automated traffic surveillance and control | ATSAC [Abbr.]

These projects concern the implementation of high quality monitoring infrastructure for more reliable ITS services, the establishment of a European network of traffic centres, the removal of bottlenecks through traffic management and control measures, the development of high quality traveller information services, the enhancement of safety and efficiency of freight transport, the development of interoperable, easy and efficient electronic fee collection systems and the promotion of road safety and efficiency through incident and emergency handling.

The proposal is aimed at gradually harmonizing and at integrating in the short term the air traffic management equipment of the twelve Member States by making it mandatory for Member States to introduce technical specifications developed by EUROCONTROL, in particular for - communication systems; - navigation systems; - surveillance systems, - systems providing automated assistance to air traffic control.

The purpose of the Directive is to harmonize progressively and to integrate in the short term air-traffic-management equipment and systems in the Member States by introducing the obligatory use of the technical specifications prepared by Eurocontrol, in particular for: - communications systems; - surveillance systems; - systems providing automated assistance to air traffic control; - navigation systems.

Work under the DRIVE programme will bring 1100 researchers and technical specialists together. Their aim will be to reach results in so diverse issues as speed and disrtance keeping, hazard warning, monitoring the alertness of drivers, protection of vulnerable road users, recording accident data through "black box" technology, providing information to drivers, route guidance and planning, vehicle location, regulation of traffic flow by intelligent signalling systems, and demand management, including ...[+++]automatic toll payment.