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… new in 2.52 is the Graphical Intersection Monitor (GIM)
Partly funded by the
current users of Fastracs and Transport Canada, a newly implemented feature
in version 2.5x of Fastracs™ is a graphical intersection monitor which
extends the bounds of operation and feedback. Simplicity in design yet
providing a wealth of information of intersection operation both current and
historic, the GIM translates the real-time second-by-second commands and
responses into a graphical interpretation which transportation personnel can
easily relate and understand. 
ETR (Enhanced Traffic Responsive)
In November of 2005 Transport Canada provided funding to the City of Burlington to enhance their Fastracs™ Management System which is supplied and maintained by Fortran. The project focused on performance improvements to the system’s traffic responsive algorithm. These improvements included:
· Increase data collection and storage of all traffic responsive parameters
· Improved Traffic Responsive interface
· Split decisions made at the start of each Green
· Traffic management system access for Region of Halton
· Video Detection of Queue Length’s and Incidents at the QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) and Guelph Line
Partnering with the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, the Region of Halton, Mohawk College, Fortran and the City of Burlington, this innovative project involves the deployment of ITS subsystems, and the integration of these systems and existing systems to complete an Enhanced Traffic Responsive System.
With the high cost of fuel and an overburdened road infrastructure, transit will continue to play an ever increasing and favoured mode of transport. However, there is a reality that not everyone will use this method of travel; the automobile will continue to use the road network and inevitably must share this with the transit vehicles.
The problem: How to keep both transit and other vehicular traffic moving and still prevent long waits at signalized intersections?
The solution: Fastracs™. First installed in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and using Fortran’s Advanced Traffic Management System, the TSP algorithm manages both vehicles and transit.
Traditional intersection transit priority systems will remove an intersection from the coordinated network. This results in reduced waiting time for the transit operator and their passengers but has been known to contribute to increased congestion and frustration. The TSP algorithm developed by Fortran takes important steps to reduce that impact. By making minor adjustments, tailored for the time of day, both prior to and after a transit vehicle has initiated a central priority request, minimal changes result in minimal delay to the traveling public, no matter what the mode of transport.
For information on how we can help you with your traffic signal control system initiatives, please contact Mike Bowie .