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• Real-time digital reception of current traffic reports.
  
  
• Information displayed on the monitor in the language of your choice regardless of which country you are in.
  
  
• Display of transmitter name and RDS stations currently capable of being received.
  
  
• Automatic tuning to the strongest RDS signal.
  
  
• Audiovisual traffic congestion warnings via voice alert and symbols appearing on the navigation display.
  
  
• Exit warning: a warning signal will automatically alert you to the last possible exit before you encounter traffic congestion.
  
  
• The compact unit (120 x 90 x 33 mm) can be easily installed in a discreet location, such as under a seat.
  
  
• Status light (LED).
  
  
• Delivered with FM active screen antenna.

See the press releases section for further information on TMC.

iTMC™ is ITIS' national RDS-TMC service which has been in operation since January 2002. ITIS provides traffic information under a commercial licence, principally to automotive manufacturers, who integrate the services into their In-Vehicle Satellite Navigation systems ("IVSN"). The addition of real-time traffic information integrated into an IVSN terminal allows the routing to become "dynamic", by allowing the driver to select an alternative route around current traffic problems.

RDS-TMC ("Radio Data System-Traffic Message Channel") is an internationally-accepted standard for broadcasting traffic data over the RDS sub-carrier on FM radio. The technology and standards have been developed over the past twelve years by a broad cross-section of industry and public bodies. TMC is governed by an industry body, the TMC Forum, which is in turn operated and managed under the auspices of ERTICO, an industry body based in Brussels which is jointly funded by its members and the European Union.

The ITIS RDS-TMC Message Management System ("MMS") and transmission distribution servers are based at ITIS' Operations Centre in Altrincham, which is manned and supported on a 24 hour basis, 365 days per year. The TMC MMS is fully automated. The journalistic traffic content for the TMC service is provided by broadcast journalists based at the regional centres throughout the UK."

Dynamic Navigation with the TMC Receiver MT 5011
Connecting your Navigation System to the TMC Receiver MT 5011 allows you to receive the latest traffic information via RDS signal. Traffic congestion is shown in graphical form on your display. The receiver can easily be connected to the MS 5500, MS 5400, MS 5000 and MS 3200 Navigation Systems.

Traffic information service based on Traffic Message Channel (TMC) now available in Great Britain – VDO Dayton shows dynamic route guidance.

TMC is increasingly developing into a pan-European service which is deemed to represent the future. TMC-based traffic information is permanently broadcast and continuously updated. The information can be called up at any time without the need to adhere to the 30 minute cycles of the radio stations. Today, all VDO Dayton navigation systems already enable TMC-based dynamic route guidance in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the USA. From now on the service will be available also in Great Britain, Austria and Spain.

With its multimedia systems and their modular structure, VDO Dayton is the only supplier among its competitors to offer vehicle navigation with dynamic routing in all market segments. This ranges from the MS 3100 entry-level model, a stand-alone navigation system with monochrome display, via the dynamic 1 DIN navigation radios MS 4100 and MS 4200 (with integrated TMC receiver) up to the MS 5000 and MS 6000 top-end multimedia systems with high resolution colour displays.
With the top-end multimedia systems all by the optional MT 5010 TMC receiver received traffic congestion is shown on the display. Here all relevant traffic information for the planned route is given prominence in red as well being notified by voice. Additionally there is now a TMC look-up icon which can be used to click on all the traffic-symbols in the mapscreen. This opens another window with detailed information on the position, length and cause of the traffic hold-up. In addition, the driver is able to call up a traffic report for his whole route which lists all TMC reports between start and destination. Furthermore, the new update allows all TMC stations which can be received to be shown. The customers can select the station they prefer.

When the vehicle approaches the jam, the navigation systems draw attention to this by voice message and recommend an alternative route. By doing this, the system continues to give the driver freedom of choice – he can decide whether he wants to accept or reject a calculated route. For better decision, MS 5000 and MS 6000 display the effect on travel time and distance needed for the alternative route so that the driver can make a choice between motorway and diversion in good time.

Useful Links:

http://www.tmcforum.com

http://www.itisholdings.co.uk/presspop.asp?items=V

http://www.itisholdings.com/itmc.asp