders across rail, road and logistics,Siemens is pursuing the goal of networking varioustransportation systems with one another to movepeople and goods efficiently – complete mobility.

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GlobalcapabilitiesSiemens is the leading supplier of trafficsolutions in the UK and has a growingcustomer base overseas. Our experienceranges from major projects, such as theturn-key delivery of complex junctiondesign and Urban Traffic Controlsolutions to the smallest local trafficcontrol projects. All projects, whatevertheir size, receive an unrivalled attentionto detail from an experienced Siemensteam to ensure a successful delivery.

Siemens largest Urban Traffic Control (UTC)system is installed in Santiago, the capitalcity of Chile. Based on Siemens controllersand PC SCOOT technology, it monitorstraffic control at over 2,500 intersections ina city of 6 million people. The systemoptimises traffic signal operation inreal-time and adjusts the signal timings tomatch prevailing conditions, thusincreasing network efficiency.

Siemens has successfully designed,manufactured and installed successfultraffic management solutions in locationsthroughout China, South America, SouthAfrica, India and the Middle East.

InnovationWith an enviable track record forinnovation, Siemens has consistentlydeveloped new solutions for trafficmanagement. We re-invented the trafficlight, with the introduction of Extra LowVoltage (ELV) technology and developednew approaches to traffic managementwith products such as PC SCOOT, whichprovides adaptive traffic control in over200 cities around the world.

New technology can help reduce costs,improve performance and open up newopportunities to manage trafficeffectively. For example, the SiemensHeimdall range of above-grounddetectors, based on radar technology, aresimple to install and maintain, avoidingthe costs and disruption of placing loopsin the road.

Sometimes the best ideas are thesimplest ones. Siemens worked withTransport for London to build a new typeof pedestrian crossing controller, which isconcealed in a bench – reducing theclutter of street furniture. And ourlow-level access signal poles reduce therisks and costs associated with workingat height.

For its innovative work on low-energytraffic signal solutions, Siemens won theEnergy and Environment iaward, the firstaward of its kind to be backed by theBritish Government. The awardsrecognise and celebrate the best Britishachievements in science, technology andinnovation.

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Siemens offers a complete solution forthe reliable and cost effective control ofpedestrian and traffic intersectionsignals. With many years experience inmicroprocessor-based traffic controllerdesign, traffic control forms the core ofour business.

Siemens pioneered the use of Extra LowVoltage (ELV) systems, which reduceenergy consumption by up to 75% andhelp meet sustainability targets throughlower CO2 emissions. Improved electricalsafety at intersections, substantiallylower operating costs and improvedcable runs also feature on the long list ofELV benefits.

The robust and proven Helios range oftraffic signals delivers optimum clarity,physical appearance and reliability in arobust, vandal-resistant construction. AnLED retrofit option enables existinginstalled signals with incandescent lampsto be cost-effectively upgraded to thelatest LED technology, thus saving onelectricity costs, with a powerconsumption as low as 9W.

Siemens provides a range of controlsystems, including the proven PC SCOOTsolution for urban adaptive control andMOVA for more isolated junctions.Our products are continually enhanced tocapitalise on technology advances, inparticular those made within the UTMCarena. The proven Siemens UTMCoutstation was the first on the market to

Signals andcontrollers

deliver the UG405 protocol, allowingcustomers to consider alternative andcheaper options for communicating withtheir equipment on street.

In the UK, Siemens maintains themajority of traffic signals and equipment.Our service organisation providesmaintenance under contract to localauthorities across the country, not justfor Siemens equipment but for allsystems in use.

For informed traffic managementdecisions, operators and systems requireaccurate data. Siemens provides a broadrange of detectors that can provide themost appropriate solution for theapplication, including both vehicle andpedestrian detection.

