TDMS 'key component of Qatar transportation master plan'

The Transportation Data Management System (TDMS) is to act as the crucial component of the Transportation Master Plan for Qatar-2050 (TMPQ), the Ministry of Transport (MoT) said.

TDMS consists of a geospatial database supported by a web-based platform and a user-friendly interface to facilitate retrieving, visualising, analysing and extracting data from the geospatial databases.

The TDMS, according to MoT website, will be accessible to government entities and consulting firms working in transportation studies.

The Inventories and Surveys Project is a fundamental component of the efforts to update the plan. It contributes to updating the Qatar Strategic Transport Model, determining the standards and developing the parameters needed for transport planning and traffic analysis.

TMPQ works as a roadmap for investing in land transportation infrastructure and identifies the frameworks and future orientations for developing the transportation networks nationwide in a way that ensures their integration with land uses, urban development, population growth and meeting the future demand for transportation.

With the great impact this concept has on economic and environmental development, sustainability is touted to be the cornerstone of the plan. Sustainability will strike a balance between the requirements of economic growth and environmental protection and reduce climate change by putting into effect long-term initiatives that contribute to transitioning to sustainable transportation.

TMPQ also helps achieve financial sustainability of the land transportation sector by covering the largest possible ratio of operating costs through executing transportation demand management policies and public-private partnerships for investing in and contributing to building and operating the country’s transportation systems.

The Plan will have significant economic returns due to the increased revenues and the benefits of saving vehicle-operating costs, saving energy and fuel consumption, reducing trip time and lowering carbon emissions and road accidents.