Contents

Newsletter from December 2010. 10

++ Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi: PTV enhances safety at the circuit ++. 10

++ Transport solutions for India are gaining ground ++. 10

++ Time travel into the future of logistics ++. 10

++ Journey of a beverage can ++. 11

++ Scientific Award 2011 now open for entries ++. 11

++ PTV America to showcase PTV VISION software at TRB ++. 11

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 11

Newsletter from October 2010. 12

++ ITSseamless - smooth traffic flow for cities & regions ++. 12

++ No traffic jam at the toll terminal ++. 12

++ Live Internet content in your car ++. 12

++ Trend-setting trip & route planner ++. 13

++ Largest regional household travel survey in the U.S ++. 13

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 13

Newsletter from August 2010. 14

++ Reviving the Silk Road ++. 14

++ PTV ITS Conference 2010 - Towards smarter mobility ++. 14

++ Chinese transport association intensifies cooperation with PTV ++. 15

++ Workload balancing for optimum routes and trips ++. 15

++ Cooperative technologies for intelligent transport ++. 15

++ PTV employee assumes leadership position at KIT ++. 15

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 16

Newsletter from June 2010. 17

++ Better information for motorway drivers ++. 17

++ New: Transport route planner with TÜV-certified emissions calculation ++. 17

++ Virtual lounge for software developers goes online ++. 17

++ Sensors find truck defects ++. 17

++ Innovative use of count data for planning and operational models ++. 18

++ Open Screen mirrors our society ++. 18

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 18

Newsletter from April 2010. 19

++ PTV combines traffic planning and environmental protection ++. 19

++ Three EU-projects focus on cooperative mobility ++. 19

++ ViaMichelin invest in state-of-the-art traffic data technology ++. 20

++ Transport planner with direct access to Teleroute's freight exchange ++ ++. 20

++ PTV's board of directors now numbers five ++. 20

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 20

Newsletter from February 2010. 21

++ High-quality traffic information services for the U.S., Canada and. 21

++ Innovative software components for efficient route and trip planning. 21

++ Targeted aid-work thanks to optimised routes and services. 22

++ IT solutions for public transport at IT-TRANS. 22

++ New logistics software releases presented at LogiMAT. 22

++ Industry Meetings and Events. 22

Newsletter from December 2009. 23

++ Integrated transportation system for Qatar ++. 23

++ Technological milestone: "Strategic Routing" ++. 24

++ Exact costs and emissions on steep hills ++. 24

++ Prominent executive named to Supervisory Board ++. 24

++ PTV supports "Gifts from the heart" ++. 25

++ Free training for unemployed engineers and urban planners ++. 25

++ Kean Lew Memorial Student Paper Prize ++. 25

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 25

Newsletter from October 2009. 26

++ Saving costs with new fuel navigator ++. 26

++ map&guide truck navigation with new features ++. 26

++ Significant PTV Vision updates presented at ITS World Congress ++. 26

++ eLearning for VISSIM simulation software ++. 27

++ ITE Young Consultant's Award presented to Karen Giese, PTV America ++. 27

++ Boosting rep productivity ++. 27

++ Optimum use of road and traffic data - PTV ITS Conference in Munich ++ ++. 27

++ PTV Vision Expert Forum in Dubai ++. 28

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 28

Newsletter from August 2009. 28

++ British education project with PTV Software ++. 28

++ Traffic engineering services in Dubai ++. 29

++ A way out of dead-ends - with truck navigation ++. 29

++ PTV xServer with new features for optimised routing ++. 29

++ Case study: order picking based on trip sequence ++. 29

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 30

Newsletter from June 2009. 31

++ Making road transport carbon-neutral ++. 31

++ XXXL trip planning ++. 31

++ Award for excellent traffic control solution ++. 31

++ Predicting pedestrian and traffic flow during the Olympics in Vancouver++. 31

++ Polish Rail introduces new travel information service ++. 32

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 32

Newsletter from April 2009. 32

++ Euro Football Championship 2012: preparation under way ++. 32

++ City of Edmonton, Canada, opts for PTV's traffic count management ++. 32

++ Enhanced geomanagement features for global scheduling ++. 33

++ Communications-based trip scheduling for demanding tasks ++. 33

++ Case study: order picking based on trip sequence ++. 33

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 33

Newsletter from February 2009. 34

++ First route planning software with emissions calculator ++. 34

++ Pedestrian simulation for North Melbourne Station, Australia ++. 34

++ New mobility portal starts operating in Germany ++. 34

++ Innovations in transport logistics presented at CeBIT 2009 ++. 35

++ AIMS Workshop: Evaluation methods for innovative freight transport ++. 35

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 35

Newsletter from December 2008. 36

++ Micro-simulation model for Hong Kong International Airport ++. 36

++ Active research towards networked traffic and transportation ++. 36

++ The Delaware Valley uses PTV Vision for regional transportation ++ planning++. 37

