Working Together forIntelligent Transportation Systemsin the Ontario-Québec Corridor

How to Plan a Smart Corridor

OUTLINEIntelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)- What is ITS?- What is the Value of ITS?- What is a Smart Corridor?- How do you Achieve Integration?

The Ontario-Québec Smart Corridor- Where we are in the planning process- What we’ve done, where we’re going and what to expect next

Websites and Contact Information

Intelligent Transportation SystemsITS at a glance

Sensor Processing Decision Maker = Effective

Decisions

License Plate

Reader

Vehicle Database

Customs Agent = Effective

Decisions

TransponderAntenna

RoadwayLoop Detector

WeighScale

OntarioCVO

Enforcement

Toll System

Border Wait Time

OntarioEnforcement

Officer

Bridge Authority

Driver

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EffectiveDecisions

EffectiveDecisions

Intelligent Transportation SystemsITS at a glance

Road WeatherInformation Systems(RWIS)

Variable Lane Control

AutomaticVehicle

Identification(AVI)

Variable Message Sign (VMS)

TrafficSignal Control

Intelligent Transportation SystemsITS at a glance

Advanced Traveller Information Systems (ATIS)Intermodal Freight Management

What is the Value of ITS?- ITS address the critical challenges!

- Efficiency, Safety, Security and Sustainability

- Relative to Infrastructure… ITS is CHEAP- ITS projects typically cost $100Ks to $1Ms- Infrastructure projects can cost $100Ms

- Benefit/Cost Ratios of ITS projects are HIGH- Stand-alone ITS projects sit at about 9:1- Integrated ITS projects jump to 23:1

BOTTOM LINE:

Planning ITS projectsso that they can be integrated

is clearly critical!!

What is a SMART CORRIDOR?What makes a corridor “SMART”?• Integrating existing and new ITS to improve

operational efficiency• Sharing information among systems to achieve

benefits of coordinated operations

Opportunities• Electronic filing of credentials/reporting• Automated means of inspection• Automated authentication of vehicles, cargo, and

personnel• Seamless electronic transactions/payments• Readily accessible travel conditions information

Integration Smart Corridor

How Do You AchieveINTEGRATION?

To build a SMART CORRIDOR we need INTEGRATION

To achieve INTEGRATIONwe need COOPERATION

COOPERATION• between organizations and agencies• across borders• from one jurisdiction to the next

How Do You AchieveINTEGRATION?

We also need strong PLANNING

We have ITS PLANNING TOOLS

These TOOLS are built from basic COMPONENTS:- The types of PLAYERS needed to deliver a service

- Vendor, Shipper, Consignee, Border Agency, Customs Agency

- The PHYSICAL components of the system- Commercial Vehicle, Border Inspection Station, Administration Centres

- The INFORMATION exchanges between players- Shipping Manifests, Driver Credentials, Safety Status, Routing, Customs

Payment Information, Inspection Reports

Strong ITS Plan Smart Corridor

How Do You AchieveINTEGRATION?For example, we can identify the TYPES of PLAYERS…

Driver

ShipperCommercial Vehicle

Enforcement Agency

[Automated Commercial Vehicle Inspection Station By-Pass]

How Do You AchieveINTEGRATION?We can identify some of the PHYSICAL components…

Driver

ShipperCommercial Vehicle

Enforcement Agency

CommercialVehicle

Safety/Credentials Database

Weigh-In-Motion Inspection Station

[Automated Commercial Vehicle Inspection Station By-Pass]

How Do You AchieveINTEGRATION?And we can identify INFORMATION FLOWS…

Driver

ShipperCommercial Vehicle

Enforcement Agency

CommercialVehicle

Safety/Credentials Database

Weigh-In-Motion Inspection Station

[Automated Commercial Vehicle Inspection Station By-Pass]

Vehicle IDWeight & Presence

By-Pass Signal

Credentials

Driver Record

Safety Status

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Daily Site Activity

CredentialsDriver RecordSafety Status

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How Do You AchieveINTEGRATION?Finally, when we take a step back…

[Automated Commercial Vehicle Inspection Station By-Pass]The result is a perfectly INTEGRATED PLAN!

we can see how all the PLAYERS interact!

