A system for emission detection and traffic demand management

Outlines the development and implementation of a system designed to optimise urban transport networks on environmental criteria, rather than efficiency alone. The paper briefly describes the development of state of the art in pollution monitoring systems, noting that these traditionally do not include dynamic time-scales for pollution prediction (i.e. they are not real-time decision support systems utilising IVHS technologies). The paper discusses the development of the concept of a system for air quality monitoring and management, and the systems architecture developed to enable emission detection at roadside and at exhaust, and to enable traffic demand management on the basis of a balance of air quality and transport objectives. The paper describes the elements of the system