USTDA Grant Supports Smart Transportation Development in China
November 30, 2012
(USTDA)
Pilot Project Advances Integrated
Transportation System for City of Nanjing
HANGZHOU, CHINA – Today, U.S. Trade and
Development Agency (USTDA) Director Leocadia I.
Zak presided over the signing of a business
agreement between U.S. firm Rolta International
and Chinese firm Nanjing Sample Technology
Group, Ltd. for a USTDA-funded pilot project.
The signing took place at the 5th U.S.-China
Transportation Forum in Hangzhou.
In September 2012, USTDA awarded a grant to
Nanjing Sample Technology Group to fund a pilot
project and feasibility study that will
evaluate an integrated geospatial
transportation system for the City of Nanjing.
As host of the 2014 Youth Olympics and one of
China's top metropolitan growth centers,
Nanjing has made the deployment of the
transportation system a top priority. This
project further supports China's efforts to
create smart cities by better integrating
technologies and real-time data through advance
geospatial solutions, while also opening
business opportunities for U.S. companies
looking to expand their sales into the Chinese
market.
Rolta International (Atlanta, GA), a leading
provider of innovative IT solutions, will
complete the study that will integrate
Nanjing's transportation data in real-time,
thereby providing municipal transportation
managers with a more robust decision support
capability and allowing the city to better
address near and long-term traffic planning.
The pilot project will further demonstrate the
system's benefits and provide a solid benchmark
for the costs and challenges associated with
full-scale implementation.
The signing event highlights the growing
cooperation between U.S. and Chinese firms in
the transportation sector and showcases export
opportunities for U.S. businesses in China.
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