The Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has awarded a contract worth €6.14 million, including VAT, for the acquisition and processing of road information through Big Data tools, with the aim of improving the management of the State Road Network. The objective is to incorporate new sources of information, such as connected vehicle data, to enhance planning and management.
To achieve this, a new Big Data processing, visualization, and analysis platform will be created to provide the necessary information for a more dynamic and precise management of state-owned roads, enabling the best possible decisions in planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the road network.
The collection, processing, and analysis of this data will provide new tools for proper planning of future actions, including the development of analytical mobility models and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence processes. This project is part of the Ministry’s Public Procurement of Innovation Program.
The set of tasks to be carried out is structured into several components. The first involves the development of an IT platform capable of leveraging and visualizing massive data sources through Big Data tools, which must include functionalities such as communication with other subsystems of the Directorate-General for Roads.
Additionally, the contractor must integrate all vehicle mobility data across the network into this platform. These data, originating from navigation systems, will enable the development of various planning and operational utilities, such as identifying congestion areas, analyzing delays due to roadworks, and characterizing service levels.
Moreover, vehicles collect a large amount of infrastructure-related data, which presents an opportunity for its utilization through the platform for infrastructure management. To do this, the contractor must conduct a preliminary analysis of existing market data and potential use cases to develop those that are most relevant for the Directorate-General for Roads.
The contract will have a duration of four years, during which the contractor must carry out training activities for platform users.
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