About EIS

Founded in 1990
Primary business focus is traffic
industry
Based in Toronto
Exporting RTMS to over
30 countries

Worldwide deployments

North American Deployments

What is the RTMS?

RTMS Radar-based vehicle detector
Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar unit
) transmits at 10.525 GHz X-band [or 24.2 GHz for K-band
(CE Marked)]
) receives reflected energy for stationary or moving
objects
) all weather performance
) transmit power < cordless phone

Why we created RTMS?

To meet a traffic engineers wish list of detector
capabilities:
) function like a loop
detect moving and standing vehicles
work in all weather conditions
) cover many lanes (replaced many loops)
) easy to install and maintain (no lane closures)
) provide Volume, Occupancy, Average Speed and
Classification

RTMS Radar-based detector

Measures Volume, Occupancy, Average Speed
and Classes in up to eight lanes.

RTMS Footprint

Two hundred ft. beam divided into

32 slices
RTM
S

1 2 3
4 5
6
27 28 29 30 31 32

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

200 ft. long

Beam Range Slices

1

Each slice is 4.5 m (7

ft) wide
3

10

11

12

EIS

EIS

13

Reflection is from the near side of vehicle

15 degrees wide
5

10

11

12

13

Footprint - as projected on
road

Detection and Occlusion

17 ft min

10 ft min
EIS

EIS
EIS

Site Location and Mounting

1.
Location
2.
Location
3.
Location

All Weather Performance

Consistent 24/7 detection: fog, night, snow,
rain, sleet, hail or light transition periods.

2005 RTMS X-3

Computational power: 10x more powerful processor than X2
Efficient: draws only 4.5W (25% less than X2)
Add-on support: RF Radios, Cellular Modems, RTC, Satellitebased data collection
Communications: Internal TCP/IP addressable, or RS232 or
RS485
Battery operation: Voltage readout, LVC, Power Management
NTCIP ready
Built-in Surge Protection
Firmware upgrades: on pole

Setup Software: WinRTMS 3.2

MS Windows-based
Automatic Setup and Calibration Utility
Easy to use, compatible with older system
Improved visibility in sunlight
Improved HELP and Wizard support
Faster Verification (recordable
verification data)
Faster Automatic Speed calibration
(2.5 minutes)

FTMS Bridges and Tunnels

Bridges and tunnels
) Critical links, where congestion can be extreme
) Security issues are a growing concern

Incident detection is key

Sensor performance issues:
) Vibration, Environment, Lighting

Installation Requirements
Mounting requirements are:
) 17-25 Feet above the roadway

Use existing structures when available

) Lamp poles, CCTV poles, sign structures

Safety
Installation behind traffic barrier
No lane closure required for
most side fired installations

Setback / Mounting height

Set Back (Meters) - to first lane

Height (Feet) - above road

3.7m

5.5m

6.2m

7.5m

9m

10.5m

12m 13.5m

10.5

30'

9m

25'
23'

7.5
7m

Ideal mounting for

most applications

20'
17'

5m

Set Back = 8' 10' 12' 14' 16' 18' 20' 22' 25'
Max. No.
= 3
of Lanes

6m

30'
35'
40'
45'
Set Back (Feet) - to first lane

5 6 8 10 11 12 13 (8 lanes + 5 equiv. lane median)

X3 - Max. # of Equivalent Lanes for Set Back

in your User
Manual

Height (Meters) - above road

2.5m
35'

RTMS Outputs
The RTMS provides 2 different data outputs:
) 8 optically isolated contact pairs. One pair per zone of
detection
) Serial port for RS232/485 data. Supplies information
for all zones

Contact pairs and serial port can operate at the

same time.

Connection to Controllers
CONTROL CABINET

RTMS

QUAD ACIA

CONTROLLER UNIT

SINGLE CABLE UV RESISTANT

MULIPLE TWISTED PAIRS

3
8

6
F

RTMS

RTMS
POWER

POW ER

TEST

TEST

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

RTMS
POW ER

TEST
CHANNEL

TWO PAIRS RS232

INTERFACE CARD

INTERFACE CARD

INTERFACE CARD

MS
connector

4 channel
2 channel
RTMS Interface Card(s)

RS232 for set-up &

connection to modem
ONE PAIR POWER

RTMS Power
12 - 24 V AC / DC

ONE PAIR PER ZONE

Contact outputs wired

to the same point as
the loop lead-in are
terminated

RTMS Connections
RTMS

ONE PAIR / ZONE

CONTROLLER

MODEM
TWO PAIRS RS232

ONE PAIR POWER

SINGLE CABLE
MULIPLE TWISTED PAIRS
AWG # 22 COMMON SHIELD

24V
DC

Dual Loop Emulation

Sentinel System
Allows RTMS to retrofit into
loop controller systems by
supplying volume, occupancy
and average speed using the
RTMS contact closure pairs

