Challenge
The challenge posed by the Directorate General for Innovation and Road Management of the Department of Infrastructures and Territorial Development is entitled: “How can we offer users of the road network in Bizkaia useful transportation information based on the data collected by sensor networks installed on roads, which can be used to improve transportation management and therefore have an economical and environmental impact in the Historical Territory of Bizkaia?”
This challenge addresses the needs described below:
The road network of the Historical Territory of Bizkaia, [1], is made up of a total of 1,273.1 km, with an overall traffic volume of 4,757.2 million vehicles. The Network of Preferential Interest or High Capacity network accounts for 19.2% (245.1 km) of this but has 58.8% of the overall traffic volume, followed by the Basic Network that accounts for 16.4% (209 km) with a traffic volume of 26%. This network has been maturing and developing over the last few decades, with projects aimed at increasing the capacity of the existing road network.
Real-time transportation information allows users to organise their journeys by public or private transport, both in terms of selecting a time slot and the route chosen for the journey. This allows better use of existing infrastructure. This type of information has proven to be effective in improving the efficiency of the road network, which has a direct impact on the environment and the economy.
This challenge aims to find an innovative solution that may offer a single information portal that users of the transport system in Bizkaia use to stay informed, offering in real time the most accurate image possible of the state of the road network in Bizkaia.