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Technical consulting services
consist of marketing, team building, computer systems design, project
management, estimating, technical documentation, proposal development,
proposal writing, project delivery and support, operations, training, and
testing and training.
The
JAFA team members have extensive experience in the Electronic Toll Collection
(ETC) and Electronic Toll and Traffic Management (ETTM) transportation
industries in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and South America
with applications for Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) in
Florida; New Jersey E-ZPass; California SR-91; Richmond Metropolitan
Authority, Virginia; St. John’s Bridge, Halifax; Canada.
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Performed in the role of overseeing deployment and implementation of toll system upgrades in support of clientele procurement efforts. Demonstrated efforts served to ensure fully operational systems were delivered within budget and schedule constraints.
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JAFA also performs in the role as a referral agent for tolling integrators and agencies by providing subject matter expert consulting services in support of secure credit card processing and PCI compliance.
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JAFA researched and studied the current parking applications in San Francisco and Beverly Hills to advise and create Concepts of Operations and SEMP. A detailed study was conducted and reported on the recommended modernization of equipment and operations.
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JAFA performed as the Project Manager for the testing and certification of the Electronic Payment Services National Interoperability Specification (EPSNIS) for Next Generation ETC Services. The EPSNIS technical standard was created to control a financial transaction network for electronic processing of vehicle toll transactions.
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Toll Collection and ITS Traffic Management
Developed training plans and curriculum for Intelligent Transportation System Traffic Operations CCTV and Variable Message Signs for G4S MassHighway project.
Conducted CCTV and VMS training for MassDOT Highway Operations Center managers, technicians, and operators.
Developed training plans and curriculum for Toll Collection System and Customer Service Center in San Diego, CA.
Conducted training for management, customer service representatives, and toll collectors at the South Bay Expressway on the use and function of computer applications and toll collection operations.
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In
addition to providing 24/7 lane level toll collection software maintenance
services, JAFA also performed as a integrator incorporating new
peripheral hardware and upgrades into exiting applications allowing clients
to increase system efficiency without the cost of total system replacement.
We have also worked in the role of subcontractor in a “work for hire” role
providing software applications for delivery by a prime contractor. This
subcontractor work includes software support for traffic management
functions such as travel time.
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In a joint venture with IPTE,
JAFA Technologies is the exclusive distributor of the Wildlife Crossing
Guard in North America. This innovative new device is designed to reduce,
with the ultimate goal of eliminating, deer-vehicle collisions as a result
of night-time road crossings. Installed at intervals of 50 to 100 yards,
activation occurs when headlights approach the unit during the time period
from dusk to dawn when the vast majority of animal-vehicle collisions
occur. When activated, the unit emits a sound that is meant to simulate
that of a predator or a cry of fear. The sound is supplemented by a small
strobe type light that is meant to represent reflection of movement from the
predator’s eyes.
Activated only at night when
headlights are present, this device allows animals to cross roadways at
times when they do not present a danger; thereby, permitting access to
preferred feeding and bedding areas along traditional migration routes.
The unit is incased in a
weather resistant Plexiglas enclosure that can be powered by solar cells,
batteries, or a combination of both. The final production configuration
weighs less than a pound and can be mounted on trees or small poles. The
unit is mounted such that the sound and strobe emitter face the direction
from which the animal will approach.
The ultimate goal of the
Wildlife Crossing Guard is to reduce the estimated 150 lost lives, untold
injuries, and $1.1B per year in vehicle damages in the United States. The
units deployed in Europe indicate that collisions have been reduced by as
much as 90%.
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In the News
Courier Post article, 8/12/2007:
Device sounds alarm to keep deer off roads
USA
Today article, 8/13/2007: Device
to deter deer tested
FOX 29
News article, 8/24/2007:
Device to Deter Deer Tested
Burlington County Times article,
10/15/2007: Device keeps
deer off roadways
Atlantic City Press article,
10/25/2007: Town Deals with
deer - by yelling at them
Toll
Road News article, 12/11/2007:
E470 to try new deer deterrent
system to reduce animal collisions
“Less Bang for the Buck,” Thinking Highways, Vol. 3, Issue 1, March/April 2008, pp. 68-71.
“The Bottom Line in 5.9GHz,” Tolltrans 2009, Traffic Technology International, pp. 69-70.
“The Last Word,” Tolltrans 2010, Traffic Technology International, pp. 74.
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