Methodology for Design of an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Architecture for Intermediate Colombian City

Abstract

Colombia has a high death rate due to traffic accidents, compared to the world reference. In particular, intermediate cities of the country have a very high death rate due to traffic accidents, much higher than the national rate and large cities rate. Municipalities and mobility secretariats have tried to solve these problems through the development of technological services, within the framework of the so-calledIntelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). However, in most cases, these services are not based on an adequate ITS architecture, therefore, interoperability and integration of services is not feasible, generates high costs and its implementation is complex to carry out. The development of the services is not based on ITS architecture, due to the fact that this architecture has not been developed. Althoughthere are works related to regional ITS architectural design methodologies, there is no methodology that considers diverse sources of reference and the particular context of the city. To encourage the development of mobility services, using an appropriate ITS architecture, we develop a methodology to design it in an intermediate city of a developing country. To formulate the methodology, we review the related documentation; we identify best practices; we consider the scope and context; and finally, we defined a logical process that was easy to implement. The present article details design methodology that we elaborate and presents the results obtained when applying the methodology in a particular case. Methodology obtained allowed the design of an ITS architecture for city of Popayán, in addition we consider that it serves as a tool for development of ITS architectures in similar contexts. ITS architecture designed willallow to plan and implement the mobility services of the city in an appropriate way.

Experimental Evaluation of LoRa in Transit Vehicle Tracking Service Based on Intelligent Transportation Systems and IoT

“…An architecture is necessary for an adequate standardization and integration with other types of mobility services or smart cities services. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are a viable option to achieve an adequate standardization between the mobility services of a city; having an ITS architecture as a basis for the design of the tracking service is a relevant factor for guaranteeing a major improvement of mobility in a city [15,16].…”

“…In the authors' previous works [13,15], stage (a) was developed in detail, for this reason the results from [13,15] are used in this work. Regarding stage (b), a proof of concept was developed in [13], so this work makes an incremental contribution to the development of the system, moving from proof of concept to a prototype.…”

Fleet Management and Control System for Medium-Sized Cities Based in Intelligent Transportation Systems: From Review to Proposal in a City

“…The high percentage of documents related to "data collection", and the science mapping analysis (specifically the strategic diagrams for the period 2018-2020) show a close relationship to digital storage and monitoring, two emerging issues within the field of research. Such issues are highly relevant to FMCS, so they should be considered for the proposed system [21,[66][67][68][69][70].…”

“…The service has specific stops for passenger pick up/drop off, but a considerable proposed, but most of them are implemented with services not based on an appropriate architecture. Although there are several approaches to Colombian ITS architectures, the proposed modeling is very general and not suitable for cities with specific characteristics [21].…”

Smart Mobility: Opportunities and Challenges for Colombian Cities

“…The current situation in Colombia is no different from the current scenario in Latin America; the dissatisfaction with transportation services is evident and therefore solutions are being sought in the country to reduce the impact on mobility in different cities. However, these technologies have not been successful because the systems are not adapted to the real situation of the place; the integration of services and their compatibility is not feasible and their implementation is complex [13].…”