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IBI GROUP TRANSPORTATION & SYSTEMS | AIRPORT / AVIATION SYSTEMS 5AUTOMATIC VEHICLEIDENTIFICATION SYSTEMMAVISMinneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, owned and operatedby the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), is the tenthbusiest airport in the United States. The airport is in the midstof a $2.7 billion expansion and improvement program toaccommodate increasing traffic. IBI Group has been retainedas part of this expansion to develop and deploy the MACAutomatic Vehicle Identification System (MAVIS). MAVIS will be asingle software system to:• Provide taxicab dispatch services; and• Streamline administrative and management functionsof contractual parking and commercial groundtransportation systems.To accomplish these tasks, MAVIS will interface with othersystems operating within the airport environment and withvarious types of field devices. Conversion to the new systemwill be performed by extracting existing database contents,including historical data and existing operational data,and importing to MAVIS, which is anticipated to cause nointerruption in service.• Control access to contractual parking, and commercialvehicle areas using AVI technology;• Manage, monitor, and control contractual andcommercial operations with a single system;• Manage efficient, secure billing for contractual parking,commercial vehicles and taxicab operations;VEHICLE MONITORING & CONTROLSYSTEMToronto Lester B. Pearson InternationalAirportThis project automates the airport’s dispatching and relatedoperations for Commercial Vehicle Holding Areas and TerminalCurbs, for both annual permit taxis and limousines, usingDedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) equipment,variable message signs and an integrated central computersystem. Subsequent expansion of the system incorporatesrevenue management for all landside commercial vehicles,mobile curbside summoning and enforcement with handheldcomputers, and pre-arranged dispatching enhancements.This system will improve operational control, reduce labourcosts, generate revenue on trip fee charges, and providemanagement information for both airport use and marketingto the commercial vehicle fleet operators. The systemdesign is flexible to facilitate straightforward adaptation forimplementation at other airports. In addition, the systemwill serve as showcase for the demonstration of advancedapplications for DSRC equipment such as commercial vehiclepre-clearance, automatic account debitting, data transfer, etc.IBI Group responsibility includes technology assessment,functional requirements, design, software development,specifications, equipment procurement, equipment/infrastructure installation, and systems integration. IBI Grouphas entered into a service agreement to provide on-sitemaintenance of the entire system.