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Mission and objectives
ARS Software Engineering is an independent provider of
technology for the international market of Intelligent Transport
Systems (ITS). The mission of ARS is to maintain a leading
position in the fast growing ITS market. ARS' mission
is accomplished by a focus on the important ITS market segments
and product developments, involvement in large or prestigious
ITS projects and the availability of reputed ITS experts.
ARS is a partner for the complete life cycle of technology
innovation, from the conceptual phase to the development and
implementation phase.
Market drivers
The main market driver for ARS is the unlimited demand
for mobility and transport and the limited availability of
infrastructure resources that fulfil these demands. The cost/benefit
ratio of ITS solutions outweighs traditional road/rail-infrastructure
solutions.
Strategy
ARS focuses on the growth segments in the ITS market.
Hence, by her market coverage ARS lets public transport solutions
benefit from developments in private transport, authorities
benefit from developments in the commercial sectors, etc.
If proven to be commercially viable, bespoke developments
are converted to standard products that create commercial
leverage.
Markets
The ITS solutions of ARS are used by professional users
and end-users. ARS addresses end-user markets through B2B
distribution channels. ARS targets private, freight and public
transport markets for road, rail and waterways. Geographic
coverage includes the range from urban to international. System
solutions have been implemented throughout Europe, including
The Netherlands, Germany, UK, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain.
Core activities
Core activities are always related to ITS and include
research and development of technology (software, hardware,
communication), business consultancy, technical consultancy,
project development, system integration, business development,system
and data exploitation and IT outsourcing.
Solutions and services
~ Traffic information and traffic management systems for
road and rail transport, for authorities, private,
freight and public transport.
~ Fleet management systems.
~ On board systems for tracking & tracing, traffic information,
route planning and route guidance.
~ Data collection (FCD) and electronic data distribution (Internet,
RDS-TMC, VRS, GSM/GPRS).
~ Road-rail planning and tracking tracing systems.
~ On-site and remote systems management.
~ Electronic identification, payment and enforcement systems.
Quality control
The assurance of quality is established through the use
of standard methodologies for project management (OMT, SDM)
and system development (UML). Projects are performed according
to ISO9001 standards.
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