Aligned Assets Wins TfL Contract to Support Street Works Management System

Aligned Assets has announced a significant contract with Transport for London (TfL). The company’s Symphony Gazetteer software will be used to produce and maintain TfL’s Pan-London Street Gazetteer. This information will be at the centre of TfL’s transport management strategy providing a street gazetteer fit for the effective coordination of street works to reduce traffic congestion in the capital.

TfL recently won the Highway Authority of the Year Award for the improvements it has made in line with the 2004 Traffic Management Act. The Network Performance Team at TfL is now engaged in a major upgrade of its ‘LondonWorks’ system. ‘LondonWorks’ consists of a web mapping application used by a team of traffic managers and coordinators to manage ‘ETON’ (Electronic Transfer of Notice) street works notices generated from within TfL, the London Boroughs, Utilities and other organisations needing to carry out street works within the capital. The effective management of permits to work in the road ensures co-ordination of works by all agencies and fulfills TfL’s ‘Network Management Duty’ to speed up traffic flow.

Because of TfL’s need for a Pan-London approach, this project will start by taking National Street Gazetteer (NSG) and Associated Street Data (ASD) from London’s 33 Boroughs, with Symphony Gazetteer used to create a single clean and accurate representation of the capital’s street and road networks. Radius Topology software from Laser-Scan is also used to ensure that mapping accessed by the ‘LondonWorks’ system is positionally accurate. The system will also be accessible for use by Network Rail and the Highways Agency.

Aligned Assets is a fast growing and innovative company offering a range of services within the geographic information space, which, include Application Development, Consultancy, Training, Data Management, Project Management and BS7666 address related solutions.

Transport for London (TfL) was formed in July 2000 and is a functional body of the Greater London Authority. Its role is to implement the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and manage public transport services and facilities across Greater London. TfL is responsible for London’s buses, the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and the management of Croydon Tramlink and London River Services. As well as running the central London congestion charging scheme, TfL manages a 580km network of main roads and all of the city’s 4,600 traffic lights. It also regulates taxis and the private hire trade.

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