OREANDA-NEWS. Congestion costs time, money and nerves. It may also lead to life-threatening situations. Traffic management systems are designed to ensure that traffic runs smoothly whether in the city, on the highway or on country roads and that optimal use of existing infrastructure is made. However, traffic management requires the most up-to-date and precise data to plan construction works, resolve traffic peaks or respond to emergencies.

Deutsche Telekom addresses these problems via the Central Europe Mobility Atlas (CEMA), a complex mobility model, supporting traffic and crisis management. It has been conceptualized, developed and tested in Czech Republic by the RODOS - Transport Systems Development Centre (Centrum pro ROzvoj DOpravn?ch Syst?m?), under the auspices of the V?B – Technical University of Ostrava and in strategic partnership with T-Mobile Czech Republic.

CEMA collects and analyzes large amounts of traffic and anonymous mobility data from multiple sources. The system can be extended with sensor data for floods or pollution. In Prague’s metropolitan area, for example, mobility information generated by the RODOS model is used for optimizing the city’s integrated public transport system.

Such information can also be really valuable for fast decision making in critical situations, across countries as well, as a crisis often won’t stop at national borders. For example, in the event of a crisis or natural disaster, rescue team units can be instantly informed, which in turn can save lives.

Key to turn cities smarter
CEMA is also an important component of Deutsche Telekom’s Smart Cities concept. Knowing the flow of people within a city can make it so much easier to plan public transport capacities and appropriate traffic infrastructure. This way, municipal authorities and urban planners can always keep the needs of citizens in focus.

"Deutsche Telekom aims at putting the pieces of the complex smart city ecosystem together, supporting cities in their transformation process into intelligent urban areas and ultimately helping to increase the quality of life for citizens," says Ralf Nejedl, Senior Vice President for B2B/ICT Sales & Service Europe at Deutsche Telekom.

The solution has been presented at various Fora, Expos and most recently at the ITS European Congress, Europe’s largest event in Intelligent Transport Systems and Services, held in Glasgow. Following its successful implementation in the Czech Republic and, in cooperation with other local Deutsche Telekom subsidiaries in Europe, it will also be gradually implemented in Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia.