Rome
The HEAVEN system will be housed in the traffic
management centre, established in 1999. Here real-time traffic
data is collected from measurement points covering about 200
kilometres of road in the city. Based on this data, the traffic
in the demonstration area (the northeast area of central Rome)
will be modelled for each major street.
The HEAVEN project will help to combine traffic
data and environmental models for emission and dispersion.
This will enable the calculation of traffic related pollution
levels in near real-time. These levels will then be compared
to air quality measurements for validation purposes.
In the past, Transport Demand Management
Strategies in Rome have been developed based on off-line simulations.
The HEAVEN Decision Support System will facilitate the implementation
of a more effective Transport Demand Management Strategy,
since decisions will now be based on near real-time information
regarding traffic related pollution levels. The new Decision
Support System will therefore help authorities in Rome comply
with existing and forthcoming EU regulations on air quality
and noise.
The demonstration area is inside the 'Rail-Ring'
in northeast central Rome. The area serves as a bridge between
the historical centre and the peripheral sector, and contains
traffic patterns characteristic of the whole of Rome.
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