The i-Travel partner profiles

Partner Profiles

ERTICO – ITS Europe is a multi-sector, public-private partnership pursuing the development and deployment of ITS. It exists to promote a single successful pan-European ITS market and to ensure that European interests are fully represented throughout the world. With more than 100 partners across the five ITS sectors (public authorities, industry, infrastructure operators, users, and others), ERTICO brings together all key players. ERTICO projects focus on such issues as active safety, telematics services, technology integration, interoperability, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), satellite positioning and navigation and location-based services. A current priority is eSafety, an initiative to improve road safety and help realise the EC’s vision of reducing road casualties by 50% by 2010 through widespread deployment of information, communication and automotive technologies – ITS.

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Aalborg University is a Danish public university. The university’s core business is education, research, and innovation within the humanities and the social, technical, medical, and natural sciences. The university has approximately 14,000 students and 2,000 employees. Some 5,500 students are enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Medicine.

ALTEA is a leading global Location-Based Services provider. ALTEA combines worldwide coverage with the latest technology to provide a comprehensive range of assistance services in multiple language sets. ALTEA’s core asset is its worldwide network of proprietary and multi-lingual Secure Operating Centres, through which it provides high value-added services to car, truck and heavy equipment manufacturers, insurance companies, fleet managers, and specifically tailored high-tech solutions wherever required. Services provided by ALTEA include: Basic Safety&Security Emergency, Enhanced Security, Concierge and Emergency Concierge and GPS-based Floating Car Data for insurance, car manufacturers and authorities. ALTEA strives to make Telematics affordable for all stake holders. ALTEA is member of ERTICO and participated in the definition of the eCall program.

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Amadeus SAS Technology provider for the travel industry. The historical activity of Amadeus is a GDS (Global distribution system), connecting providers of the travel industry (airlines, hotels, car renters, …) and the traveller through all distribution channels (direct through web sites, indirect through traditional or online travel agencies). Amadeus builds and operates systems for all these actors.

CERTH – Centre for Research and Technology Hellas is the National Organization devoted to the promotion and execution of Transport research in Greece, forming part of the Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH). It is a ‘private status’ legal entity under the supervision of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Ministry of Development. It is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The basic scope of services of HIT is to provide a centre of excellence in the field of Transport with highly specialized research services offered to government and third party organizations and bodies, and providing support for the conduct of Transport research in Greece. It is also devoted to providing support for the formulation of Transport policy to relevant Ministries and other government bodies.
The scope of services covers all areas of Transport and in particular the organization, operation, planning, construction of infrastructure, standardization, economic analysis, management, vehicle technology, and impact assessment, of land, maritime, air, and multimodal transport services.

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DLR is Germany’s national research centre for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in aeronautics, space, transportation and energy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany’s Space Agency, the German federal government has given DLR responsibility for the forward planning and implementation of the German space programme as well as international representation of Germany’s interests.
DLR’s research portfolio ranges from fundamental research to innovative development of the applications and products of tomorrow. In this way, DLR contributes the scientific and technical know-how that it has gained, thus enhancing Germany’s industrial and technological reputation. DLR operates large-scale research facilities for the center’s own projects and as a service provider for clients and partners. It also promotes the next generation of scientists, provides advisory services to the German government and is a driving force in the regions centred on its various locations.

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ISMB Istituto Superiore Mario Boella  is a private research centre, with additional industrial partners Motorola, SKF, ST Microelectronics and Telecom Italia. Established in 2000, ISMB is involved in sectors: research, higher education, Technology-to-Business Intelligence and ICT & Society. A particular emphasis is directed towards advanced wireless technologies. ISMB has about 100 researchers working in cooperation with 100 researchers from Politecnico di Torino on photonics, electromagnetic compatibility, wired and wireless networks, e-security, satellite and indoor localization systems, microelectronics and nanotechnologies and multimedia. ISMB has developed several prototypes, including wearable devices for vital signs monitoring and an RFID-and sonic- enhanced stick for blind people.

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Logica is a major international force in IT services and wireless telecoms. It provides management and IT consultancy, systems integration and outsourcing services to clients across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector.
Logica provides management and IT consultancy, systems development and integration as well as outsourced management of targeted business processes. It creates and implements solutions for global clients that embrace the best technological solutions for tangible business results. Logica creates and implements solutions for global clients that embrace the best technological solutions for tangible business results.

