TRANSPORT Product news
Pre-calculate your CO2 emissions
with Microlise and PTV
P
TV, provider of geographical and logistical software components based in Germany, has supplied global mapping for Microlise, the transport management solutions
provider, since 2005. Using PTV’s Developer Components, PTV integrates into Microlise’s Map Client, providing users with visibility of their vehicles wherever they are in the world.
Soon to be released, users of Microlise’s map client will be able to view their CO2 output for selected routes, in the planning stages, allowing them to both select the optimal route in terms of distance, time and terrain, and select most environmentally friendly one too. A built-in emission reporting allows the user to calculate route-based pollutants for each transport run. The data has been based on the updated HBEFA 3.1 version (Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport).
Valuable functions
PTV’s Developer Components allow users to perform a number of valuable functions. Using features such as reverse geocoding, PTV provides Microlise users with the exact textual location of their vehicles in real-time, showing the proximity to a delivery point, depot and/or traffic incident. This can then be used to calculate the nearest vehicle to a specific location, the best route for that vehicle and the estimated time of arrival.
The Microlise Map Client, which receives data from the Microlise Tracking Unit (MTU3), also provides users with the ability to communicate with the vehicles and display present and historical data on both its activity and status (stopped, moving, idling for example). In addition, this can support the creation of geographical boundaries of sites,
Users of Microlise’s map client will be able to view their CO2 output for selected routes, in the planning stages, allowing them to both select the optimal route in terms of distance, time and terrain, and select most environmentally friendly one too.
depots, areas of interest and restricted areas that can be used to trigger messages, warnings or alerts when an event happens that is inside the limit of the specific ring fenced area.
Calculation criteria
Routes generated by PTV take into account truck-restricted and prohibited roads to ensure optimal safety and reliability. These routes are calculated based on vehicle height, weight and load type to avoid commercial truck restrictions. PTV utilises raw mapping data from Tele Atlas and NAVTEQ (both well established traffic and map providers). This data is incorporated into the Microlise Contextual Speeding Module (whereby speeding events are triggered not just based on the vehicle’s speed restriction, but also on the posted speed of the specific road the vehicle is on).
Seamless integration
Steven Watson, Microlise’s director of product, commented: “We selected PTV as our mapping suppliers for two simple reasons: performance and scalability. We provide a managed service to our customers who are located all over the world, and needed an application that could not only integrate seamlessly into our system but one that could handle these requirements without fail, and PTV fit the bill.”
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