Objective The aim of VASCO is to validate the suitability of a specific technology for the support of road transport and traffic telematics applications such as electronic fee collection, access control or traffic and travel information. Municipal and transport authorities, vehicle fleet owners and car drivers are among the users of the technology which is proposed for European standardization and known as dedicated short-range communication (DSRC). The project will result in the validation of the DSRC equipment of all main European manufacturers. The common standard will enable the applications to be used anywhere in Europe.The main objective of the project is the validation of Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) proposed for standardization in Europe (CEN TC 278) as suitable technology to support road transport and traffic telematics (RTTT) applications (such as Automatic/Electronic Fee Collection, Access Control, Traffic & Travel Information, Dynamic Route Guidance etc.).Users of DSRC and RTTT applications are organisations such as cities / road authorities, motorway operators, fleet owners as well as car drivers. The needs and requirements of these users will be taken into account by close co-operation with other projects proposed for the 4th framework (e.g. MOVE-IT: Motorway Operators Validate EFC for Interoperable Transport) and analysis of DRIVE II project outcomes and project team results contributing to standardization of RTTT.The project will be based on the emerging standards on the user requirements produced by the applicative working groups and on prENV standards already specified by sub-groups of the DSRC working group 9 of CEN TC 278. The prENV standards will be validated with respect to their correctness, consistency and completeness, and their implementability.The final result of the VASCO project will be the validation of the DSRC equipment of all main European manufacturers based on two different media (5.8 GHz and Infra-red) in various even worst-case environments (multi-lane, multi-application, windscreen attenuation, extreme weather conditions, etc.), validating also the compatibility/interoperability of DSRC on-board equipment and ground equipment of different manufacturers. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securityaccess controlsocial sciencessocial geographytransport Programme(s) FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998 Topic(s) A.2 - Telematics Applications for Transport Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator RWTH Aachen Address Kopernikusstr. 52074 Aachen Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Alenia Marconi Communications SpA (MAC) Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Viale dell'industria 4 00040 Pomezia roma See on map CMG DEN HAAG B.V. Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 3,lange voorhout 2501 CD Den haag See on map COMBITECH TRAFFIC SYSTEMS AB Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address 55110 Jonkoping See on map COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'AUTOMATISMES France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Le bois des bordes 91229 Bretigny-sur-orge See on map CSEE-PEAGE S.A. France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 153,rue de courcelles 75017 Paris See on map Ingénierie des Systèmes d'Information et de Sécurité S.A. France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4,rue des cuirassiers 69428 Lyon See on map MICRO DESIGN AS Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Leangen 7002 Trondheim See on map ROBERT BOSCH GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1,robert bosch-platz 70049 Gerlingen-schillerhvhe See on map SIEMENS AG Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 51,hofmannstr. 81359 Munchen See on map TECHNISCHER _BERWACHUNGS-VEREIN RHEINLAND SICHERHEIT UND UMWELTSCHUTZ GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Am grauen stein 51105 K+ln See on map THOMSON-CSF DPT COMMUNICATIONS HYPERFREQUENCES France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 160,boulevard de valmy 92704 Colombes See on map