2015 marked GEWI’s 23rd year in business, and saw the addition of many major new features to the TIC Software. The year began with the deployment of TIC for Road Incident Management which included the new “Project” feature of TIC. TIC for Work Zones also benefits from the “Project” feature and saw many other recently released improvements for work zones.
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The ITS World Congress Issue
Road Incident Management was just one of the topics discussed during the September 2015 GEWI Transportation Technology Tour (TTT) which visited several Eastern cities in the United States. Details on the TTT in this issue as well as the TIC for Work Zones renewal by the German state of Hessen.
Read MoreThe Customer Issue
Ever since the first version of TIC Software was released in 1997, customers have played an important role in the product development process. Over the years, GEWI has worked to improve the methods by which customer requests and feedback are captured. With the addition of the “Project” feature, GEWI has been able to improve the TIC user feedback process.
Read MoreThe Road Incident Management Issue
The TIC software has continually evolved since its introduction in 1997 based on customer requirements. With the addition of the “Project” feature, TIC3 has made a significant leap forward adding the ability to provide Road Incident Management for public agencies.
Read MoreThe Data Collection and Harmonization Issue
The first new TIC3 product release of 2015 was made available to customers on 17 March 2015 and it includes 83 enhancements since the last release of 2014. To familiarize customers with the most important changes, GEWI has produced a video which includes the most important changes.
Read MoreThe Incident Response Issue
Read more about the TIC Project feature which was the topic of the recent GEWI Business Workshop in Germany. GEWI’s founder and worldwide CEO, Hagen Geppert, who is the architect of the new TIC Project feature, is also profiled as well as a look at how TIC is used for traffic information in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreThe Government Customer Issue
In Europe, we profile the Danish Road Directorate (DRD, a government DOT) who have purchased and continuously used TIC since 2006. The DRD have recently started testing and will soon be using TIC’s new Road Incident Management (RIM) features available in the latest generation TIC3.
Read MoreThe Navigation Issue
As navigation devices have advanced, so have the features of GEWI’s TIC software product to process the additional data types. At the recent ITS World Congress in Detroit, GEWI and BMW provided a technology demonstration called VMS2DASH which brings the information from VMS signs to the dashboard of the vehicle.
Read MoreThe ITS World Congress Issue
ITS World Congress in Detroit is just a few weeks away and in addition to the GEWI stand in the exhibit hall, GEWI and BMW will be exhibiting in the Technology Showcase area giving visitors an opportunity to take a demonstration ride and experience the VMS2Dash connected vehicle demonstration. GEWI will also be presenting at World Congress in a session on TPEG Traffic Services Worldwide.
Read MoreThe Traffic and Travel Event Issue
When GEWI was founded in 1992, traffic and travel event (TTE) information was at the center of GEWI’s first hardware and software products. In 1997 the focus switched to its TIC software with the mission to provide a flexible commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution for TTE information which could be used by many customers worldwide.
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