Siemens Heimdall above-ground detectorsuse advanced radar technology, which isimmune to changing light levels andweather, to provide solutions forpedestrian detection and also SCOOT andMOVA vehicle applications. Developedwholly by Siemens, each detector is built around a technologically advancedplanar radar antenna system and asophisticated digital signal processingengine. They are simple to install with noroad surface disruption and have very lowmaintenance requirements.

For inductive loop vehicle detection,Siemens provides solutions that arewell-suited to urban, inter-urban andmotorway applications. Using the latesttechnology, the detectors will interface toall popular traffic control equipment. Theyoffer excellent performance for trafficcontrol, counting and incident detection.

A range of CCTV traffic monitoring andmarket leading Automatic Number PlateRecognition (ANPR) cameras that integratewith our traffic management systemscomplete the Siemens detection portfolio.

Detection

• Low Voltage (LV) and Extra LowVoltage (ELV) solutions

• Pedestrian and intersectioncontrollers

• Full pedestrian solutions

• Fully UTMC compliantcommunication out-stations

• LED signals and retrofit solutions

• Selective vehicle detection and priority

Solutions

• Heimdall above ground pedestrianand vehicle detection

• Loop detection

• CCTV and ANPR capabilities

• Urban and Inter-urban applications

Solutions

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Variable message signs

Variable message signs from Siemensprovide concise, highly visibleinformation to drivers. This means theyare better informed and can help toreduce traffic congestion, shortenjourney times and cut pollution levels.

Available in a range of differentenclosure sizes, with display charactersfrom 100mm to 320mm and with easyintegration to new and existing UTMCmanagement systems, Siemens VMSefficiently provide real time car parkand traffic information to drivers.

Maintenance access and flexiblemounting options are key designpriorities allowing for a wide variety of

mounting options and minimising thetime required for installation. SiemensVMS also support remote monitoring andsign configuration.

Reducing car park queues in Nottingham

To help cut congestion and parkingqueues, Nottingham City Council usesvariable message signs from Siemens.These inform drivers in real time of theavailability of parking spaces in each ofthe City’s five zones and their associatedcar parks.

The signs are used at key points aroundthe city centre road network wheredrivers are likely to make decisions about

their route and intended place ofparking. By dissuading drivers fromapproaching full car parks, queues canbe minimised and congestion reduced.

• UTMC compliant interfaces

• Flexible communication options

• Single and dual colour displays

• Advanced fault monitoring

• Web browser interface for supportand maintenance

Key features

SystemsUrban traffic control

Across the UK and around the world, UrbanTraffic Control (UTC) systems from Siemensare used for the efficient control of largeand complex road networks.

For strategic management, Comet, ouradvanced traffic management andinformation system, is the keycomponent of many integrated trafficcontrol centres in the UK and across theworld. Comet enables traffic managers tomanage the flow of traffic effectively, tomonitor their urban networks, identifytrends in network performance andprovide useful information to travellers.Comet is fully UTMC compliant andintegrates systems and information froma broad range of on street equipment,platforms and suppliers, providing themaximum in information accessibility,dissemination, flexibility and scalability.

Journey time measurement systems

Transportation professionals need to beable to understand the impact of trafficmanagement measures and to evaluatetheir success. They also need to be able

to communicate this to road users,budget holders and other stakeholders.

While Urban Traffic Control hastraditionally been able to provide a basic indication of congestion andjourney times, the use of automaticnumber plate recognition (ANPR)provides a more accurate way ofmonitoring journey times and henceoverall network performance.

Siemens provides sophisticated journeytime measurement systems (JTMS) thatintegrate journey time data from ANPRcameras with the Comet system. This givesa platform to understand the behaviour oftraffic management initiatives and monitortheir return on investment, as well as torespond in real time to incidents that areaffecting traffic flow.

Journey time monitoring in Essex

Our Traffic Management solutions havesignificantly reduced annual journeytimes in Essex, delivering annual savingsof over £4m and removing almost 1000tonnes of CO2 from the Essex CountyCouncil road network.

