IN-ROAD
SENSOR
Part of the Sydney Coordi-
nated Adaptive Traffic System
(SCATS) installed and man-
aged by RTA.
“A wire loop buried in the
roadway triggers traffic
lights. A signal is induced in
the loop when a large metal
object – a car, motorbike or
heavy vehicle moves across
it.” - www.openroad.com.au
APPLICATION
Data provide assistance to
traffic flow management by
triggering the traffic lights
to automatically adjusting
the length of their cycles.
Data are also collected by
RTA’s Traffic Management
Centre allowing both cen-
tralised and distributed
traffic control in real-time.

RTA TRANSURBAN
Communications
1. Traffic Management Centre Switchboard -> Phone -> No Idea
2. Peter Collins (Director of Network Management) -> Phone -> Redirect
3. Rosalind Farrugia (RTA) -> Phone -> JohnTough (RTA) -> Email -> No Response

COMMUTER
ITINERARY
Cityrail ticket vending ma-
chines and ticket validation
gates.
The vending machines are
able to read, write and log
itinerary information from
the magnetic strip. The gates
can read and log but cannot
write to the ticket.
APPLICATION
Itinerary data assists Cit-
yrail manage its resource
to meet customer needs.
Government planning bodies
also use these data to assess and
develop public infrustracture
and urban planning projects.

NSW GOV
Communications
1.Cityrail Switchboard -> Phone -> No Idea
2. John Miller (RailCorp Data Network) -> Email -> No Response
3. Transport and Population Data Centre -> Email -> Phone -> No Response
4. Dan Hill (Arup) -> Email -> No Response

VISITOR
COUNTER
Visitor counters are embed-
ded in the floor of public
library entries. Patrons step
on the counters or detected
by thermal sensor and this
will trigger the counter to log
visitor numbers.
APPLICATION
Local and state governments
use these data to assess the
usage of public services and
community cultural engage-
ment which would lead to the
development of planning strat-
egies and funding decisions.

CITY OF SYDNEY
BEONIC
COHERA TECH
Communications
1.Katie Wilson (Southern Cross Uni) -> Email -> Redirect
2. Michael Alchin -> Email -> Redirect
3. Cameron Morley (Manager, Funding & Advisory Services, State
Library of NSW) -> Email -> Real-Time Data Unavailable
4. City of Sydney Library -> Email -> Phone -> No Response