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Results for area 7 Traffic Control Systems

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traffic regulation central system
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centre system that officially records traffic regulations in electronic form so that they can be distributed to other systems

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traffic management central system
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centre system that monitors and controls traffic and the road network

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clearance time
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time between signal phases during which an intersection is not used by any traffic

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detection area
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area where a vehicle detector can count and/or determine the presence of a vehicle

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vehicle identification based detector
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detector that detects vehicle identities based on wireless communication with tags or on-board units (OBU) in the vehicle, which transmits the vehicle's identity information to the traffic signal controller

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image processing based detector
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detector that detects vehicles based on the real-time image data from the digital camera which has virtual sensing lines for estimating queue length or other parameters in approaching lanes

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occupancy based detector
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detector that detects vehicles and traffic characteristics based on the state of the occupancy using methods such as loop or magnetic detectors

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vehicle detector
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device used to count and/or determine the presence of a vehicle

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time-of-day control
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signal timing plans associated to specific hours of the day associated with fluctuations in demand

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guaranteed delivery
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DATEX-ASN mechanism in which the client acknowledges the receipt of a publication (reply)

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vehicle ID
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identification number used for the identification of emergency and/or public transport vehicles

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estimation/simulation model identity (EM)
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the identity of the model when collection method is estimated via a mathematical model or simulation

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detector information type
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information type that designates the type of information from linked detectors which can be occupancy based, image processing based or vehicle identification based

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command
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data packet which is prepared by one system in order to control some function(s) of another system

NOTE Commands may be conveyed as a subscription (request) or publication (reply) depending on the design of the specific data exchange.

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direction discrimination
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direction of travel of a target within the detection zone

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signal controller
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roadside equipment that controls the lighting timings of traffic lights

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saturation flow rate
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equivalent hourly rate at which vehicles can traverse an intersection approach, assuming a constant

green indication at all time and no loss time

NOTE 1 to entry It is expressed in vehicles per hour or vehicles per hour per lane.

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receipt
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data which is prepared by the receiver of the subscription or publication in order to acknowledge the order

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equipment type (ET)
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identification of the type of equipment used to collect the raw data

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location types (LT)
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identifies the type of locations

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