• Comet modular UTMC CommonDatabase

• Web-based information andmapping solutions

• PC SCOOT UTC

• Dial-Up Strategic Control (DUSC)

• Journey time measurement systems

• Automatic number plate recognition

• Hosted and managed service

Solutions

Road safety and enforcementEnforcement plays an essential role in trafficmanagement and keeping the road networkoperating safely. Safety cameras have helpedreduce casualties, and average speed camerasbased on number plate recognition are now anincreasingly common method for enforcingsafe speeds and thus reducing accidents.

Siemens SafeZone is an average speedenforcement system for the urbanenvironment, specifically designed to enablecustomers to enforce speed limits at safetycritical areas such as outside schools and in villages.

SafeZone uses the Siemens Sicore ANPR camerasystem to identify vehicles as they enter anenforcement zone, calculates the averagespeed within the zone and creates evidentialrecords for vehicles exceeding the speed limit.To minimise the impact on the existing streetscene, SafeZone cameras can be mounted onexisting street furniture, with a single cameraenforcing two lanes of traffic, either single ordual direction. SafeZone can support multi-laneand multi-entry and exit points, ensuringcustomers can use the solution for all types ofurban, rural, highway and motorway averagespeed enforcement applications.

Demand management and road user charging

Congestion is anever-increasing problem on our roads.

Siemens is at the forefrontof road user chargingtechnology worldwide.

We provide all forms ofroad user chargingtechnology, from CityTolling schemes that useautomatic number platerecognition (ANPR)cameras and DSRC(dedicated short rangecommunications)technologies, tonationwide Road UserCharging schemes that useGNSS (global navigationsatellite system) andmapping solutions.

Road charging in London

Siemens has worked withTransport for London toprovide the enforcementsystem for the Londoncongestion charging scheme. Siemens designed,built and installed the system that comprises ahighly resilient CongestionCharging instation,communications network,and over 1900 ANPR camerasacross 400 locations.

The system was designed to meet Home Officerequirements for automatictraffic enforcement systemsand incorporates robust and proven technologies for encryption andauthentication that canhandle millions of EvidentialRecords every day.

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Pollution monitoring andLow Emission ZonesWith road vehicles being a majorcontributor of airborne pollution, there is a need to monitor roadside air quality,and for traffic managers to minimise the environmental impact of the road network.

LEZ in London

The largest Low Emission Zone (LEZ) inthe world has been designed, suppliedand installed by Siemens across GreaterLondon. Siemens was awarded thecontract for this project due to its successwith the London congestion chargescheme and its proven understanding of large-scale systems of this type. TheLow Emission Zone is implementedthrough a network of over 300 ANPRcameras communicating with dedicatedLEZ instation equipment that is operatedby Siemens.

The aim of LEZ is to improve the airquality in London by discouraging the

use of the most polluting vehicles acrossthe capital. The LEZ enforcement systemcharges high emission (polluting)vehicles, currently 12.5 tonnes or

greater, as they travel around GreaterLondon. Data shows a clear trend thatthe LEZ is delivering air quality benefitsfor Londoners.

Solutions for Electric VehiclesSiemens is committed to developing asustainable future and embracing thechallenges and opportunities that theincreasing integration of Electric Vehiclesbrings. We are uniquely placed to play aleading role in the evolving ElectricVehicle market as we are the onlycompany worldwide that can deliverproducts, services and know-how alongthe entire chain from power generationand energy conversion, to transmissionand distribution. In addition we are UKmarket leaders in Complete Transportationwith a broad transportation and trafficmanagement portfolio, with many yearsexperience of designing, manufacturing,installing and maintaining trafficmanagement systems and road-sideequipment.

Siemens is engaged in major projectsacross Europe to devise and develop thefuture solutions and business models thatwill establish Electric Vehicles as a viableand attractive transport option in thenear term. We are delivery partners forSource London, the Capital’s ambitiousplan to develop the UK’s largest electricvehicle charge point network.

