© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 Page 1 TRANSParkTRANSPark Peter KRAUSZ, IRU, Head – Goods Transport and Facilitation UNECE SC1, Geneva, 21 October 2009 Peter KRAUSZ, IRU, Head – Goods Transport and Facilitation UNECE SC1, Geneva, 21 October 2009

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 Page 2 TRANSPark – History & Database  Database developed over many years by the IRU together with its Members and with the International Transport Forum (ITF) / national Ministries of Transport  Sources of other Information Hub services, are exclusively based on IRU-owned databases and external applications like Google  Database developed over many years by the IRU together with its Members and with the International Transport Forum (ITF) / national Ministries of Transport  Sources of other Information Hub services, are exclusively based on IRU-owned databases and external applications like Google

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 Page 3 TRANSPark - Purpose  Lack of parking areas – Governments to act  Joint ITF-IRU IT development initiative – objective: Security, Safety, Social rules, Business, Comfort  Truck and bus & coach modules  Printed version  Internet application

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 Page 4 TRANSPark - What is it?  Interactive internet application with search functions to locate parking areas (trucks and, at a later stage, buses and coaches)  Driver Start-Up Point, a genuine Professional Driver Information Hub for assisting drivers and transport company operations managers (= Driver Information One-Stop Shop)  Interactive internet application with search functions to locate parking areas (trucks and, at a later stage, buses and coaches)  Driver Start-Up Point, a genuine Professional Driver Information Hub for assisting drivers and transport company operations managers (= Driver Information One-Stop Shop)

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 Page 5 TRANSPark - Maps  TRANSPark maps - the heart of the application, based on Google Maps  GEO-Coordinates: the Alpha and Omega  Today, TRANSPark contains 2880 parking areas, of which 1820 (63.19%) have been “GEO-identified and 1060 are still to be in 43 countries  TRANSPark maps - the heart of the application, based on Google Maps  GEO-Coordinates: the Alpha and Omega  Today, TRANSPark contains 2880 parking areas, of which 1820 (63.19%) have been “GEO-identified and 1060 are still to be in 43 countries

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© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 Page 7 Plan your Route

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2009 Page 8 TRANSPark: the ultimate one stop-shop for information Search: radius, text (address), advanced search route planner; Slot availability fuel prices in 40 countries; border waiting times; flash information on traffic restrictions; security guidelines and checklists; weather conditions; currency converter; legal advice and support; easy to update by external data submitters Free of charge, also in a portable device-friendly format!

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