TSC research facilities
The Centre is at the forefront of the latest technologies and research methodologies. In order to survive in today's world, one must continue to be world-class in all aspects of one's operations.
When it comes to the Centre's research facilities, this is no different. State-of-the-art laboratories, computer equipment and software solutions are just some of the resources the Centre has available to continue its world-leading research program and consultancy.
It is not enough simply to say we have resources, we want to know what they are too, so below is just a very small list of what we have:
- Advanced computer systems facilities including a specialist transport network modelling and analysis laboratory and Geographic Information System (GIS) facilities.
- The National Laboratory for Transport Network Analysis houses copies of the major transport network software packages and is a centre of excellence for the development of new software and methodologies for transport network modelling and analysis.
- An instrumented car for realtime collection of information on traffic flow characteristics and fuel consumption. The vehicle is currently being used for research into the environmental impacts of alternative traffic management systems.
- Instrumentation for realtime measurement of the engine performance of buses and other types of heavy vehicles. The Centre is working with public transport operators to improve the performance of and reduce emissions from buses using alternative fuels, especially compressed natural gas (CNG).
- In-vehicle satellite positioning equipment (GPS) and associated data logging devices for realtime tracking of cars, buses or freight vehicles.
- The latest software solutions from Microsoft, BORLAND and GNU GCC, for development on Windows and UNIX platforms, including the new .NET platform!
- Online database management system (MySQL) running on a LINUX/Intel (RedHat 9.0) platform
- GPS/GIS software including MapInfo and ArcInfo.
Finding out more
If you would like more information on how our facilities and resources can help your organisation, please contact our Centre Administrator.