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The Key Role Of Communication In The Feasibility Of Public Transport Projects In Latin America
Klaus Banse (Univ.-Prof.)
General Manager, SIT Colombia
Executive Vice President, ITS Colombia
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Contents
• Introduction
– Communications as bottleneck
– Communication in urban systems
– To date inconveniences
– Traditional planning approach
• Examples
– Cartagena De Indias, Colombia
– Quito, Ecuador
• Conclusions
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Communication In Urban Systems
• Public Transport
– General operations and general purposes
– Fleet management
– Fare collection
– Passenger information
– Internal and external security
– Operation and maintenance
– Police, fire department, disaster management,…
• Traffic Control
– Data collection and information distribution
– Remote programming and peripheral status
– Traffic monitoring and CCTV applications
– Short range radio (fire department,…)
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To Date Inconveniences
• Concept and design related
• Redundancies
• Bandwidth
• Interoperation and compatibility issues
• Legal issues in telecommunications operation
• Radio electric spectrum permits
• Operation cost issues
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Cartagena De Indias, Colombia
• Cartagena de Indias is located in the north of Colombia on the shore of the Caribbean Sea
• Population is close to one million inhabitants
• The historical centre of Cartagena was declared „World cultural heritage of humanity“ by UNESCO in 1986
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Transcaribe
Trunk lines
Feeder lines
Auxiliary lines
Complemetary lines
Suburban lines
Water lines
Image & legend: Transcaribe S.A. 2005
• Transcaribe is the integrated public mass transport system (IMTS) for the city Cartagen de Indias, Colombia
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Traditional Planning Approach
Public Transport
ISIS
MDFLT
SIRFCS
SAEOCS
SCMTTMS
SSIISS
SSEESS
OtrosOthers
Security Transit Others
SubsistemasSub systems
Systems
2-5%
50-60%
60-70%
80-90% 80-90% 70-80%90+%
Preliminary results study Transcaribe Universidad de Cartagena, May 2005
Subsy
stem
sCom
munic
ations
sub s
yst
em
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Public Transport
ISIS
MDFLT
SIRFCS
SAEOCS
SCMTTMS
SSIISS
SSEESS
OtrosOthers
Security Transit Others
Sub systems
Systems
2-5%20-25%
50-60% 50-60%
90+%
20-25% 20-25%
Identification of common sub systems (f.e. Communication)
sub s
yst
em
sCom
munic
ations
sub s
yst
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Extended Planning Flow
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Transcaribe integrated communication
Ethernet
Switch
Ethernet
Switch
Estación Troncal
Fibra Óptica Monomodo1310 nm / 1550 nm(con reserva „viva“)
Fibra Óptica Monomodo1310 nm / 1550 nm(con reserva „viva“)
Ethernet
Switch
Central de Operación
Tráfico
Seguridad
Recaudo *
Operación
Comunicación
Sistema de Video
Sistema de Recaudo
Paneles Informativos
Armario de control de tráfico
Video
Semaforización
Cable UTP oFibra Óptica Monomodo
1310 nm / 1550 nm(según distancia)
Ethernet
Switch
Sistema de vigilancia
Comunicación
Video
WWW
Firewall
Ethernet
Switch
&
Firewall
Otros y futuros servicios
Televisión *
Venta de tiquetes *
Paneles Informativos *
Internet *
Source: Universidad de Cartagena 2005
Wired network block diagram
* Income generation
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Quito, Ecuador
• Quito is the capital of Ecuador and located north of the center of the country, just below the Equator Line
• Population is close to one and a half million inhabitants
• The historical centre of Quito was declared „World cultural heritage of humanity“ by UNESCO in 1978
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Shared Urban Wired Communications
ANILLO NORTE
2 fibras
2-4 fibras
ANILLO TERMINAL ECOVIA
2 fibras
2 fibras
AMPLIACION NORTE
0 fibras
4-6 fibras
AMPLIACION SUR
0 fibras
4-6 fibras
ANILLO TROLE SUR
2 fibras
2-4 fibras
AMPLIACION ORIENTE
0 fibras
4-6 fibras
ANILLO SUR
2 fibras
2 fibras
ANILLO CENTRO
4 fibras
4-8 fibras
ANILLO CENTRO OCCIDENTE
4 fibras
4-6 fibras
ANILLO ESTADIO
2 fibras
2-4 fibras
ANILLO CENTRO ORIENTE
2 fibras
2-4 fibras
ANILLO TROLE CENTRO
2 fibras
2-4 fibras
ANILLO
TROLE NORTE
2 fibras
2-4 fibras
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Shared Urban Wireless Communications
• Shared AVL system for
– Security department
– Fire department
– Emergency attention
– Ambulances
– Transit authority
– Transport Authority
– Mayors dispatch
– …
• Shared wireless radio based communication platform for
– AVL
– Bus fleet management
– Other future applications
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Conclusions
Planning and integration of communication infrastructure for different urban systems
Investment into telecommunication related engineering programs in regional Universities