Background reports
In addition to our press releases and product information we also wish to give you some background information on current developments and trends in the field of traffic, logistics and mobility. Enjoy reading the latest reports!
PTV AG
- Company Profile
- Short Profile
- Range of products and services
- Customer magazine (special logistics edition 2004)
Traffic
How to handle large amounts of count data? Traffic planners and engineers often come up against limiting factors, such as the collection of useless data. Therefore, it is important to conduct traffic surveys. IT-based analysis and archive options help the planners to efficiently handle these huge amounts of data.
Mobility
PAYD will give motorists greater control, choice and flexibility over their car insurance premium. Customers who drive less will pay less. And drivers, who avoid peak hours and dangerous roads, can save even more. Find out more about PAYD, that links auto insurance policies to mileage, and the technology behind this new concept.
Are you tired of waiting a long time for a reply to your online database request, delays when moving map views or zooming in and out of online maps? With the AJAX technology you will no longer have to click and wait. Read more about the new technology that makes browsing the Internet more enjoyable!
Many people always carry their mobile with them, so that in case of an emergency they are able to call help. But what if someone has an accident and cannot tell the ambulance controller where exactly the incident happened?
Wireless access to the Internet requires wireless hotspots - the gates to the virtual world. Learn more about the technology and the new service easily locating the nearest hotspots.
Logistics
- New Good Practice Guide for Forwarding Agents, Logistics Companies and Urban Planners - January 2008
Urban freight transport has a direct bearing on the efficiency of the economy: it contributes to the competitiveness of industry in the region concerned and is a major employer in its own right. The future success of town and city centres, which face increasingly severe competition, notably from out-of-town retail parks, depends on how effectively they can cope with problems of congestion, pollution and noise. It is therefore important to take account of commercial interests and the environmental lobby as far as urban logistics is concerned. The BESTUFS Good Practice Guide, which was published in August 2007, is a useful tool.
Innovative solutions mark the shift towards intermodal transport. The first international workshop of the EU-funded PROMIT project (Promoting Innovative Intermodal Freight Transport), which took place in Basle in November 2006, focussed on "Intermodal door-to-door services". Find out more about sustainable and innovative intermodal transport concepts and technologies!
Excellent prospects for telematics, however many logistics companies have not yet tapped its full potential. Why is this?, and how could the companies use the potential of telematics better in future? The answers to these questions are in this report.