++ Navigation system designed specifically for trucks ++. 37

++ 2008 PTV Vision Users Group Meeting a great success ++. 37

++ Networking at PTV ITS Conference ++. 38

++ PTV Dubai Branch moved into new office space in Dubai Silicon Oasis ++ ++. 38

++ Industry meetings and events ++. 38

Newsletter from October 2008. 39

++ Continued growth for PTV AG ++. 39

++ Traffic information for dynamic freight transports ++. 39

++ How to get out of the toll and diesel fuel price spiral ++. 39

++ Geo-functionalities for SAP Travel Management solution ++. 40

++ D-Motion - New traffic management approaches ++. 40

++ Industry Meetings and Events ++. 40

Newsletter from August 2008. 41

++ Cars "communicate" with road signs and road construction sites ++. 41

++ Improved road safety by analysing the safety potential of roads ++. 41

++ Increased safety and security at major public events ++. 41

++ Floragard and PTV keep flower gardens flourishing ++. 42

++ Geographic software for the best motor assistance ++. 42

++ Two new members join the Board of Directors of PTV AG ++. 42

++ Industry Meetings and Events ++. 42

Newsletter from June 2008. 43

++ Swiss Rail Customers Plan Door-to-Door Journeys on the Web or the Mobile Phone ++. 43

++ Scania Provides Immediate Roadside Assistance throughout Europe ++. 44

++ ALTE LEIPZIGER Insurance Optimizes Claims Management with map&guide ++ intranet ++ 44

++ Traffic Count Management System Collects and Analyzes Inner-City ++ Traffic Data ++. 44

++ Pedestrian Modeling Supports Urban Planning Projects ++. 45

++ Industry Meetings and Events ++. 45

Newsletter from April 2008. 46

++ New: Pedestrian and Vehicle Flow Simulation in One System ++. 46

++ Traffic Flow Simulation for the 2008 and 2016 Olympics ++. 46

++ New Traffic Management Solutions ++. 46

++ Transpower Project - Focus on Sustainable Urban Transport ++. 47

++ New Standard Format Makes Navigation Systems More Flexible ++. 47

++ PTV Launches First Route Planner with Navteq Transport Data ++. 47

++ Reliable HGV Navigation That Gets You to Your Destination Quickly ++. 47

++ Solutions for the Collection and Analysis of Emissions Data ++. 48

++ Industry Meetings and Events ++. 48

Newsletter from February 2008. 49

++ New car telematics applications - from PAYD to eCall ++. 49

++ NAVTEQ secures PTV AG Data for NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns™ Germany ++. 49

++ Final public transport bus master plan for Dubai ++. 49

++ Co-operation with INIT ++. 50

++ Vehicle scheduling for long-distance transport across all industries ++. 50

++ Sequencing stop-offs in optimal order ++. 50

++ Multimodal container logistics scheduling ++. 50

++ Industry Meetings and Events ++. 51

Newsletter from December 2007. 51

++ Easy Riding with International Motorcycle Trip Planner ++. 51

++ Fast Response to Calls for Assistance ++. 51

++ Mobility Customer Conference Review ++. 52

++ PTV Vision Users Group Meeting: Highlights and Awards ++. 52

++ Traffic Congestion - An Everyday Certainty ++. 52

++ Trip Planning with New Driving and Rest Times in Germany ++. 52

++ New Product Line for International Planning and Visualisation Tasks ++. 53

++ Giving Hope to Children in Need ++. 53

++ Business Models for Vehicle Infrastructure, Integration, Aftermarket and OEM ++. 53

Newsletter from October 2007. 54

++ Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems ++. 54

++ For developers: Mapware Conference 2007 ++. 54

++ Register now for NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge ++. 54

++ Developing Mobility Services with PTV MobilityPlatform 4.0 ++. 54

++ Consortium Develops Travel and Traffic Services ++. 55

++ CeBIT in Motion Forum: Call for Papers ++. 55

++ Texas Transportation Institute's "2007 Annual Urban Mobility Report" ++. 55

++ PTV America celebrates its 10th anniversary ++. 56

Newsletter from August 2007. 56

++ Free Good Practice Guide on Urban Freight Traffic ++. 56

++ 3D-based Navigation ++. 56

++ VARTA Offers Excellent Online Hotel and Restaurant Guide ++. 57

++ Transport Logistic in Munich Was a Great Success ++. 57

++ Well-known Food Producer Chooses PTV Sales&Service ++. 57

++ PTV and SAP Extend Partnership ++. 58

++ New Releases of VISUM 10.0 and VISSIM 5.0 ++. 58

++ VISSIM 5.0 ++. 58

++ VISUM 10.0 ++. 58

++ European Academy Facilitates Transition Towards Sustainable Development ++. 58

