On Monday, October 31, 2016, we are organizing two pre-conference technical visits for IEEE ITSC2016 participants. Due to operational reasons, the tour has limited capacity and seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. To maximize the number of participants, priority will be given to the participants’ preferred technical visit in case of limited seating. Participation on both technical visits is allowed if free seats are available. Pre-registration is mandatory (deadline: October 27). Transportation to and from the Windsor Oceânico Hotel and the two sites will be provided by IEEE ITSC2016.

Rio Operations Center (COR)

Date: Monday, October 31, 2016
Time: 13:00 – 17:30 (please arrive by 12:30)
Registration: Pre-registration is mandatory
Transportation: By bus provided by IEEE ITSC2016
Meeting Point: Windsor Oceânico Hotel – front desk

Since December 31, 2010, the Rio Operations Center (COR), has been integrating 30 different entities monitoring the city 24 hours per day, 7 days per week (24/7). It is located at the renovated expanded city centre, “Cidade Nova”. COR was designed to integrate all stages of any crisis management – planning, monitoring and action – giving immediate response to events, such as, heavy rains, landslides and traffic accidents. In addition, COR gives “real-time” information of all public transport operators and municipal bodies to local newspapers and TVs. COR monitors 560 cameras installed throughout the city, helping to control traffic and giving information to security entities, when it is necessary. All data is interconnected for viewing, monitoring and analysis in the Control Room which has an 80 square meter screen controlled by a team of 400 professional city officers from all sorts of Municipal Secretaries working on three shifts monitoring the city. In the Crisis Room, also equipped with screens and video conferencing facilities, authorities can communicate directly with the City Hall and the Civil Defense headquarters. The whole process was developed to allow decision makers to solve problems in real-time. In the case of an event, COR can quickly activate the appropriate body(ies) to deal with the situation.

Metro Operational Control Centre (CCO)

Date: Monday, October 31, 2016
Time: 8:30 – 13:00 (please arrive by 08:00)
Registration: Pre-registration is mandatory
Transportation: By bus provided by IEEE ITSC2016
Meeting Point: Windsor Oceânico Hotel – front desk

Since Metro-Rio´s Operational Control Center (CCO) last refurbishment in 2009, it has been monitoring and controlling 64 trains distributed between Lines 1 and 2 and transporting around 800 thousand passengers per day. Line 1 has 20 stations spread from Tijuca to Ipanema district. Line 2 has 26 stations spread from Botafogo to Pavuna district. Line 1 and 2 share part of the track between Central Station and Botafogo Station with a 2.5 minutes headway. Line 2 has a 4 minutes headway from Cidade Nova station to Pavuna station. Metro-Rio´s CCO is equipped with modern soft and hardwares and controlled by 20 well trained operators working in shift. Everything is controlled by and from the CCO acting as a remote operator. Line 4, recently opened during Rio 2016 Olympics, has been incorporated by the CCO, but the systems are still being tested in order to guarantee safe operation.

CONTACT: Should you have inquiries regarding the technical visits, please contact the Local Arrangements Co-chair:

• Deborah Perrotta (b7337[AT]dps.uminho.pt)