NAP - National Traffic Management Centre

NTMC

The National Traffic Management Centre (NCUP) obtains all available data on national road conditions and traffic on them and analyses and processes them. The NTMC aims to serve primarily as a data warehouse for all available traffic data and transport infrastructure. It will provide all services necessary within Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and information needed for traffic control and management.

The NTMC provides access to all services and data on the NAP portal, which is a single national access point to traffic data. Users, providers and developers of services and applications are able to access verified and reliable data on traffic and transport infrastructure. On the portal, they can also facilitate access to their static and dynamic data.

Traffic Management Integration in the National Traffic Management Centre

Preliminary activities for the establishment of the new National Traffic Management Centre (NTMC) were performed in 2015-2016 and involved the infrastructure roll-out, the NTMC premises and the basic computer equipment.

The project of traffic management integration in the NTMC was the next step towards setting up the centre, which seeks to improve the accessibility of the transport network, increase the mobility of road users and improve road safety, as well as reduce the negative environmental impacts of the national transport network.

The NTMC aims to serve primarily as a data warehouse for all traffic data available and to provide all services necessary within Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and information needed for traffic control and management.

In order to achieve the above NTMC goals, the following activities were carried out within the project:

Establishment of a traffic data warehouse;
Creation and operational functioning of a macroscopic and dynamic simulation transport model;
Obtaining big data on the movement of vehicles;
National access point to road and traffic data;
Engineering, technical support and knowledge transfer;
Project management.

Dynamic traffic data is obtained from vehicles and infrastructure equipped with the ITS technology. This data is used in traffic management, and real-time traffic information is provided via a standardized data exchange format – DATEX II.

The project contributes to the establishment of integrated centralised traffic management in a sustainable manner and to the improvement of traffic information services. The level of monitoring and management of traffic and the provision of real-time information has improved. Trans-European interoperability and connections of services are ensured. The project also helped improving the cross-border cooperation through international traffic management plans and cross-border exchange of traffic information with neighbouring countries.

Action was co-funded by the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) programme
Agreement nubmer: INEA/CEF/TRAN/M2015/1143658
Action number: 2015-SI-TM-0303-W
Eligible period: 30/06/2016 until 31/12/2020

Traffic Management Integration in the National Traffic Management Centre 2

The Action "Traffic Management Integration in the National Traffic Management Centre 2" will provide an information environment for monitoring and management of traffic and providing information on traffic, which will enable attainment of the set goals: improving mobility, accessibility and traffic safety, and reducing environmental burden. The attainment of these golas will ensure traffic management in a sustainable manner and improve traffic information services for end users.

The goals will be attainded by means of the following piloting Action Activities:

Traffic geographic information system;
National road traffic information centre;
Multimodal services;
National coordination of road traffic measures;
C-ITS 3G/4G/LTE connected vehicle and cloud information services;
Digital Transport Infrastructure;
IT equipment;
Engineering, technical support and transfer of knowledge;
Project management and communication.

The attainment of the set goals will increase the level of monitoring and management of traffic and provision of information in traffic real time and will provide pan-European interoperable and continuous services with the respect of directives and standards. The existing cross-border cooperation with international traffic management plans and cross-border exchange of traffic information with the neighboring countries will also be improved.

The goals of the European guidelines and requirements from Directive 2010/40/EU and the national legislation and strategic documents such as the Roads Act (ZCes-1) (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, 109/2010, 48/2012) and the Transport Development Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia (July 2015) will be attained with the implementation of the project. The project will contribute to the development of the European ITS network with the deployment of services and bring social benefits.

Action is co-funded by the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) programme
Agreement nubmer: INEA/CEF/TRAN/M2016/1361995
Action number: 2016-TM-0229-W
Eligible period: 03/01/2018 until 31/12/2023

EU project: IDACS (ID and Data Collection for Sustainable Fuels in Europe)

The IDACS project is a Programme Support Action (PSA) of the centralised EU programme – the Connecting Europe Facility (CEE). The implementation of the project and the formation of a consortium were joined by 15 EU Member States: the Netherlands, lead partner, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Spain, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Portugal, France, Greece. The Ministry of Infrastructure is a beneficiary of the project.

Project purpose

The purpose of the project is to provide comprehensive and reliable data accessible on a non-discriminatory basis on the charging/refuelling infrastructure for alternative fuels in traffic through the National Access Point – NAP web portal.

Project objectives:

The setting up of a common format for the introduction of ID codes for the stakeholders of the charging/refuelling infrastructure for AG in traffic;
The establishment of a national Registration Office (IDRO) and a link to the EU ID Code Repository (IDRR);
Registration of ID codes of managers of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and charging service providers: CPO ID codes and MSP ID codes;
Registration of the ID codes of electric vehicle charging points: EVSE ID codes;
Upgrading of the existing NAP portal with comprehensive and reliable static and dynamic data on the charging/refuelling infrastructure for alternative fuels traffic. Users will be provided with access for data exchange and re-use on a non-discriminatory basis.

NAPCORE project

The general objective of this action is to empower the National Access Points (NAPs) as the backbone for ITS digital infrastructure. It will facilitate national & EU wide operational coordination for the harmonisation and implementation of the European specifications.

It has become apparent that NAPs and national bodies in each country are faced with common challenges and are looking for common solutions through working together. New challenges such as data collection activities and negotiations with private data providers and/or global players would benefit from being addressed jointly. The action « NAPCORE » was built in this spirit of consultation and cooperation. It is supported by all the Member States of the European Union and some associated countries.

Its specific objectives are to create a coordinated European mechanism of National Access Points based on a coordinated governance and architecture, interoperability, standards and services. It is based on the position paper of the NAP&NB Harmonisation Group in order to strengthen the position and the role of NAP and to support steps towards the creation of European-wide solutions to facilitate the use of EU-wide data.