An article by Tom Manners after our discussion on Smart Planet solutions.
IBM’s solution to SA’s congested traffic
Better data processing is the key to using resources, like infrastructure and water, more efficiently says IBM.
IBM Chief Technology Officer for Sub Saharan Africa, Clifford Foster believes that Africa is better positioned to harness advances in infrastructure technologies than first world countries allowing them to operate more cleaning and efficiently.
Traffic congestion, according to Foster, is a good example of how data interpretation can resolve a problem.
In Stockholm, Sweden IBM monitored a number of ingoing and outgoing roads into the city and then applied the data to a management system which in turn reduced congestion by 20%.
South Africa, with its incoming SANRAL open road tolling system, could also become a success story. Foster suggests that by using the data compiled by such a system, authorities could better organise traffic flow during peak hour times in Johannesburg.
According to IBM the key to improving the utilisation of resources, like our roads, is effective data management.
“Bringing data to a central point is essential for South Africa,” explains Foster, in this way it can be interpreted and used to maximise existing infrastructure.
Original article here
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