ITSAM information System ITSAM-IS

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ITSAM information SystemITSAM-IS

• Preliminary Thoughts
• By
• A.M.Farahat
• Chief
• Sectoral Issues Policies Division
• ESCWA

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ITSAM A 3- Track Approach

• Integrated Transport System For Arab Mashrek
• An integrated regional NETWORK.
• Associated INFORMATION SYSTEM (ITSAM-IS).
• An ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK for policy analysis.

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ITSAM Information SystemITSAM-IS

• Purpose
• Scope
• Features
• Structure

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Regional Attempts

• Arab League
• Unified Information System for land transport
  for Arab countries.
• GCC

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The Normative Goal

• One logical REGIONAL system though geographically
  DISTRIBUTED.
• HARMONEOUS with national systems.
• Regional and national systems are ACCESSIBLE to
  each other through NETWORKING.

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The Normative Goal

• To satisfy the previous requirement a BOTTOM- UP
  APPROACH is advisable from NATIONAL MODELS to the
  REGIONAL MODEL.

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The National Model

• Desirable features
• 1- A DISTRIBUTED system.
• 2- One FUNCTIONA, LOGICAL, INTEGRATED system.

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The National Model 1- A distributed system
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The National Model 2- Functional, logical,
integrated system

• How?
• Answer through a 3-layer base

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The National Model

• A 3-layer base

• Layer 1 Operational (Data/ Applications)
  for the daily operations of the
  Transport agency
• Layer 2 Managerial (Data
  applications) Management information
  system (MIS)
• Layer 3 Transport Policy Planning
  (Data/ Applications)Decision Support
  system (DSS) for the Transport agency

Reside in the respective department of the
Transport agency
Reside in the planning department of the MOT
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The National Model

• Outputs
• Statistics information.
• Performance indicators

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The National Model

• Performance indicators
• A ports example

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The Regional ModelA top-down approach

• An aggregation of national models.
• Pilot model for national systems
• Depository of the influx of data information.
• Consistent reliable base for regional studies
  and projects.
• Framework to resolve any data conflict.
• Source for future ESCWA publications (maps,
  statistics, performance indicators,..).

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Towards Implementation

• 1- Compatible with international trends.
• 2- Harmonization is an essential feature.

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Towards Implementation 1- Compatibility with
international trends

• For instance
• Railways IRUUN-SO
• Roads IBRD(HDM)
• Air transport ICAO
• Shipping UN-SO(MTS)
• Ports UNCTAD

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Towards Implementation 1- Compatibility with
international trends

• Possible sources of data
• UN-SO
• -International standard definitions for
  transport statistics.
• -Annual(regional)bulletin of transport
  statistics
• -United Nations maritime transport statistics

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Towards Implementation 1- Compatibility with
international trends

• Possible sources of data,contd
• ICAO
• Traffic,Commercial Air Carriers (annual)
• On-Flight Origin Destination (quarterly)
• Traffic by Flight Stage (annual)
• Fleet-Personnel,Commercial Air
• Carriers (annual)
• Financial Data (annual)
• Airport Traffic (annual)
• Airport and Route Facilities (annual)

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Towards Implementation 1- Compatibility with
international trends

• Possible sources of data,contd
• UNCTAD
• Manual on a Uniform System of Port Statistics
  and Performance Indicators.

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Towards Implementation2- Harmonization

• Definition
• The alignment of national formalities,
  procedures, documents, information, and
  operations to acceptable regional norms,
  practices and recommendations compatible with
  international trends

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Towards Implementation2- Harmonization

• Pre-requisites
• Classifications
• Unification
• In addition to definitions nomenclatures.. etc

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Towards Implementation2- Harmonization

• Classifications
• I- Maritime Transport 1
• - Ship types
• - Cargo handling in Ports
• - Packing of cargo
• - Causes of ship delay in Ports
• - Shipping Services
• - Conferences
• - Type of Trade
• - Countries
• - Ship Movements in Port
• - Pre-berthing and Sailing Delay Causes
• - Sea-borne Commodities
• 1/ This section is along the lines adopted by
  UNCTAD's Manual.

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Towards Implementation2- Harmonization

• II- Road Transport2
• - City codes
• - Road class
• - Paved Road Surface Type
• - Paved Road Base Type
• - Unpaved road Compacting Type
• - Resealing types
• - Overlay Types
• - Vehicle Types
• - Axle types
• - Road Maintenance Operations
• - Road Construction Operation
• - Road maintenance standards 3
• - Road construction standards 3
• 2/ This section is along the lines adopted in
  HDM.
• 3/ A definition will be required.

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Towards Implementation2- Harmonization

• III- Railway Transport 4
• - Railway Gauges
• - Railway Lines
• - Railway Tracks
• - Railway Weights
• - Sleepers
• - Locomotives
• - Coaches
• - Wagons
• - Signaling
• 4/ This section is along the lines adopted by the
  International Railway Union.

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Towards Implementation2- Harmonization

• Unification
• - Zoning of the Region
• - Notes and Symbols of statistical publication
• - Legend (key) of transport maps
• - Stages of transport project cycle
• - Operating cost itemization for each mode
• - Construction cost itemization for each mode
• - Project benefits itemization for each mode
• - Project exogenous costs itemization for each
  mode
• - Project exogenous benefits itemization for
  each mode

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Data Base

• Desirable features
• Modularity.
• Reduce redundancy.
• Allow future expansion.
• Modal classification.
• Entity-attribute structure.

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Data Base

• An entity-attribute structure

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Data Base StructureEntity grouping

• A- By Mode CODE
• LAND 000
• ROAD 005
• RAIL 010
• PIPELINE 015
• WATER 100
• RIVER 105
• INLAND WATERWAYS 110
• NATIONAL SHIPPING 115
• COASTAL SHIPPING 120
• PORTS 125
• AIR 200
• AIR TRANSPORT 205
• B- By Country 300
• for each country
• SOCIOECONOMIC 305
• INSTITUTIONS 310
• RURAL ROADS 315
• URBAN TRANSPORT 320

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Data Base Structure Individual entities

• for each group CODE
• Network 000
• Infrastructure 100
• Mobile units 200
• Traffic 300
• Enterprises 400
• Financial 500
• Human Resources 600
• Projects 700
• Fuel energy 800
• Safety 900
• Performance indicators (no code)

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Towards ImplementationAttributes, a pull-down
menu

• A. By MODE Land Roads ITSAM Map Link
  attributes Length, km
• opera. speed km/hr
• no. of sections
• ..etc
• Node attributes Type(port, airport..)
• Length of quays, m
• no. of berths
• max draught, ft
• WATER
• AIR
• B. By COUNTRY COUNTRY X Detailed map
• socio-economic ind.
• Foreign trade
• etc.

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Towards ImplementationA phased strategy

• Phase I
• 1- Identify possible sources that satisfy
  COMPATABILITY requirement
• 2- Identify candidate entities for HARMONIZATION
  requirement
• 3- Suggest HARMONIZATION schemes to be adopted
  by ESCWA countries
• 4- Suggest priority ATTRIBUTES for individual
  entities
• 5- Input priority data for ITSAM map
• (Link and node data for basic attributes, all
  modes)