SKYMETER TO DEMONSTRATE SMART TRANSPORTATION PRICING IN SEOUL KOREA
Skymeter will be Cisco's technical solution partner for Location, Time, and Distance-based road user charging in the "Connected Urban Development" project. Cisco made the announcement rcently at the Clinton Global Initiative conference "Connectivity for Sustainability". This is a major development in the application of GPS technology to road user charging and the operation of public transport.
Connected Urban Development (CUD) is a partnership between Cisco Systems and the Clinton Global Initiative in seven major cities (Amsterdam, Birmingham (UK), Hamburg, Lisbon, Madrid, San Francisco, and Seoul) to create urban communications infrastructure that demonstrates how network connectivity can reduce carbon emissions in urban environments. CUD will help change the way in which cities deliver services to residents, manage the flow of traffic, operate public transportation and many other critical operational activities. Seoul's focus in this CUD project is connected and sustainable mobility solutions.Location, Time, and Distance-based Road User Charging enables governments to manage demand for roads by charging motorists directly for road use at rates that vary with location of journey, time of day, and distance travelled. This allows governments to address traffic congestion, direct funds for roads according to their use, and fund concurrent transit improvements providing a better level of service to all peak-hour commuters, whether motorist, transit user, or cyclist.