Newsletter from June 2007. 59

++ The City of Belgrade Awarded Contract to Develop a Transportation Master Plan ++. 59

++ Trip Planning and Scheduling Software for Vehicle Fleets of Any Size ++. 59

++ Everything on One Map with the New Extended Central Europe City Map ++. 60

++ Dynamic Information and Navigation Assistance Project "DIANA" Prolonged Thanks to Convincing Results ++ 60

++ Intelematics and PTV Deliver Trip Planner for Motorists in Australia ++. 61

++ Unique Map Technology for "Do-It-Yourself" Telematics ++. 61

++ 17th PTV Vision User Group Meeting in Berlin ++. 61

Newsletter from April 2007. 62

++ PTV and MAP&GUIDE Now Operate Under One Roof ++. 62

++ North American Transportation Authority Use New Travel Information System ++. 62

++ State of Salzburg Relies on Advanced Traffic Count Data Management ++. 63

++ Incremental Map Updating To Be Presented at Telematics Update USA in Detroit, Michigan ++ 63

++ Activepilot Wins NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge 2007 ++. 63

++ Efficient Trip and Vehicle Scheduling for Smaller Transport Companies ++. 63

++ New Product Line for Geomanagement of the Future ++. 64

++ 7th Congress on Geomanagement, Sales Force & Logistics Solutions in Karlsruhe/Germany ++ 64

Newsletter from February 2007. 64

++ Oregon Department of Transportation Opts for TrafficCountManagement Solution ++. 65

++ Logistics Means Dynamics: Identifying and Managing Deviations from the Plan in Real-Time ++ 65

++ AKTIV Research Initiative Focuses on Intelligent Traffic Solutions ++. 65

++ New Intermodal Route Planner "Scotty" Provides Travellers in Austria with Door-to-Door Travel Information Services ++. 66

++ Flexible Software Toolbox for Telematics and Navigation ++. 66

++ PTV and Jentro Launch Navigation Application with Motorola ++. 67

++ 1st PTV Vision Users Group Meeting in the Middle East ++. 67

++ International Trade Fairs in Spring 2007 ++. 67

Newsletter from December 2006. 67

++ Highly detailed traffic and transportation model now available ++. 68

++ Intermodal door-to-door services ++. 68

++ New IBM telematics box ++. 68

++ t-info search engine with aerial images and route planner ++. 68

++ Rich content for search engines and navigation ++. 69

++ Logistics solutions for the furniture industry ++. 69

++ PTV Vision Scientific Award ++. 69

++ Certified Trainer for PTV Vision ++. 69

++ MobileKids - non-commercial initiative to improve traffic safety ++. 70

Newsletter from October 2006. 70

++ PTV in charge of bus master plan for Dubai ++. 70

++ Helping to save lives ++. 71

++ German Rail relies on intermodal routing by HaCon and PTV ++. 71

++ Easy development and management of mobility services ++. 71

++ PTV xServer 1.2 up to three times faster ++. 71

++ Shortlisted with realistic travel times ++. 72

++ Enterprise Solutions for developers ++. 72

++ Important Events in October and November ++. 72

Newsletter from August 2006. 73

++ PTV acquires US-based survey research and consulting firms ++. 73

++ smart relies on PTV's xServer technology ++. 73

++ Audi presents new online dealer locator ++. 73

++ Navteq LBS challenge - Sign up now and win! ++. 73

++ NEW: Unlimited map navigation with PTV Vector Maps ++. 74

++ IAA Commercial Vehicles 2006: How to use telematics efficiently ++. 74

++ Mobile Business Conference: Optimised processes with digital integration of the mobile workforce ++ 74

++ 16th PTV Vision Users Group Meeting in October ++. 75

Newsletter from June 2006. 75

++ The city of Munich improves road traffic safety - not only during the FIFA World Cup++. 75

++ Traffic management centre RUHRPILOT launches new traffic information and traveller services++ 76

++ MAP&GUIDE and TRANSFLOW announce co-operation++. 76

++ Meaningful traffic data: Austria's State of Tyrol relies on professional Traffic Count Management ++ 76

++ Important events in Karlsruhe, Heidelberg and London++. 77

Newsletter from April 2006. 77

++ VISUM 9.4 highlights. 77

++ VISUM 9.5 - First announcement 78

++ VISSIM tips & tricks. 78

How to indicate the route line in advance?. 78

How to shift the whole network vertically?. 79

How to integrate a previously modeled node?.