{"id":98040,"date":"2021-08-19T14:22:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T13:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=98040"},"modified":"2022-07-01T16:04:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:04:16","slug":"transport-location-data-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/transport-location-data-winners\/98040\/","title":{"rendered":"Government reveals transport location data competition winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/geospatial-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geospatial Commission<\/a> has announced the winners of phase 2 of its \u00a35m transport location data competition which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/geospatial-commission-announces-up-to-4m-for-second-phase-of-transport-location-data-innovation-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched in May<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Following success in the development of feasibility studies in phase 1, this next phase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/location-data-competition\/84604\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the competition<\/a> will support seven companies to work closely with the public sector to realise their innovative ideas through pilots over the next eight months.<\/p>\n<h3>The winners are:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maritime ANalyTics Intelligence System (MANTIS), Emu Analytics Ltd:<\/strong> AI and visualisation tool to identify evolving ship patterns of movement to inform the planning of future offshore wind farms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital Active Travel Augmentation (DATA), Ngenius Ltd:<\/strong> Software using anonymised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/geospatial-agreement\/74372\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">location data<\/a> from CCTV cameras to help Local Authorities manage active travel routes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optimising Geofencing, Ricardo UK Ltd:<\/strong> Geofencing optimisation to increase the usage and effectiveness of low emissions zones for air quality improvements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Freight Model, City Science Corporation Ltd:<\/strong> Advanced modelling to improve the understanding of freight movements within the UK.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ZERO, Dynamon Ltd:<\/strong> An AI tool to help commercial fleets adopt the optimum zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital twin of the rail network, Hack Partners Ltd:<\/strong> Using track circuit sensor and location to increase capacity and efficiency of the rail network without compromising safety.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automated Rail Geospatial Observation System (ARGOS), Thales Ground Transportation Systems UK Ltd:<\/strong> Utilise train location and sensor data to understand track geometry characteristics and detect underlying track faults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These projects cover a range of modes of transport, including on our roads, our rail network, in the maritime environment and active travel, such as cycling and walking.<\/p>\n<p>They span four challenge areas where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/geospatial-location-data\/62198\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">geospatial technology<\/a> has the potential to revolutionise transport in the UK:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mobility as a service\u00a0&#8211; 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