Freeway Traffic Management

George Washington Bridge

14 travel lanes, 8 upper deck, 6 lower deck
Carries 320,000 vehicle per day, busiest bridge
in the world
Objectives for ITS:
) find the traffic problem quickly
) respond swiftly to minimize impact on motorists
) apply correct resources to clear accident as quickly as
possible

Configuration
153 RTMS Vehicle Detectors
36 full color Closed Circuit TV
18 road weather information sensors
69 emergency phone boxes
32 Changeable Message Signs
Traffic Management Centre
) APID Incident Detection Algorithm

GWB - NY

Sacramento California ATMS

Speed Map Option

Mobility Technology
) Pittsburgh map
) 20 US cities
) Solar power, Cellular modem
www
) Volume- and speed-based algor.

Traveler Information Systems

Mobility Technology
Deploying ~100 RTMS
sensors in 20 cities in the USA

UPS Based System

Travinfo Project, Bay Area,
California
Batteries are recharged by the
night time power source
RTMS and Cellular Modems run
off batteries 24/7

Extension Arm

Isolate from the

structure above with
2 aluminum pipe with
horizontal bracket

Intersection / City Streets

Stop bar presence detection
Mid-block detection and counting

Examples of Next Generation

Standalone Sites
Quick Installation
No Controllers
WATER
Wireless Comm Sys
UPS
Solar power
Reusable
Knoxville, TN - FHWA Traffic Study

Mid Block Applications

Note: Use of
extension arm

Mid Block Detection with Built-in

RF/Cellular Modems
Network modems
) GPRS / CDMA / 1XRTT / MESH

Encom Spread Spectrum RF Modem System

) Long Range Settings
10 mile LOS
) Short Range Setting
Intersection application
500 feet

Urban Traffic Management

SPIDER Wireless Connection

Master
Dipole
Antenna

FRONT
Tx Rx Pwr

BACK

Spider

Antenna

RTMS

Setup

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

32 CONTACTS

PWR

110 V AC
INPUT
COMMON

RTMS Input
12 - 24 V AC DC
RTMS RS-232
Set Up Port

Small Cabinets at
base of each pole

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

Contact Pair wiring

to Controller Input.
(10 outputs only shown)

Please refer to Spider User Manual

for wiring and set up allocations

RTMS Input
12 - 24 V AC DC
RTMS RS-232
Set Up Port

Small Cabinets at
base of each pole

Mid Block Detection

SPIDER
Simple Presence In-lane Detection Event Report
A wireless system for detection and
concentrating traffic data
) Up to 8 Side fired RTMS units
) Up to 32 contact closures
) Unlicensed bandwidth

Custom RF Setup Software

Spectrum Analysis

NEWS Small Scale Incident

Detection
Up to 8 RTMS units communicating directly
through comm. system.
NEWS controller receives RTMS data, activates
appropriate sign message based on
preprogrammed thresholds.
Automatically sends e-mail or
page with alert message.

RTMS/FTMS PC Software
Quick view screens
Audio/visual alarms
Incident handling screens
Camera cueing
Systems manager
functions
Add stations & lanes

What is the RTMS / WATER

System?
RTMS-based Wide Area Traffic Event Reporting works with
multiple RTMS sensors
) Low cost, real time traffic data
collection system
) Communication subsystem brings
RTMS data to a PC
) Windows-based software
) Real time data/speed map display
) ASCII and SQL Data archiving

Work Zone
Traffic Management Systems in the Work
Zone
Increase Worker
Safety

Traffic Counting
Solar panel solution allows
fast deployment with minimum
infrastructure
RTMS requires 12-24
Volts AC or DC

EIS - TRAFFIC REPORTER

The EIS - Traffic
Reporter will
manage and
control 100s of
permanent and
distant count
stations.

The Download
Scheduler
automatically calls
remote sites,
downloads and
converts the data
ready to produce

Traffic Reporter Parameters

Traffic Reporter Graphs

Excel Charts
.txt files can be imported into
Excel to provide charts and reports
as required.
A good understanding and
knowledge of Excel (or a similar
chart program) is required to
manipulate the data and obtain
required charts.
Please refer to the EIS RTCP User
Manual and Addendum which
provide more details on the
operation and use of the File
Converter program and Excel.

RTC - Data Storage System

RTC Main Screen

Traffic Reporter
EIS Software Tool for
Automated Collecting,
Organizing and
Formatting of traffic
data.
FHWA format
available.

Texas Transportation Institute

Summary
Hardware and software support from an experienced and
established organization
Ease of installation, minimizes schedule risks
Multiple lane coverage with no road closures means $s
are saved
Protocol options, minimize integration effort
Ongoing R&D
14 years of deployment providing accurate and reliable
operation

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