Transport research projects
Dynamic Transport Management
Dynamic transport management
Simple traffic control systems, used in many cities, cannot respond adequately to the events which create congestion, inefficient traffic flows and over-long journey times. The use of real-time transport data analysis in the dynamic management of city transport control allows cities to adjust traffic controls to optimise flow and reduce journey times producing quality of life and economic benefits whilst reducing carbon and energy consumption.
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- urbanbigdatacentre.com
- Dr Konstantinos Aboudolas Ampountolas
Reducing the carbon intensity of our transport systems
Reducing the carbon intensity of our transport systems
Transport is the only sector of the UK economy where emissions of greenhouse gases are continuing to steadily grow. Glasgow is involved in a £1.3m collaborative research project, Disruption. Funded by the joint UK Research Councils’ Energy Programme this project explores what people and businesses do when the transport system fails, and how their coping strategies under disrupted conditions might help us design transport networks differently in future.
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- www.disruptionproject.net
- Professor Iain Docherty
Traffic flow modelling & simulation - sensing and monitoring traffic congestion and gridlock
Particpating in 'SMART' an FP7 project this project has created a scalable open source multimedia search engine to harness a range of information sources from physical sensors, linked data and real-time social network activity. The resultant intelligence allows city management systems to monitor and react effectively to city level activity, whether this is transportation movement, population patterns or public safety issues.
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Redesigning active travel networks
Glasgow is the UK’s Future City Demonstrator, and the University’s School of Computing Science and Urban Studies researchers have become closely involved in the development of new techniques based on mobile technologies which encourage city residents to depend less on motorised transport. Through a large scale programme of citizen engagement, relying heavily on social media, new insights have been generated on how to improve the city’s physical and social infrastructure, primarily by focusing on improved cycle ways, walkways and community health initiatives. This project will support Glasgow’s ambition that 10% of all journeys will be achieved through active travel.
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MSc Urban Transport
The University offers a Masters degree level qualification in Urban Transport designed to meet the needs of cities and urban areas in planning and managing surface transport systems. The degree programme allows students to critically engage with the theory and practice of working for governmental organisations and private sector consultancies.
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