ISO 37161:2020 pdf free download – Smart community infrastructures一 Guidance on smart transportation for energy saving in transportation services.
Energy saving is one of the typical and measurable issues to be addressed in every city in the world. Energy is consumed whenever citizens move within and between cities by using transportation services for their daily living and business activities. This energy consumption volume is higher than that of other city functions such as water and ICT systems, as transportation systems convey a large number of passengers and delivery items or freight — which can sometimes be enormous — resulting in large, heavy vehicles travelling at high speed. Smart transportation is not necessarily an infrastructure but definitely a solution to existing or future city issues, as explained in ISO 37154. Transportation operation itself will be targeted and expected to produce drastic energy savings, but there is also large energy consumption and waste in transport procedures besides operation. Smart transportation for energy saving is, therefore, an important factor in enhancing city performance, quality and potential.
The principle of smart transportation for energy saving depends not only on transportation modes but also on methods of traction for running transportation vehicles, because energy is consumed mainly when driving vehicles. In addition to vehicle operation, energy is used to support dispatch operations and organize entire transportation systems. Therefore, to successfully reduce energy consumption, the entire structure of transportation systems needs to be studied. This would involve identifying where energy can be saved in the system and the people who can make arrangements for or directly contribute to energy saving. Different energy-saving options are available. By combing these methods, energy can be more effectively saved in transportation which consists of a variety of technical and service fields supporting the system.
This document describes what smart transportation for energy saving targets and how it works in transportation systems, according to the general guidelines on smart transportation of ISO 37154, which fully explain the structures, aspects and features of transportation operation, services and technical/business content from the different viewpoints of those who use, plan and provide or operate transportation systems. This document also identifies specific ways to save energy consumed in transportation operation and services.
In the development of this document, ISO Guide 82 has been taken into account in addressing sustainability issues.
5.2 Targets of smart transportation
5.2.1 Target transportation modes
Smart transportation for energy saving targets the following transportation modes, which are also the transportation modes of smart transportation in the general meaning defined in ISO 37154:2017, 3.7.
— rail;
— commuter buses, bus rapid transit and intercity buses;
— trucks;
— ferries;
— pipelines;
— air vehicles;
— walking;
— bicycles;
— motorbikes;
— automobiles;
— boats;
— transportation devices assisting passengers, delivery of items and freight for moving in stations and terminals (e.g. elevators, escalators, moving walkways, conveyors);
— vehicles or systems and their additional instruments assisting mobility-impaired persons (e.g. scooters, Segways).
5.2.2 Target technical and business contents of transportation
5.2.2.1 General
Any transportation mode has specific technical and business contents. Smart transportation for energy saving can be introduced in transportation organized for public or private purposes in cities and city zones by targeting the technical and business contents dependent on the transportation mode targeted.
5.2.2.2 Public transportation
Public transportation is organized for specific purposes, or what (e.g. people, items) the transportation conveys and from where to where. Smart transportation targets the technical and business contents of the transportation mode used in public transportation.