b'GRIDSMARTS REAL-TIME DATA IMPROVES THAILANDS INTERSECTION SAFETY & EFFICIENCYBy Lauren JochumHistoricallyoneoftheworldsworstnationsfortrafficProgramming Interface (API) for real-time turning movement68%congestion,Thailandhasmorethan38millionvehiclesincount data to optimize an intersections efficiency. 43% decrease in red operation, and not surprisingly, they rank as the second highestThe GRIDSMART System, built on Intel Core i5 processors, for the number of road deaths per capita. In Bangok alone,promises enhanced performance, ECC support, and greaterlight violationsmore than 8.5 million vehicles operate on roads designed forreduction in 2 million. That means their roads are over capacity by 425%.speedall while delivering a reduction in power consumption.delays per vehicleThailandsDepartmentofHighwaysknewachangewasAdditionally, GRIDSMARTs innovative API delivers rich traffic necessary to improve safety and efficiency for their nationsdata through proprietary vison-tracking algorithms that build commuters, and they set out to find a solution. first. However,three-dimensionalmodelsofallobjectsapproachinganWhentheytestedtheGRIDSMARTSystemsperformance51,964intersection. Providing unmatched accuracy and unparalleled Thailand started testing with inductive loopsgranularity of data through a unique single-camera solution,ofactuatingallintersections,resultsshowedthatdelays theinductiveloopswerenomatchfortheirfailingroadGRIDSMART tracks vehicles through user-defined zones aspervehiclereducedsignificantly.Improvementsstartedathours saved conditions, heavy trucks, and constant traffic demands. Thetheyapproach,travelthrough,andleavethatintersection.8.46 percent during 4-5 p.m. during the day on up to 24.52 loops provided inconsistent detection for motorbikes, smallUtilizingGRIDSMARTsiconicBellCamerawithhorizontopercent during 7-8 p.m. Test results were similar for New Trendper yearvehicles, and vehicle direction, making it challenging to gatherhorizonviews,thesystemfollowsvehicles,bicycles,andDevelopmentsadaptivesystemusingGRIDSMARTsAPI. actionable data for deploying an adaptive system. With thepedestrians all the way through the center of an intersection,Reduction in delay improved by 43.40 percent.loopsconsistentlybreakingandtheirhighcostofrepair,the critical zone where most accidents occur in Thailand, andAs the data shows, the deployment and test of the GRIDSMART inductive loops proved to be more of a problem than a solutionwhereothertrafficsystemstheytestedcouldntsee.NewQueue Length Reduction also saw vast improvements. OnSystem for vehicle actuation and New Trend Developments to Thailands transportation needs. Trend used this rich data to adjust controller timing, providing athe west approach, during 12-1 p.m. with a fixed time of 8.00,adaptive system with GRIDSMARTs API was a success. After Simultaneously, Thailands Department of Highways wasnt thedramatic and immediate difference. GRIDSMART actuated 6.0. This change was an improvementassessing the financial impact that the GRIDSMART System only one needing a solution; law enforcement needed it too.EvenwiththedefiniteimprovementGRIDSMARTmadetoof 25 percent. More impressive than that, the east approachwould have across three intersections based on the Annual The Department of Highways works with police officers whoThailands intersections, Thailands Department of Highwayssaw an increase of 30.51 percent during that same time frame.Average Daily Traffic volume calculated, hours saved per year, manually key intersections to change timings based on whatwanted an independent third party to calculate the results of aBefore, there was a fixed time of 5.9; GRIDSMART actuatedand the economic value of those hours saved, the Department they see happening on the roads. These intersections wereGRIDSMART System deployment in all their intersections. The4.1.NewTrendDevelopmentsadaptivesystemusingof Highways discovered the break even for purchasing and so busy during all hours of the day that police officers werefirst test determined how the GRIDSMART System actuatingGRIDSMART saw an improvement by 45.85 percent.installingtheadaptivesystemwaslessthan10months. unable to take restroom breaks during their twelve-hour shifts.their intersections compared to fixed-time intersections, andFor time saved, the tests confirmed the GRIDSMART SystemGRIDSMART is now the go-to partner for actuation in Thailand Thailand needed a way to improve their highways and relievethesecondtestcomparedhowNewTrendDevelopmentsactuating intersections would save 50,097 hours for the wholeand continues to partner with transportation departments and theirlocallawenforcement,sotheyturnedtotheirtrafficadaptive system using GRIDSMARTs API compared to theyear. Using New Trend Developments adaptive system withpractitioners to increase efficiency, manage congestion, and consultant, New Trend Development. fixed-time plans Thailand was currently used. The DepartmentGRIDSMART would save 51,964 hours total. improve safety for millions of travelers each day. nNewTrendDevelopmentwantedtouseGRIDSMART,Aof Highways analyzed four main areas for the tests: When testing red light violations, they discovered fixed time Cubic Company, to fix Thailands highways and help localn Delay Per Vehicle had an average of 56.4 violations per 1000 vehicles; actuatedLaurenJochum,VPofBrandand law enforcement. New Trend Development has an adaptiven Queue Length time with GRIDSMART had an average of 16.4 violations perChief of Staff at GRIDSMART, A Cubic softwaresystemcapableofleveragingtheGRIDSMARTn Time Savings Per Vehicle 1000 vehicles. During busy times of the day, actuation hadCompany.System, built on Intel Core i5 processors, for detection andn Red Light Violations improvementsstartingat60.51to77.14percent,andthe actuation. It can also leverage the GRIDSMART Applicationadaptive system improved by 68.43 percent.25 26'