NVF – 11NVF – 11IKT strategy - Juni 2006IKT strategy - Juni 2006

NVF – 11NVF – 11IKT strategy - Juni 2006IKT strategy - Juni 2006

Politisk målsetning til transportsektoren

Målsetning til vejdirektoratet

Målsetning til IT

Areal:Areal: 103.000 km 103.000 km22

Population: Population: 300.000300.000

The road system:The road system: 13.000 km 13.000 km

Iceland

Iceland – some characteristicsIceland – some characteristics

First settlement: In the year 874, by Norwegian and Celtic immigrants

Oldest parliament in the world: In Thingvellir, from AD 930. Independent republic from 1944 Main resources: Fish, hydropower and geothermal energy Heating of houses: 98% by geothermal water Volcanic eruptions: Every 5th year on the average Almost 10% of the surface is covered by glaciers High living standard: GDP among the five highest in the world Income is unusually evenly distributed among the citizens Long life: Men number 1 in the world (78,8 years) and women

number 6 (82,6 years) No army in Iceland

Main transport characteristicsMain transport characteristics

No railway (too few inhabitants – difficult terrain) Limited domestic flight (too few passengers) Limited public transport (few inhabitants – high living

standard) Road transport is dominant (both passenger and

freight transport) Four wheel drive is common (lot of popular

highland tracks) Low volume road traffic is dominant (commonly

<300 AADT)

Total state income from carsTotal state income from cars and traffic and trafficand road fundingand road funding

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Transport plan objectivesTransport plan objectives

Public transportPublic transport

Passenger cars pr. 1000 inhabitants Passenger cars pr. 1000 inhabitants 1970-20041970-2004

Passenger cars pr. 1000 inhabitants Passenger cars pr. 1000 inhabitants 2002 in comparison with other countries2002 in comparison with other countries

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Road developmentRoad development

Only 35% of the total road network has asphalt pavement, the rest still has gravel surface

However, about 95% of the traffic is on paved roads

Construction and paving will still be the main task within the road sector during the next decades

Paved roads at the end of 2005Paved roads at the end of 2005 35% of total network (81% of Primary roads)35% of total network (81% of Primary roads)

Special road traffic risks in IcelandSpecial road traffic risks in Iceland

Natural hazards are common– Geological conditions– Climate

Volcanic eruptions under glaciers create Volcanic eruptions under glaciers create tremendous floodstremendous floods

EarthquakesEarthquakes

AvalanchesAvalanches

Mud flows and rock fallMud flows and rock fall

Traffic and Traffic Safety

Traffic volume - Average annual daily Traffic volume - Average annual daily traffictraffic

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All traffic accidents– Consequences All traffic accidents– Consequences (yearly average for 2001-2004)(yearly average for 2001-2004)

119 (1,5%)

733 (9,1%)

7199 (89,2 %)

Material damage

Accidents withslight injuries

Serious accidents

Fatal accidents

20 (0,3%)

No. of killed per 100 thousand inhabitants. Average for the period 1999-2003.

5,976,27 6,49 6,70

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Rural vs. urbanRural vs. urban

In the period 2001-2004 about 77% of fatal accidents occurred in rural surroundings

In the same period about 47% of all serious accidents occurred in rural surroundings

Transport research in IcelandTransport research in Iceland

Overview

Organisation Financing Research topics International co-operation

Organization 1 - overviewOrganization 1 - overview

No transport research institute exists in Iceland– Transport authorities have established R&D departments

and organize the funding– In-house research– Universities– Private consultants– Laboratories

“Bottom up” structure - initiatives often come from:– Employees of agencies– Users of the transport system– University researchers

Organization 2 - characteristicsOrganization 2 - characteristics

The transport research community is very small

– Gives a good overview– Decision making is

quick and effective– Limits the number and

size of research projects

– Makes international cooperation still more important

Road research funding Road research funding

1% of PRA's earmarked sources of income goes directly into research and development

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Priority programmes - RoadsPriority programmes - Roads

1995 – 2000; Pavements, base layers and aggregates – Representing approximately 35% of the total funding

allocated to R&D for roads

2001 – 2005; Road safety– Representing approximately 25% of the total funding

allocated to R&D for roads

2006 – 2010; Environmental issues,InformationTechnology

Main road research topicsMain road research topics

– Road safety– Information technology– Environmental research– Flooding, snow and avalanches, natural hazards– Pavements and aggregates– Transport Research

Major international co-operationMajor international co-operation

– EU Framework Programme– EU COST Programme– ERTRAC– OECD– FEHRL– Nordic Road and Transport Research Association– Nordic Transport Research

Small research institutions in Iceland Of importance to participate in European research Access to experts and institutions Gives opportunities for similar level of knowledge and progress

Environmental indicatorsEnvironmental indicators

CO2 emissions Land use Aggregate consumption Use of white spirit PRA´s vehicle driving distance Average traffic speed Energy use in PRA´s facilities Paper use Environmental Impact Assessment (number of projects)

CO2 emissions from road trafficCO2 emissions from road traffic

534 551 563 561 569 564 573 580 593 616 629 634 640 649 660

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Weather information from 66 stationsWeather information from 66 stations

Map with winter traffic conditionsMap with winter traffic conditions

Weather informationWeather information

Wind – speed and direction Air and road temperatures Humidity Traffic

Freeze depth measuring instruments on 60 locations, some with on-line connection

Traffic countingTraffic countingOn-site collecting counters, On-line counters, Classifiing instruments, On-site collecting counters, On-line counters, Classifiing instruments,

Weather stations with traffic countersWeather stations with traffic counters

Traffic classifiers 2002Traffic classifiers 2002

Traffic Direction Speed Distance / veh. Length Axles (some) Weight (one)

Location of camerasLocation of cameras

Camera – Fagridalur, Eastern IcelandCamera – Fagridalur, Eastern Iceland

Road and weather condition information Road and weather condition information channelschannels

Telephone Internet Text TV Voice machine Variable message

signs

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