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MIZAR Automazione is a private company based in Italy which specialises in the design and development of systems and software for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), i.e. telematics applications in the field of transport, including automated information services for transport users and operators.
MIZAR’s specialisations include the development of traffic control and fleet management systems, information systems for transport users and the design of large-scale integrated ITS applications.
Since 2005 MIZAR is part of the SWARCO group. MIZAR products cover Traffic and Public Transport Management and Control, Freight Transport and Resource Monitoring and Management and Integrated Mobility Management Solutions and Services – traffic real time data collection, data provision to service providers, data exchange solutions and service platforms.
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NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and advanced driver assistance systems. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world.
The know-how of NAVTEQ is in the field of map database specification and structure, map database construction, map database maintenance and updating, map database quality, map database exchange formats, location referencing, and standardisation. NAVTEQ has extensive know-how and experience in the use and adaptation of digital map databases for road and pedestrian navigation applications and GIS applications. NAVTEQ has developed tools for customers to ease the development of applications and shorten the time to market.
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Oracle is the world’s largest enterprise software company, its business is information — how to manage it, use it, share it, protect it. Oracle offers information management solutions for every tier of business, from database, to middleware, business intelligence, business applications, and collaboration.
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PTV AG provides software, consulting and research for travel, traffic and transportation planning in the B2B field. In the business fields Traffic, Mobility and Logistics the company secures the long-term future of mobility with new concepts and innovative technologies. The privately owned enterprise was founded in 1979. With about 750 employees worldwide, PTV actively develops and deploys innovative transport information and optimisation systems. Whether road, rail or public transport – intelligent consulting and planning designed to optimise and use traffic and transportation systems worldwide is the key focus of activities within the business field Traffic. In this field PTV works primarily with local authorities, private and public operating companies, public transport companies and transport communities as well as with engineering offices and industry. Customers around the world use the PTV Vision software suite with the modules VISUM for transportation planning and VISSIM for traffic simulation. The Mobility business field has specialised in innovative software solutions and map technologies for geospatial applications designed to support GPS-based Telematics applications as well as geographic web applications or route planning tools. PTV Mobility has exceptional experience in navigation solutions for all mobile devices. Strategic partners include ADAC, DeTeMedien, Motor-Presse Stuttgart and VARTA Führer GmbH. The business field Logistics focuses on software products and components for the entire logistics chain. The product portfolio ranges from structural analysis and trip planning to fleet management and controlling. Software products for professional route planning in transport business are developed for and sold to customers throughout Europe under the brand name map&guide. Geomanagement systems for sales management and sales force control complement the extensive range of logistics solutions.
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Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power some of the world’s most essential navigation and location-based services. The information is the foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems and mobile and Internet map applications that help users find the people, places, products and services they need, wherever they are. Tele Atlas also works with business partners who trust its digital map data to deliver critical applications for emergency, business, fleet and infrastructure services. The company was founded in 1984 and today has approximately 2,400 full-time staff and contract cartographers at offices in 24 countries, Tele Atlas uses a sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans and more than 50,000 data resources to deliver highly accurate and up-to-date digital maps.
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Technolution is a project development bureau in the technical automation sector. We design, develop and integrate technology solutions using electronics and software. Technolution realizes these solutions by using a combination of technological possibilities and standards that contributes most to a better performance. To be able to advise our customers permanently on new technological developments, Technolution makes substantial investments in research. We familiarize ourselves with a new technology before we apply it in projects for our customers. Where Technolution takes care of the technological issues, our customers can focus on their core competencies.
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TNO The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research is a non-profit research organisation. Established in 1932, TNO’s public mission has been laid down in a special law: to support industry and society in general in transforming knowledge into products and processes of economic and societal value.  TNO is fully independent. It is neither a governmental body nor is it related to any specific interest group. In the system of innovation, TNO acts as an interface between science and the market. Being both embedded in the world of fundamental research and having strong links with the world of users, TNO is perfectly placed to fulfill this role in which contract research and strategic collaboration are keys to the transfer of knowledge.
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Vialis is the leading Dutch supplier of traffic control and management systems for road traffic and public transport. The company has nearly 500 employees and over 80 years of experience. Vialis supplies consultancy, services and systems for optimum processing of traffic flows. Vialis wants to be a partner in creating and supplying mobility solutions for road and rail managers, public authorities, public transport operators, fellow companies in the VolkerWessels group, road users, and bus and train passengers. Vialis has become a service provider realising the best and safest possible traffic flow. High-quality public transportation requires new ideas and techniques. With products and solutions for applications such as traveller information, fleet management, management of public facilities, and interconnection with systems for (dynamic) traffic management, Vialis provides the building blocks for the public transportation system of the future. Together with partners Thales and
Accenture, Vialis is working on the national introduction of the Dutch public transport chip card in the form of systems for entrance control and transactions in the public transit system. Vialis contributes in this manner to improved public safety and low-threshold public transit in the Netherlands.
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Vlaamse Overheid, Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken (Dept of Transport) is in charge of policy issues related to Mobility and Public Works in Flanders Region, and assumes the operational management for the road network under control. In the framework of this proposal it is represented by the Traffic Centre Unit, which is in charge of the monitoring and traffic management on the entire road network under the Road Authority’s jurisdiction.
The Unit Traffic Centre, based in Antwerpen, operates the Regional Traffic Control & Information Centre (TCC-TIC). A subunit is dealing with data capturing and validation, and traffic modelling, while another subunit is in charge policy preparation in the field of traffic management scenarios and Telematics services.
The Unit is in charge of realising Flanders’ ambitious plan for a multi modal, fully integrated dynamic traffic management system for the whole of the covered network (950 km motorways and 6500km trunk and secondary roads) – including the principal axes in all major conurbation areas.
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Ygomi Europe Kft, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ygomi LLC, is based in Debrecen, Hungary, and currently has staff of 220, including 80 software engineers. Its main activities are devoted to software development and call center operations, largely focused on ITS. Ygomi Europe also has offices in Belgium, the UK, Germany and France. Ygomi LLC currently operates four information and communications technology companies, serving major corporations around the world.
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