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Consultancy ServicesThrough its ConsultancyServices group, Siemens offers awide range of expert trafficengineering consultancy, designand modelling services. Its teamof highly trained andexperienced consultants has aproven track record of deliveringtransport solutions in the UKand worldwide – ranging fromsmall-scale projects up to majorurban schemes and nationalinitiatives.

The Consultancy Services groupprovides support to customers atall stages of the networkmanagement lifecycle, fromstrategy and planning, throughto implementation, servicedelivery and continuousimprovement. Siemens canprovide expertise at any level of

involvement, whether this isindividual signal control schemesor large regional solutions.

Siemens consultants haveunrivalled access toknowledge from systemdesigners, system supportengineers and maintenanceorganisations. This gives themthe best possible insight intotraffic issues and enablesthem to develop innovative,cost-effective traffic solutions.

Expertise and Capabilities• UTMC / SCOOT configurationand validation

• Modelling andmicro-simulation

• Signal and junction design• ITS strategic planning• Operational support

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Working with SiemensProducts and technology are just thestarting point. The success of any trafficsystem depends on effective projectmanagement, installation, commissioningand training.

Siemens has the right mix of skills andexperience to handle and deliver complexproducts. Professional projectmanagement ensures the successfulimplementation of systems and effectiverisk management means that any issuesare predicted, contained and controlled.Our engineers, technicians andconsultants are all experts in their fieldand passionate about their work.

Our UK manufacturing facility was voted2010 Factory of the Year and BestElectronics and Electrical Plant at the BestFactory Awards organised by CranfieldSchool of Management. Our BSIaccreditation for environmentalmanagement and success in winningprestigious industry awards for excellencefrom the British Quality Foundation, ASLECand HEMSA also highlight the company’scommitment towards continuousimprovement.

In the UK, Siemens has several hundredskilled installation and maintenanceengineers and a fully equipped trainingschool with full time lecturers. ChoosingSiemens provides the backup of andreliability of a team who are passionateabout traffic control and in developing theinnovative products and approaches toservice delivery that our customers expect.

Service andMaintenanceSiemens is proud to maintain over half ofall the traffic signals in the UK. Operatingfrom a number of regional depots, ourField Service engineers work to installand maintain traffic control systems,both from Siemens and othermanufacturers and are supported 24hours a day, 7 days a week by a team ofdedicated customer servicerepresentatives in our Contact Centre.Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are

frequently used to ensure maintenancecontracts are operated to the higheststandards, both in regard to Health andSafety and service innovation, with theadded benefits of transparency betweenall relevant partners.

PartneringThe public sector faces unprecedentedchallenges in the drive to improve servicequality and obtain greater efficiencies.These objectives require change andmodernisation, from business processesto information and communication.Working in partnership, Siemens candeliver real solutions to address thesechallenges. Siemens recognise thatpartnering can take many forms and caninvolve a variety of functionsencompassing different types of activity.Our experience with Essex CountyCouncil has proven the benefits ofpartnering; lower overall costs, deliveryof Authority objectives, innovation “ontap” and a positive approach to dealingwith issues are just some of theadvantages of working together.

Work the wayyou want It may be that a simple product solutionis all you require. It may be that a hosted or managed service can delivergreater value. Siemens has a provenhistory of delivering both types ofsolution and a range of combinations inbetween. Our aim is to reduce your costs without affecting levels of serviceor client visibility.

FinancialintelligenceSiemens commands a detailedunderstanding of public sectorprocurement processes. Coupled with theflexible and innovative asset financingoffered by Siemens Financial Services(SFS), we can work with customers toensure that even the way our Siemensproducts and services are paid for makesbest use of public resources. With SFS,we are able to deliver cost savingmeasures over a short period, withpayment stretched across the desiredcontract period. Examples of this type ofapproach include replacement ofincandescent traffic signals with LEDsand the replacement of expensive leasedline communications with other, lessexpensive forms of UTC communicationand control.

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