Description du projet
La lutte contre la fraude dans les transports commence
L’énorme chiffre des pertes chaque année en Europe à cause de l’évasion tarifaire s’élève à 2,9 milliards d’euros. La lutte contre ce problème généralisé a atteint un tournant. Les contrôles aléatoires des billets se sont avérés inefficaces, causant des désagréments aux passagers honnêtes, tandis que des coupables sournois continuent d’exploiter le système. C’est là qu’intervient le projet TRAINSFARE, financé par l’UE, qui devrait révolutionner la lutte contre ce phénomène. Répondant à la demande de l’opérateur de métro et de trains de banlieue FGC de Barcelone, TRAINSFARE propose DETECTOR. Cet outil de précision exploite la géométrie du réseau de transport pour mettre en évidence les fraudes aux portiques. Équipé d’alertes en temps réel envoyées directement aux contrôleurs par le biais d’une application mobile, DETECTOR s’attaque de front à l’évasion tarifaire. En outre, il est capable d’identifier les actes de vandalisme et les bagages laissés sans surveillance, et même d’analyser le comportement des passagers.
Objectif
TRAINSFARE’s main objective is to help reduce fare evasion on public transport, which causes revenue losses in excess of €2.9bn/year in Europe alone.
To tackle fare evasion public transport operators use random ticket inspections with variable success. This method inconveniently disrupts the natural flow of paying passengers, while fare dodgers all too often find ways to elude spot checks. Therefore, harnessing the geometry of their networks, many metro and commuter train operators (MTOs) have installed fare gates (or ticket barriers) at access/exit points. However, even with fare gates, fraud rates are typically 2-7% of passengers, rising to double digits on some networks.
At the request of FGC (an innovative MTO in Barcelona that could not find an adequate system on the market to step up fraud prevention), we developed DETECTOR, a highly precise and effective support tool that detects fraud at barriers and alerts ticket inspectors in real time via a mobile app so that they can act immediately.
Because the DETECTOR system uses video streams, it can also be used to detect vandalism, unattended baggage, equipment malfunction and behavioural analysis based on passenger trajectories. Our patent pending methodologies have enabled DETECTOR to resolve issues that previously limited the effectiveness of video analytics such as shadows, reflections, occlusions and variable sunlight exposure.
DETECTOR 1.0 has been tested and approved by FGC, is successfully operating in four of FGC’s main stations and further rollout is planned. Tests have also been agreed with other European MTOs.
The UITP (International Association for Public Transport) also recognised DETECTOR’s innovative approach when it was nominated as a global finalist for the Operational and Technical Excellence Award (Milan 2015).
With a feasibility plan developed under a SMEInst Phase 1 grant, TRAINSFARE is now seeking Phase 2 support to scale up and market replicate the system.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligence
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringurban engineeringsmart cities
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phones
- social sciencessocial geographytransportpublic transport
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
Thème(s)
Régime de financement
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinateur
08028 BARCELONA
Espagne
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.