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Road RESEARCH: FORCE

Project Acronym: FORCE
Type of contract: Shared Cost
Project title: Enhanced Field Projects for Large Scale Introduction and Validation of RDS/TMC Services in Europe
Main contractor: BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUER VERKEHR
Type organisation: Other
Country: DE
Start date & duration: 1996-12-20 - 36 months
Area: Road
Relevant tasks: 7.3.18
Total cost in kECUs: 33014
Total EU contribution in kECUs: 16937


Objectives of research

Main objectives:

The main objectives of the overall FORCE project are: - To stimulate and provide support for national Radio Data System / Traffic Message Channel (RDS/TMC) services. - To achieve European RDS/TMC interoperability and continuity. - To develop and improve protocols, systems and required procedures for European RDS/TMC. - To determine costs, benefits and market potentials.

Demo Sites:

Field trials and implementation sites are being planned in a number of European Member States.

Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
FORCE/3 is one of the RDS/TMC projects together with FORCE/1, FORCE/2 (supported by the DGXIII programme Telematics Applications for Transport) and ECORTIS (financially supported from the DGVII TEN-T budget).


Participants

Organisation Type Country
BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUER VERKEHR Other     DE
MINISTERIE VAN DE VLAAMSE GEMEENSCHAP Other     BE
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND TELEMATICS N.V. Industry     BE
INNENMINISTERIUM NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN Other     DE
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH Industry     DE
HEUSCH/BOESEFELDT GMBH Other     DE
EUROPEAN ROAD TRANSPORT TELEMATICS IMPLEMENTATION CO-ORDINATION ORGANIZATION, ERTICO Other     BE
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER MANAGEMENT Research Organisation     NL
KORPS LANDELIJKE POLITIEDIENSTEN (DUTCH NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY) - CENTRUM POLITI Other     NL
NEDERLANDSE OMROP BEDRIJF Industry     NL
PHILIPS CAR SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GMBH Industry     DE
INSTITUUT VOOR TOEGEPASTE SOCIALE WETENSCHAPPEN Research Organisation     NL
MINISTÈRE DE L'EQUIPEMENT, DES TRANSPORTS ET DU LOGEMENT Other     FR
SERVICE INTERDEPARTEMENTAL DE L'EXPLOITATION ROUTIERE - DIR. REGIONALE DE L'EQUIPEMENT Other     FR
VILLE DE PARIS Other     FR
EUROLUM S.A. Industry     FR
TDF/CCETT Research Organisation     FR
RENAULT Industry     FR
PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN Industry     FR
CARTE BLANCHE CONSEIL Other     FR
INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES D'INFORMATION ET DE SÉCURITÉ S.A. Other     FR
SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION Other     SE
AB VOLVO Industry     SE
SWEDISH RADIO Other     SE
DANISH ROAD DIRECTORATE Research Organisation     DK
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALENCIA (LISITT) Education     ES
CENTRO NACIONAL DE INFORMACION GEOGRAFICA - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Industry     ES
INGENIERIA DE SISTEMAS PARA LA DEFENSA DE ESPANA S.A. Other     ES
SERVICIOS GENERALES DE TELEDIFUSION, S.A Industry     ES
DIRECCION GENERAL DE TRAFICO Other     ES
RADIO NACIONAL ESPANA Industry     ES
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Other     GB
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION - INCORPORATEDUNDER ROYAL CHARTER Other     GB
AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED IND Industry     GB
FINNISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION Other     FI
MIZAR AUTOMAZIONE S.P.A. Industry     IT
AUTOSTRADE ITALIA NORD EST Other     IT

Coordinator's name: Dipl.-Ing. Herbert LÖFFELHOLZ
Address: BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUER VERKEHR
Bundesministerium für Verkehr,
PO Box: POBOX 200100
53170 Bonn
DE
Tel: +49 -228-300-7540
Fax: +49 -228-300-7409


European Commission Contact Point

Name: Mr. René BASTIAANS
Tel: +32-2-2994115
Fax: +32 -2-2968350

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