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General Highway Products, Inc.
Specialists in traffic signal systems & highway lighting since 1979
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IQCENTRALCONNECTS ALL YOUR EQUIPMENT TOGETHER!
IQCENTRAL is a revolutionary software system that allows you to manage your legacy and newer NTCIP traffic control and ITS equipment using one convenient centralized system. This user-friendly, scalable Windows® based system puts you in total control of all your traffic management system needs – existing and future. It allows you to upgrade to new NTCIP field hardware as your budget allows at your own pace – while enjoying the ultimate traffic management control from your PC!

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IQCENTRAL B E N E F I T S
  • Easy-to-use – Windows® based, with a point-and- click, fully menu-driven GUI interface.
    Scalable from a single laptop to multiple users and multiple jurisdiction networks. Online help screens are provided.
  • Complete and ready to run – IQCENTRAL comes fully configured and set up on a server for your transportation system, including arterial and intersection maps. A comprehensive library of standard reports and forms are just a click away. You’ll be able to use IQCENTRAL to manage and control your traffic flow from day one.
  • Control at your desk – Accurate graphical display of intersection operation in real time.
    Remote upload/download allows you to change parameters and traffic plans from your PC,
    virtually eliminating the need to dispatch a crew to the intersection.
  • Backward compatible yet designed for the future – IQCENTRAL is based on an NTCIP
    architecture, allowing you to migrate to NTCIP while utilizing your existing legacy infrastructure investment without forcing you to replace your current systems.
  • Multiple users – IQCENTRAL is networked, so authorized users on the network can access the full system functionality, including intersection display and reporting capabilities.
    Security is provided by Windows®
  • Flexible – The underlying Windows® and database architecture of IQCENTRAL allows you to easily create custom reports or export data to popular programs such as Excel for off-line
    plan generation.
  • Powerful – IQCENTRAL is scalable – there is no limit to the number of intersections that can be managed.
  • User friendly – IQCENTRAL utilizes Microsoft® technology for easy integration. Reports are published in MS Word, calculations are done in MS Excel and networking is handled
    through MS DCOM.

THE ULTIMATE CONTROL – RIGHT FROM YOUR PC!!

IQCENTRAL provides the ultimate traffic management control from a single system. It can provide centralized management for a mix of Quixote Traffic NEMA controllers and NTCIP compliant controllers and peripherals, including:

IQ ATC
• CBD controller
• TS2 controller

Traconex
• 390 controllers
• TMM-500 Master
Transyt
• 1880EL
• 3800EL Master
Multisonics
• 820A OSAM
• 820A VMS
• OSAM 32 Master
Peek
• 3000E controller
• M3000E Master
• LMD controllers
170 controllers with
Wapiti software

Equipment like NTCIP Overhead Dynamic Message Signs (DMS), Portable Changeable Message Signs, surveillance cameras and sensors can also be controlled using IQCENTRAL. It is the ultimate control center for your operations!

Intersection-level-control can be managed easily from your central office or elsewhere on the network. IQCENTRAL provides a graphical view of the current operation of arterials or intersections in real time. Using the display mode, you can upload and download controller timing, monitor controller events, verify malfunctions, and generate a variety of reports…without ever leaving your desk.



DISPLAYS
Graphical displays of city and arterial maps and intersections are supported. Hot spots
on arterial maps automatically zoom into intersection detail, providing the ability to monitor
the operation of an intersection or a system in real time using GIS maps.


REMOTE MONITORING ,EVENTS AND ALARMS
Full event monitoring capabilities include conflict flash, controller access, communications errors
and many other diagnostics with data logging. IQCENTRAL has pager notification for alarms and other
user-definable criteria. Also supports dynamic message signs, surveillance cameras, video over IP,
RTMS™, Amber Alert and incident management.


FORMS
Forms are used to upload, download, view and edit controller parameters. IQCENTRAL provides standard forms and you can also easily create additional forms using IQCENTRAL’S Form Creation Tool. To create a custom form, you simply drag and drop information-linked objects from the browser to the form.
   

  SCHEDULING
Built upon an NTCIP foundation, IQCENTRAL allows you to initiate Time Implemented Commands (TICs) to gather data, change traffic plans, etc. The Scheduler is fully NTCIP compliant.
   
 

REPORTS
A complete library of standard reports is included, such as Detector Volume/Occupancy (with charts), Phase Timing and Time of Day Plans. IQCENTRAL is database oriented. Additional custom reports can be created simply and easily using the capabilities of Microsoft® Access report writer. Reports are published in MS Word.

   
  TRAFFIC RESPONSIVE
IQCENTRAL monitors system volume and occupancy, allowing the system to make traffic responsive decisions.
 




IQCENTRAL TECHNICAL FEATURES

Scalable
+Single, lap-top user to multi-jurisdictional, client/server environment
+Based upon latest Microsoft® technologies
  > DCOM (Distributed Components Object Model)

Database Flexibility
+Through the use of Microsoft’s® ADO (Access Data Objects), IQCENTRAL will:
  > Support Microsoft® Access database for small scale installations
  > Support SQL Server for larger installations
  > Interface with any DOT database, i.e. Oracle, Sybase, etc.
  > Data can be exported to be utilized in third party optimization software

Architecture
+Traditional 3 tier Client/Server Architecture
  > Office LAN/WAN
  > VPN
  > Windows Dial-up Networking

GIS Support
+ESRI GIS Standards

Displays
+Based on zoom based detail
  > Zoom in, more detail on display
+Intersection elements use ActiveX controls

Field Connectivity
+Ethernet
+Wireless
+FSK
+RS-232
+Dial-up

Full NTCIP Support
+Surveillance Cameras
+Support of Quixote Traffic Corporation legacy controller devices
+Sensors
  > RTMS™
+Portable Changeable Message Signs
+Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)

 

General Highway Products, Inc.
878 Sussex Boulevard
P.O. Box 596
Broomall, PA 19008
(610) 328-4040 FAX (610) 544-3380
sales@generalhighwayproducts.com

 

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