Seoul Transport Operation & Information Service

TOPIS INTRODUCTION

Seoul TOPIS (Transport Operation & Information Service)

Seoul TOPIS refers to the general transport control center responsible for operating and managing Seoul's overall traffic. TOPIS does this by collecting traffic information from the Bus Management System (BMS), the Transport Card System, the unmanned surveillance system and traffic-related authorities and institutions such as Seoul Traffic Broadcasting, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Korea Expressway Corporation.

The Purpose for Establishing Seoul TOPIS

The system is designed to clear heavy traffic and avoid sudden traffic issues by collecting information on bus operations, the number of people using public transport, traffic density, traffic speeds, incidental situations such as traffic accidents and demonstrations, status of expressways, private traffic information and other information related to transportation, and establishing science-based public transit policies through analysis of this integrated traffic information.

What	Seoul City's integrated transport management and service
Purpose	Connection and integration of traffic information and transport systems Scientific traffic administration support Real-time management of communication and public traffic information service Management of public transit operations Sharing of advanced traffic systems
Background	Scattered sources of private & public traffic information Desire to reform the traffic system by establishing various traffic management & information systems Demand for use of information to establish a science-based traffic administration

Direction of Development for Seoul TOPIS

A Transport System which can Handle Constant DevelopmentThe Promotion of Expansion and Development for Each Phase’s Function
Phase 1 (2005) [Integration]	Phase 2 (2006 ~ 07) [Expansion]	Phase 3 (2008 ~ 09) [Completion]
Traffic Information Integration Connecting traffic information centers in the national capital region Establishment of an integrated traffic control center • General management of traffic situation	Completion of Support System for for Strategic Decision-Making Establishing integrated operating system for subway and bus Connecting traffic signal systems Expansion of public services	Total Service for Traffic Areas Connecting traffic information centers in the national capital region Establishment of an integrated traffic control center General management of traffic situation