Case Study: Scotland’s National Transport Agency achieves faster, fuller traffic insight with INRIX Roadway Analytics

Transport Scotland switches on Big Data for immediate and ongoing value

Transport Scotland, Scotland’s National Transport Agency, needed a better way to extract insight from big traffic data to improve real-time traffic information, support network management, and respond more quickly to public and ministerial information requests. The agency was looking to reduce its reliance on fixed roadside infrastructure and make sense of traffic data more efficiently, and it trialed INRIX Roadway Analytics to do so.

INRIX provided a turnkey analytics solution built on INRIX Traffic data, giving Transport Scotland immediate access to meaningful journey-time and historic network information without additional hardware or training. As a result, Transport Scotland gained full network coverage, faster and more accurate responses to enquiries, improved evaluation of road schemes and the Queensferry Crossing, and reduced dependence on roadside equipment—helping lower maintenance costs and safety risks while saving consultants’ time and expense.

Scotland’s National Transport Agency

Nick Murray

Senior Traffic Technologist