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Canadian ATLANTIC Project
A Partnership to advance ITS research in Canada in concert with international partners
Presentation to
Planning Workshop
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
March 6, 2002
Canadian Objectives
The Canadian ATLANTIC Project will participate in ATLANTIC with European and U.S. partners:- benchmark the results of ITS research from the three regions categorized into 8 working groups
The Canadian ATLANTIC Project will have the additional aim to stimulate an active and self-sustaining ITS R&D community in Canada - this will be fostered through: • an assessment of ITS R&D in Canada, • a workshop convened in Canada to discuss results and identify future ITS R&D needs and priorities • submissions to funding agencies
Phased ApproachPhase 1:
Commitment to create an ATLANTIC node in Canada Nov 2000
Phase 2:Prepare proposal for Canadian ATLANTIC Project and present it to potential funding partners Sept 2001
Recruit experts for Canadian ATLANTIC Project and coordinate with international partners On-going
Phase 3:Implement the Canadian ATLANTIC Project
Will be launched officially when funding is confirmed
Deliverables – Phase 3
An active network of ITS research and development experts in Canada
A workshop to showcase Canadian and international ITS research results convened in Canada
A report of Canadian ITS research accomplishments benchmarked against European and U.S. experience
Submissions to R&D funding agencies for future cooperative ITS research projects
Accomplishments to Date
The Proposal for the Canadian ATLANTIC Project was:
- completed in September 2001- presented to key decision makers - submitted to potential funding partners
Recruitment of leaders/rapporteurs/experts for Canadian “mirror” working groups has begun
Initial work is to identify priority issues for Canada – planning workshop in March 2002
Planning Workshop Objectives
Introduce team members to the project, to each other and to international partners
Confirm participants in their roles
Familiarize participants with related ITS initiatives in Canada
Develop specific objectives and work plans for the Canadian “mirror” working groups
Annex ACanadian ATLANTIC Participants(as of March 6, 2002)
Core Team: Abdulhai, Crainic, Johnson
Sponsor: Transport Canada (Policy Group)
Academic sector: Universities of Toronto, Montreal,British Columbia, Calgary, Saskatchewan,
Carleton
Private sector: PSR Group, EIS, IRD, IBI Group, Delcan,INRO, Harmelink Consulting, Sabounghi & Assoc.
Public sector: Transport Canada (Safety & Security & Transportation Development Centre), MTO, MTQ
(discussions underway with other public & private agencies)
Annex BCanadian ITS Research Priorities
and Mirror Group Leaders/Rapporteurs/Experts (incomplete)
Network Monitoring & Traffic Management & ControlProf Abdulhai, M. Mahut, and experts
Intermodal Freight Info, Pre-clearance & LogisticsProf Crainic, W. Johnson and experts
Telematics-based Traffic & Travel InformationTBD, PSR Group and experts
Electronic Road User Charging & Payment IntegrationMuhammad Mustafa and experts
Intermodal Collective Transport InformationProf. Shalaby and experts
Annex BCanadian ITS Research Prioritiesand Mirror Group Leaders/Rapporteurs/Experts
(incomplete)
ITS User Acceptance & Impact AssessmentProf. Miller, Prof. MacIver and experts
Intelligent Vehicles & Vehicle Highway-SystemsTBD and experts
Human Machine Interface & User Friendly ITSTBD and experts
Annex CBackground
Initial approach was made by European Commission to Transport Canada under the Canada-E.U. Science & Technology Agreement – Canada was requested to participate in the E.U.’s transport thematic networks
European research partnerships followed up by seeking partners in Canada to participate in their submissions under the Fifth Framework for Research
The ATLANTIC European partners established a trans-Atlantic partnership with the two Canadian Universities of Toronto and Montreal
Transport Canada has consistently supported this partnership approach to cooperative research
Annex DCanadian ATLANTIC Project ContactsBaher Abdulhai, DirectorITS Centre and TestbedUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTel.: 416 946-5036 E-mail: [email protected]
Theodor Crainic, DirectorIntelligent Transportation System LaboratoryCentre for Research on TransportationUniversité de Montréal, Montréal (Québec), CanadaTel: 514 343-7143 E-mail: [email protected]
William Johnson, ConsultantTransport Research, Education & Development ServicesOttawa, Ontario, CanadaTel: 613 797-1489 E-mail: [email protected]