How Do You AchieveINTEGRATION?This INTEGRATED PLAN is called:

The NATIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE

It can be applied to a specific REGION to create:

A REGIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE

Using these TOOLS we can build a CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.

Just Imagine…

This is where theNational ITS Architecturehelps out!!

How Do You AchieveINTEGRATION?What’s the Process?(For developing a Regional ITS Architecture)

1. Define the Region2. Identify Stakeholders3. Inventory Systems4. Determine Needs and Services

5. Interconnects6. Information Flows7. Operational Concept8. Standards

9. Define Project Sequencing10. Identify Inter-Agency Agreements

Gather Critical Information

The Ontario-QuébecSmart CorridorWhere are we?1. Define the Region2. Identify Stakeholders3. Inventory Systems4. Determine Needs and Services

5. Interconnects6. Information Flows7. Operational Concept8. Standards

9. Define Project Sequencing10. Identify Inter-Agency Agreements

Somewhere in and about here!!

The Ontario-QuébecSmart CorridorSome of the Basics…Who?• Transport Canada, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Ministère des

transports du Québec• IBI Group, Roche Consulting, Cambridge Systematics, ConSysTec• Many Stakeholders

What?• Develop Concept of Operations and Regional ITS Architecture for the

Ontario-Québec Corridor

When?• April 2011 March 2012

The Ontario-QuébecSmart Corridor1. Define the Region

The Ontario-QuébecSmart Corridor2. Identify StakeholdersMulti-modal:

• Surface, Air, Rail, Marine• Freight/Goods Movement Focus• Includes Border Crossings!!

Includes all levels of Government:• Transport Canada, CBSA, CBP, FHWA• Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Ministère des transports du

Québec, State of Michigan Department of Transportation• Numerous regions and municipalities throughout the corridor

Includes Private Sector:• Industry Associations, Commercial Carriers

We will continue to add Stakeholder throughout the project

The Ontario-QuébecSmart Corridor2. Identify StakeholdersWe have engaged Stakeholder through:

• Two series of workshops

1st Round of Workshops:• Focused on engaging Stakeholders• Discussed vision and “Architecture” process• Discussed needs and services• Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa/Gatineau, Montréal, Sherbrooke, Québec

2nd Round of Workshops:• Reviewed the vision for the “Smart Corridor”• Feedback on Stakeholder descriptions• Feedback on preliminary ITS Systems inventory• Reviewed operational scenarios and information flows• Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa/Gatineau, Montréal, Québec

The Ontario-QuébecSmart Corridor3. Inventory SystemsAn inventory of the ITS Systems in the corridor:• Collected by Stakeholder Survey• Verified at 2nd Stakeholder Workshops• Continues to be updated…

4. Determine Needs and ServicesNeeds and Services were discussed with Stakeholders:• Discussed through “Breakout” sessions at Workshops• SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)• Continues to be updated…

The Ontario-QuébecSmart Corridor4. Determine Needs and ServicesStakeholders identified the need to improve:• The coordination and dissemination of real-time traveller

information • Traffic management including incident management and inter-

jurisdictional coordination• The efficiency of border customs inspections• The efficiency of international crossings and other tolled facilities• The efficiency of intermodal transfer points• The efficiency of roadside safety inspections• Management of dangerous goods movements• Commercial vehicle on-board systems • Tracking of shipments

Next StepsConcept of Operations• All stakeholders to reach consensus on the Concept of Operations

• Develop a list of proposed projects and required inter-agency agreements

Continue to work with Stakeholders• There are two “Webinar” sessions scheduled in the up-coming

months to confer on the results

Share the Results• This process is meant to guide stakeholder investment

The Ontario-QuébecSmart Corridor

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Cooperation Integration

The Ontario-QuébecSmart CorridorWebsites• Ontario-Québec Smart Corridor

http://onqcsmartcorridor-onqccorridorintelligent.ca

• National ITS Architecture for Canadahttp://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/innovation/its-architecture.htm

• Border Information Flow Architecturehttp://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/innovation/its-border_information_flow_architec-270.htm

Contact InformationScott CrombieIntelligent Transportation SystemsTransport Canada(613) 949-4902