The consulting services of the group range from strategic counsel on general policy matters to highly detailed microscopic simulation studies.
Most of our assignment display a few common traits:
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We focus on Transportation Systems and their overall impact on many other social systems, considering the overall response under the same set of dynamics |
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Our major interests lie on future estimates of the transportation system, placing equal importance to the technical modeling aspects and to the necessary strategic vision, using generous dosages of good old common sense. |
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We believe on the self educating capabilities of simulation models, if properly framed and fed with the right kind of information. Often, we use those models to reconstruct the past, not only as a validating technique, but in order to make sure that we benefit from the lessons learnt from past decisions. |
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These models while usually judged by their apparent complexity, are obviously as good as their underlying assumptions and as the range of parameters used. That is why our best contribution is often a profound rethinking of the methodology used in view of the nature of the problem at hand, the constraints of present analytical tools and the quality and availability of data, both at present and in the future. |
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The quantitative examination of the transportation performance and its various influences within the broader context of other social and economic impacts, allows us to examine its adequacy from a sustainable point of view so as to explore other options. |
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We give utmost importance to the implementation process of our recommendations, securing from the early stages, feedback and in general, two way communication from the various interests and actors involved |
Among our most recent commissions, we can highlight:
A new Intermodal Transport Center in San Sebastian
The Feasibility Study for a Light Rail in San Sebastian
Demand Estimates for a New Toll Road
The Strategic Master Plan for the Public Works Dept of Bizkaia
We also work for the European Commissions as joint ventures with other firms. At present, we are participating in ERTICO's ITS City Pioneers Project on behalf of Metropolitan Bilbao.
All these activities are carried out cutting across disciplines and national boundaries. We pay particular attention and continuously upgrade our telecommunication capabilities, which include videoconferencing and high speed file transfer through ISDN lines.