ITS Australia Awards Showcase – Week Three

This week, we spotlight more of the teams, projects and technologies in this year's ITS Australia National Awards.

Data61 CSIRO

A Structural Health Monitoring System for the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridge
Finalist for the Smart Transport Infrastructure Award

In collaboration with Transurban, Data61 and its research and engineering partners (the University of New South Wales, Cisco, Innovation Central Sydney and Rockfield Technologies Australia) have designed and developed an advanced sensing and data platform to monitor the iconic old Sir Leo Hielscher Bridge (the Gateway Bridge) in Brisbane in real time. The platform uses machine learning techniques to detect damage before it can affect public safety.

Transport for NSW

When to Travel Physical Capacity Indicator
Finalist for the Excellence in Transport Data Award

Transport for NSW is helping customers make informed and safe travel decisions during COVID by providing information that aligns on-board capacity to physical distancing guidelines. Recent historical data is calculated to provide an estimation of expected capacity for all trains, buses, ferries, light rail and metro services. This estimated capacity is shown when real-time data is unavailable to provide customers with information they need to determine if travel is safe.

Transport Certification Australia

Evolution of the National Telematics Framework to meet new demands for road network utilisation data
Finalist for the Excellence in Transport Data Award

TCA has introduced new applications, features and services through the National Telematics Framework to meet the evolving needs of infrastructure managers and heavy vehicle regulators to manage networks through digital technologies and data. The Transport for NSW operational policy for heavy vehicle telematics leverages new applications and features of the Framework to improve insights of vehicle movements on its road network, underpin new productivity reforms, and advance safety and asset management outcomes.