W001 - World Visions Orario 09.30 – 13.00 Sala 4 TECHNOLOGIES, PARTNERSHIPS & BUSINESS MODELS Developing new value-added services in the navigation markets

1. TECHNOLOGIES, PARTNERSHIPS AND BUSINESS MODELS
Developing new value-added services in the navigation markets
TELEMATICS FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND INFOMOBILITY:
THE EVOLUTION IN EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
Bruno DALLA CHIARA, prof. eng. (bruno.dallachiara@polito.it)
POLITECNICO DI TORINO, Dept. DITIC-Transport, I Faculty of Engineering, Torino – I
W001 – World Visions
9.30 - 12.45 am, Conference Room 4
October 15th, 2009
Torino - I, Lingotto
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2. Transport systems evolve: traditionally, they have integrated
competencies in Industrial - mainly Mechanical and somehow Electrical -
and Civil Engineering.
In recent years a number of technological proposals from the fields of
ICT have arisen and been proposed in literature, then a variety of devices
and products appeared on the international markets.
We need now to enhance Transport systems through new technologies.
The new aims result safety, security, quality (e.g., less queues) and
efficiency of the transport systems for passengers and freight, optimising
the use of natural resources and respecting the environment.
As a consequence, we need to integer or merging, with Transport
systems - so Mechanics and Civil engineering - competencies on
Telecommunications, Information technologies, Electronics and
Automatics, to pursue the so-called “ITS”.
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3. To pursue this aim, an apposite web site on an innovative
multimedia platform for e-learning on ITS and infomobility
has been developed by the POLITECNICO DI TORINO.
It has been supported by the Italian Ministries of Transport and
Infrastructures (I), for developing a part of the ITS e-learning educational
material, with specific reference to a general introduction to ITS and the
Italian ITS Framework Architecture.
MASTER IN
MOBILITY AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
“MOBILITÀ, INFOMOBILITÀ E SISTEMI DI TRASPORTO”
(TORINO)
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4. ITS: a definition
ITS integrate telecommunications, electronics and information
technologies - in short, ‘telematics’ - with transport engineering in order to
plan, design, operate, maintain and manage transport systems.
This integration aims to improve safety, security, quality and efficiency of
the transport systems for passengers and freight, optimising the use of
natural resources and respecting the environment.
To achieve such aims, ITS require procedures, systems and devices to
allow the collection, communication, analysis and distribution of
information and data among moving subjects, the transport infrastructure
and information technology applications.
As far as ITS deal with information technologies and mobility of people,
may also be defined as “Infomobility”; it may involve road transport or any
other mode as well as their interactions.
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5. As regards the e-learning platform, a cutting-edge multimedia
platform designed specifically to meet e-learning requirements has
been developed and at present subject to enhancement.
The web site: www.its-elearning.net
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6. Some specific contents of the e-learning platform:
it contains introduction to basics technologies for ITS;
each module contains a list of ITS subjects;
each subject has typically either a simulation or at least some
pictures or graphs;
the platform contains numerous vocally commented – with
“text to speech” – simulations, for better understanding;
a number of official documents of EU are readable or
downloadable;
some specific subjects are presented in a nested logic, to be
investigated according to the previous knowledge of the user-
reader;
each module includes a number of multiple choice tests at the
end of it; passing positively a test allows to enter the subsequent
level of the subject.
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7. Some examples
Each subject may
be studied
separately from
Each module the others
contains a list of
subjects
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8. Some examples
A number of vocally commented
– with “text to speech” - re-
playable simulations allow a
rapid and better understanding
of the specific topics
The e-learning contains the
introduction to basic
technologies of ITS
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9. Some examples
Each module
includes a number
of multiple choice
tests at the end;
answers are
recorded by the
server
Each subject contains
typically either a
simulation or at least
some pictures or graphs
for illustrating it in a better
way
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10. Some examples Passing positively
a test allows to
enter the
subsequent level
of the subject
Short, illustrated
and – sometimes -
vocally
commented
descriptions are
more suitable for
a rapid
understanding of
the topic
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11. A number
Some examples of official
documents
on ITS are
readable
and can be
downloaded
Some specific subjects
are presented in a
nested logic, so that
they may be
investigated or not
according to the
previous knowledge of
the user-reader.
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12. Some examples
Two specifc
lessons are
devoted to
the National
ITS
architecture
Some specific
references to the
European ITS
architecture are
reported
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