Progressivity
November 16, 2012PACTS publish report by Road Safety Analysis
May 8, 2013MAAPcloud launched by TRL and Road Safety Analysis
TRL and Road Safety Analysis are today launching a new generation version of MAAP, the world's most widely used off-the-shelf road traffic collision data software which TRL has supplied in the UK and globally since the 1980s. This brand new version provides a better fit with today’s technological environments, and offers additional capabilities for the road safety professionals who use it.
Cloud computing represents a radical change in the way organisations use and pay for ICT. Instead of hosting applications and data on an individual desktop computer, everything is hosted in the “cloud” – a collection of computers and servers accessed securely via the internet or a private network. With the UK Government committed to expanding the use of cloud technologies in the public sector, authorities are increasingly planning a future free from the constraints of local IT infrastructures, and are considering how this new way of working provides opportunities for collaboration with partners.
MAAPcloud has been designed to allow flexible deployment - police forces, local authorities and other road safety stakeholders can share a system and so reduce costs. This creates opportunities for cross-border and regional collaboration, further reducing costs to individual authorities and enabling data sharing. Moving the entire system to an online environment enables authorised users to access powerful analytical tools from any PC, not just those with desktop software pre-installed. Data are made available to all members of the relevant road safety partnership, including the latest collision and casualty figures as soon as they are released in the system.
Free Road Safety Seminar:
Innovations in Collision Mapping and Analysis
In order to showcase the potential for cost saving and collaboration as well as the extensive features of MAAPcloud, TRL will be hosting an event on Tuesday 19th March 2013 at its global headquarters in Berkshire. The event entitled, Innovations in Collision Mapping and Analysis is open to road safety professionals who want to learn about national and international developments in spatial analysis techniques including route analysis, residency analysis and the potential offered by open data sources. Attendance is free and places will be allocated on a strictly first-come-first-served basis. To register for the event and to learn more about MAAPcloud, visit the website www.maapcloud.co.uk
About TRL, Road Safety Analysis and MAAPcloud
MAAPcloud is a TRL product, designed and developed by its team of experts and hosted on secure servers. TRL is pleased to announce that Road Safety Analysis (RSA) will be collaborating on MAAPcloud, with responsibility for UK distribution. RSA is a market leader in supplying innovative, creative and competitive services to the road safety sector including the award winning MAST Online, a web-based road risk analysis tool which is used by a majority of highway authorities in Great Britain.