Delivering assured GNSS Services in Road Transport Presentation to APEC GNSS Implementation Team Thursday 15 June 2011
Transport and Main Roads 2 Presentation Outline Australia’s Intelligent Access Program (IAP) Explain the place of GNSS in a regulatory tool Future Directions
Transport and Main Roads 3 What is the IAP? A program that will remotely monitor heavy vehicles to ensure they are complying with their permitted operating conditions Ensuring they operate how, where and when they should Compliance tool that uses a combination of in-vehicle telematics & GPS technology
Transport and Main Roads 4 Vehicle Examples …
Transport and Main Roads 5 Vehicle Examples …
Transport and Main Roads 6 Vehicle Examples …
Transport and Main Roads 7 Service Provider Government Operator Other Parties Diagram courtesy of Tasmanian DIER GPS Satellite Mobile Comms IVU
Transport and Main Roads 8 What is Recorded? Vehicle identification Position Time Speed Tampering Vehicle Combination & Mass Operator Commentary GPS-derived Self Declared
Transport and Main Roads 9 IAP Operating Model
Transport and Main Roads 10 Certified Service Providers There are currently five companies certified to provide IAP services
Transport and Main Roads 11 GNSS in a Regulatory Tool Using data as a key element of the evidence of an event having occurred Need to clearly demonstrate: oWhat has happened oThe overall system is trustworthy Achieve this via a layered solution: oTechnology oProcedures oRegulation
Transport and Main Roads 12 Technology Standard GNSS service Collect time series data with quality indicators Type-approved in-vehicle unit (IVU) Significant focus on monitoring/reporting IVU status: oWide range of event alarms that flag potential malfunctions or tampering
Transport and Main Roads 13 Example IAP route …
Transport and Main Roads 14 Example IAP route …
Transport and Main Roads 15 Example IAP route …
Transport and Main Roads 16 Procedures TCA runs a certification program … oProve candidate Service Providers can provide the necessary level of service … & an ongoing audit regime oTo ensure certified Service Providers continue to deliver the necessary level of service Jurisdictions assist TCA by providing independent information on vehicle behaviour
Transport and Main Roads 17 Regulation Supporting legislation in place in most States oQueensland since May 2008 Covers: oDuties and obligations Transport Operators, Drivers & Service Providers Protecting personal privacy oFunctions, powers & obligations of TCA and its agents (IAP Auditors) oPenalties for tampering
Transport and Main Roads 18 Future Directions TCA’s experience with the IAP acknowledged … Commissioned to work on future regulatory telematics applications …
Transport and Main Roads 19 On-board Mass Monitoring
Transport and Main Roads 20 Driver Fatigue & Speed Management
Transport and Main Roads 21 Heavy Vehicle Charging
Transport and Main Roads 22 Thank You … Graham Taylor Manager (Heavy Vehicle Access Monitoring)