Acronym

TABASCO

Title

Telematics Applications in BAvaria, SCotland and Others

Programme

Telematics Applications Programme - Transport Sector

Contract no

ÔR 1054

Start: March 1996 End: May 1998
Duration 26 months

Financial Data

Total Budget

6.432.594 ECU
EU Contribution 2.700.000 ECU
Part Financing 3.732.594 ECU
Budget of Technical University of Crete 141.000 ECU

Description

Key Words

Telematics Systems, Traffic Management, Event Management, Public Transport, Private Transport, Control Strategies, Integrated Traffic Control, Park-&-Ride Information, Variable Message Signs

Summary

TABASCO is a European demonstration project implementing multi-modal information and control systems as a contribution towards solving transport problems of cities in regions. The focus of the project is the user-oriented validation of transport telematics systems implemented in cities and in their surrounding regions, and on the integration of these systems to produce a more efficient transport system as a whole.

The project builds on the results and experience of the DRIVE 2 projects LLAMD and QUO VADIS in particular. The main telematics systems demonstrated are control strategies and systems (including variable message signs) for urban, regional and integrated (i.e. linked urban and regional) traffic management, public transport traveller and Park-&-Ride information, event management on motorways, the interconnection of traffic information and control centers, and urban traffic control linked with public transport priority.

Overall objectives include the linking of urban and inter-urban telematics systems, the investigation of the combined impact of multi-faceted telematics applications and services, the setting up of public/private partnerships and the related institutional and organisational issues and the validation of data standards and system architectures.

TABASCO includes major demonstration and validation sites in the core regions of Scotland and Bavaria, and secondary sites in Lyon, Amsterdam, London, Dublin, Belfast, South Yorkshire and Bergamo.

The anticipated results of TABASCO are the demonstration and validation of urban and inter-urban traffic management systems, and of public transport and Park-&-Ride information, and the achievement of progress towards the integration of traffic control and information centres, spanning both urban and inter-urban applications and including both public and private transport. Progress will be made towards establishing public/private partnerships.

 

Participants

Main Contractors

Full Name

Country

Strathclyde Regional Council

United Kingdom

The Scottish Office

United Kingdom

Steierwald Schonharting und Partner GmbH

Germany

Technische Universitat Munchen

Germany

Centre d’Etudes Techniques de l’ Equipement de Lyon

France

Stedelijk Beheer Amsterdam - Infrastructuur

Nederland

Dublin Corporation

Ireland

Traffic Control Systems Unit

United Kingdom

 

Associated Contractors

Full Name

Country

SERCo Systems Limited

United Kingdom

Technical University of Crete

Greece

Roads Service, Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

South Yorkshire Passeuger Transport Executive

United Kingdom

MVA Systematica

United Kingdom

Defence Research Agency

United Kingdom

Oscar Faber TPA

United Kingdom

ISIS S.A.

France

STERIA

France

Lothian Regional Council

United Kingdom

Munchner Verkehrs -und Tarifverbund GmbH

Germany

Bosch -Signalbau Huber AG

Germany

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Germany

Oberste Baubehorde im Bay. Staatsministerium des Innern

Germany

Landeshauptstadt Munchen; Kreisverwaltungsreferat

Germany

GEVAS Ingenieurgesellschaft fur Verkehrsplanung mbH

Germany

Comune Di Bergamo

Italy

ISMES Spa

Italy

bv Nederland Haarlem

Nederland

Microsense Systems Limited

United Kingdom