1. NVF – 11 IKT strategy - Juni 2006

2. Politisk målsetning til transportsektoren Målsetning til vejdirektoratet Målsetning til IT

3. Areal: 103.000 km 2 Population: 300.000 The road system: 13.000 km Iceland

4. Iceland – some characteristics First settlement: In the year 874, by Norwegian and Celtic immigrants Oldest parliament in the world: In Thingvellir, from AD 930. Independent republic from 1944 Main resources: Fish, hydropower and geothermal energy Heating of houses: 98% by geothermal water Volcanic eruptions: Every 5th year on the average Almost 10% of the surface is covered by glaciers High living standard: GDP among the five highest in the world Income is unusually evenly distributed among the citizens Long life: Men number 1 in the world (78,8 years) and women number 6 (82,6 years) No army in Iceland

5. Main transport characteristics No railway (too few inhabitants – difficult terrain) Limited domestic flight (too few passengers) Limited public transport (few inhabitants – high living standard) Road transport is dominant (both passenger and freight transport) Four wheel drive is common (lot of popular highland tracks) Low volume road traffic is dominant (commonly <300 AADT)

6. Total state income from cars and traffic and road funding Price index 2005

7. Transport plan objectives

9. Public transport

10. Passenger cars pr. 1000 inhabitants 1970-2004

11. Passenger cars pr. 1000 inhabitants 2002 in comparison with other countries 561 538 507 494 491 464 452 451 447 438 419 417 360 356 287 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Iceland Germany Switzerland Austria France Belgium Sweden Us GB Slovenia Finland Norway Denmark Czech Republic Bulgaria

12. Road development Only 35% of the total road network has asphalt pavement, the rest still has gravel surface However, about 95% of the traffic is on paved roads Construction and paving will still be the main task within the road sector during the next decades

13. Paved roads at the end of 2005 35% of total network (81% of Primary roads)

14. Special road traffic risks in Iceland Natural hazards are common –Geological conditions –Climate

15. Volcanic eruptions under glaciers create tremendous floods

16. Earthquakes

17. Avalanches

18. Mud flows and rock fall

19. Traffic and Traffic Safety

20. Traffic volume - Average annual daily traffic

21. Umferð 2005 ÁDU 9300 4700 400 6300 8800 5900 2500 60 4900 100

22. Estimated total veh-km in Iceland 1989-2005

23. All traffic accidents– Consequences (yearly average for 2001-2004) 119 (1,5%) 733 ( 9,1 %) 7199 (89,2 %) Material damage Accidents with slight injuries Serious accidents Fatal accidents 20 (0,3%)

25. No. of seriously injured per 100 thousand inhabitants in Iceland 1986-2004 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 1986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004 No. of seriously injured

27. Rural vs. urban In the period 2001-2004 about 77% of fatal accidents occurred in rural surroundings In the same period about 47% of all serious accidents occurred in rural surroundings

28. Transport research in Iceland Transport research in Iceland Overview Organisation Financing Research topics International co-operation

29. Organization 1 - overview No transport research institute exists in Iceland –Transport authorities have established R&D departments and organize the funding –In-house research –Universities –Private consultants –Laboratories “Bottom up” structure - initiatives often come from: –Employees of agencies –Users of the transport system –University researchers

30. Organization 2 - characteristics The transport research community is very small –Gives a good overview –Decision making is quick and effective –Limits the number and size of research projects –Makes international cooperation still more important

31. Road research funding 1% of PRA's earmarked sources of income goes directly into research and development

32. Priority programmes - Roads 1995 – 2000; Pavements, base layers and aggregates –Representing approximately 35% of the total funding allocated to R&D for roads 2001 – 2005; Road safety –Representing approximately 25% of the total funding allocated to R&D for roads 2006 – 2010; Environmental issues, InformationTechnology

33. Main road research topics –Road safety –Information technology –Environmental research –Flooding, snow and avalanches, natural hazards –Pavements and aggregates –Transport Research

34. Major international co-operation –EU Framework Programme –EU COST Programme –ERTRAC –OECD –FEHRL –Nordic Road and Transport Research Association –Nordic Transport Research  Small research institutions in Iceland  Of importance to participate in European research  Access to experts and institutions  Gives opportunities for similar level of knowledge and progress

35. Environmental indicators CO 2 emissions Land use Aggregate consumption Use of white spirit PRA´s vehicle driving distance Average traffic speed Energy use in PRA´s facilities Paper use Environmental Impact Assessment (number of projects)

36. CO2 emissions from road traffic

37. Weather information from 66 stations

38. Map with winter traffic conditions

39. Weather information Wind – speed and direction Air and road temperatures Humidity Traffic Freeze depth measuring instruments on 60 locations, some with on-line connection

40. Traffic counting On-site collecting counters, On-line counters, Classifiing instruments, Weather stations with traffic counters

41. Traffic classifiers 2002 Traffic Direction Speed Distance / veh. Length Axles (some) Weight (one)

42. Location of cameras

43. Camera – Fagridalur, Eastern Iceland

44. Road and weather condition information channels Telephone Internet Text TV Voice machine Variable message signs

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