Public Works Authority “Ashghal” in Qatar used AVEVATM System Platform to develop a traffic management system just in time for the FIFA World Cup. Now operators have access to real-time traffic information on a single screen, giving them greater visibility and improved decision-making. Since implementation, Ashghal saw a 40% decrease in response time to traffic incidents, and the real-time monitoring system is helping to ease traffic congestion throughout Qatar.
“The system was deployed just in time for the FIFA World Cup and it was a relief to the operators and management that they have greater visibility for all the corridors through which the teams and the spectators were passing. Decision-making was considerably improved. So all this resulted in traffic being run smoothly during the event and after that as well—now we have a greater number of tourists that come over and their experience of the city is enhanced because now we have a much better system in place for managing traffic."
-- Omer bin Abdul Aziz,
VP, Digital Transformation,
Avanceon
Challenges
- Managing traffic across more than 12,000 kilometers of roads and monitoring thousands of cameras and other surveillance technology in its Automatic Incident Detection system
- Five or six different monitoring system hubs, with many weeks of operator training required for complete training on all systems
- Operators face information overwhelm with so many assets all over the country
Solution
Deployed AVEVATM System Platform to streamline real-time traffic information in a single screen where operators can access the information they need to make better decisions and react quicker to incidents.
Results
- ROI multiple times over 100
- Operators trained in days, not weeks
- 40% decrease in response time to traffic incidents
- Greater visibility of roads, traffic patterns, and traffic incidents during the FIFA World Cup and beyond, with improved decision-making and smoother traffic
