DocumentCode :
353217
Title :
Road user charging using vehicle positioning systems
Author :
Catling, I.
Author_Institution :
Ian Catling Consultancy, UK
fYear :
2000
fDate :
4-6 April 2000
Firstpage :
126
Lastpage :
130
Abstract :
Road user charging (RUC) is a key part of the British government´s integrated transport policy. Whilst initial schemes in the UK may be paper-based, considerable development of electronic systems has occurred during the last 15 years. The technical development of electronic fee collection (EFC) has been largely focused on dedicated short-range communications (DSRC). The combination of an on-board positioning capability, typically using the GPS satellite system, with on-board processing and mobile communications now offers a viable alternative technology option for EFC. Trials in Hong Kong indicated that this approach-generically referred to as based on vehicle positioning systems (VPS)-is fast becoming a viable alternative to DSRC, particularly where there are concerns over the environmental intrusion of roadside DSRC infrastructure and where integration with other intelligent transport systems (ITS) applications is an important feature. The paper describes VPS technology for RUC, and discusses its development in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, the UK and, in particular, the Hong Kong electronic road pricing feasibility study. It briefly describes the INITIATIVE project that is demonstrating aspects of interoperability between DSRC and VPS-based EFC, and summarises the development of standards for VPS-based EFC within ISO and CEN. Finally it compares the advantages and disadvantages of DSRC and VPS for RUC, particularly in the light of current plans in the UK.
Keywords :
automated highways; British government; Denmark; GPS satellite system; Germany; Hong Kong; INITIATIVE project; Switzerland; UK; dedicated short-range communications; electronic fee collection; electronic road pricing feasibility study; electronic systems; integrated transport policy; mobile communications; on-board positioning capability; on-board processing; road user charging; technical development; vehicle positioning systems;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
iet
Conference_Titel :
Road Transport Information and Control, 2000. Tenth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 472)
Conference_Location :
London, UK
ISSN :
0537-9989
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-725-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20000118
Filename :
861248
Link To Document :
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