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Our Journey to a Better Gauteng
GAUTRAIN - OUR JOURNEY TO A BETTER GAUTENG The goal of the Gautrain was not only to radically upgrade public transport in the Province, thereby making a contribution to the goals and objectives of a large range of national and provincial policy plans, but also to improve the economy of the Province and the quality of life of the people of Gauteng. Changing demographics Growing urbanisation and population numbers mean additional pressure on present transport infrastructure and future capacity. The Gautrain will continue to contribute to the future of the country and the province and through the role in can play to give impetus to national policy initiatives such as the National Development Plan and the Integrated Transport Master Plan. NDP milestones to achieve How the Gautrain can contribute to achieving these milestones South Africa’s visions for 2030 Increasing With operations of the Gautrain already supporting in excess of 6 000 jobs, future growth in employment passenger numbers and the extension of the Gautrain, as well localisation of rolling stock maintenance and building of rolling stock, can increase this number dramatically. For every R1m invested in future expansion, approximately an extra 5 jobs can be created. Increase per capita Over and above the 22% of income flowing to lower income households, expanding the income, specifically public transport network will create further opportunities for the unemployed to be able to for lower income access work opportunities. households Competitive base of Improving the quality of infrastructure, in particular the quality of public transport, could infrastructure and only improve South Africa’s competitiveness position. -
Railways of the MENA Region, Tools of National and Foreign Policy
DHEEI – Mediterranean Studies Railways of the MENA Region, tools of national and foreign policy Master’s Thesis submitted by GALLOY Théophile Academic year: 2018-2019 Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Silvia Colombo Acknowledgements I wish to express my appreciation to my family, my co-students and CIFE for their valuable support throughout this year. I am also very grateful for the advice given by my fantastic supervisor Dr. Silvia Colombo, who has kindly dedicated some time to read, correct and advise me on my work, whilst allowing me to remain creative in my approach and research. I would also like to extend my thanks to my previous manager, Mr. Stephane Downes, and my previous employer, Mr. Stephane Rambaud-Measson, for opening me the doors of the railway industry and for passing on to me their knowledge and passion for this fascinating sector. I would also like to thank Dr. Ayadi Soufiane, the surgeon who successfully removed my infected appendix in Tunis, which allowed me to continue my work unimpeded. 2 Acknowledgements_____________________________________________________2 Table of Contents_______________________________________________________3 Introduction___________________________________________________________4 Part I: Understanding the political benefits of railway infrastructures______________6 1) The economic and social benefits of rail_____________________________6 2) Rail as a nation building infrastructure, a tool of power________________12 3) Rail as a region building infrastructure, a tool of integration____________19 Part II: -
2018 Financial and CSR Report Attestation of the Persons Responsible for the Annual Report
2018 Financial and CSR Report Attestation of the persons responsible for the annual report We, the undersigned, hereby attest that to the best of our knowledge the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles and give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and results of the company and of all consolidated companies, and that the management report attached presents a true and fair picture of the results and financial position of the consolidated companies and of all uncertainties facing them. Paris, 29 March 2019 Chairwoman and CEO Catherine Guillouard Chief Financial Officer Jean-Yves Leclercq Management Corporate report governance Editorial 4 report Profile 6 The Board of Directors 89 RATP Group organisation chart 14 Compensation of corporate officers 91 Financial results 16 Diversity policy 91 Extra-financial performance Appendix – List of directors declaration 28 and their terms of office at 31 December 2018 91 International control and risk management 69 Consolidated Financial fi nancial statements statements Statutory Auditors’ report on the financial statements 156 Statutory Auditors’ report on the consolidated financial statements 96 EPIC balance sheet 159 Consolidated statements EPIC income statement 160 of comprehensive income 100 Notes to the financial statements 161 Consolidated balance sheets 102 Consolidated statements of cash flows 103 Consolidated statements of changes in equity 104 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 105 RATP Group — 2018 Financial and CSR Report 3 Editorial 2018 – a year of strong growth momentum and commitment to the territories served 2018 was marked by an acceleration in RATP Capital Innovation continues to invest the Group’s development in Île-de-France, in new shared mobility solutions and smart cities, in France and internationally. -
SAR Image Despeckling Based on Convolutional Denoising Autoencoder
SAR Image Despeckling Based on Convolutional Denoising Autoencoder Zhang Qianqian1 Sun Ruizhi2,* PhD student, Professor, College of Information and Electrical Engineering, College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University China Agricultural University Beijing, P.R. China Beijing, P.R. China e-mail: [email protected] *Corresponding author: e-mail: [email protected] Abstract—In Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging, availability of noise in the SAR images has obvious influence despeckling is very important for image analysis,whereas speckle that complicates the obtaining and analysis process timely[1], is known as a kind of multiplicative noise caused by the coherent as results depend strongly on the implementation of imaging system. During the past three decades, various subsequent tasks (object detection, classification, segmentation, algorithms have been proposed to denoise the SAR image. and so on). Also, the denoising process is disturbing the Generally, the BM3D is considered as the state of art technique quality of the original images which may lead to poor to despeckle the speckle noise with excellent performance. More decisions either by humans or machines. Therefore, the goal of recently, deep learning make a success in image denoising and noise removal or reduction in the SAR image should take achieved a improvement over conventional method where large accuracy into high consideration as much as possible. train dataset is required. Unlike most of the images SAR image despeckling approach, the proposed approach learns the speckle SAR image despeckling, conventional problem in the field from corrupted images directly. In this paper, the limited scale of computer vision, has been extensively studied by of dataset make a efficient exploration by using convolutioal researchers. -
Project Public Transport Interconnections and Cable Technologies
Asnières-sur-Seine, 1 June 2015 Press Release LAUNCH OF “I2TC” PROJECT PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCONNECTIONS AND CABLE TECHNOLOGIES CABLE TRANSPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES The aim of the I2TC project is to adapt cable transport systems, typically used in mountain settings, to the requirements, challenges and needs of modern and sustainable cities. I2TC stands for “public transport interconnections and cable technologies”. This applied R&D project received funding from the French government after winning a call for projects (Fonds unique interministériel 17). It is being carried out by an Eiffage-led consortium comprising POMA, a cable transport specialist; RATP, a public transport corporation; CD- VIA, a consulting firm; The Vibrant Project, a digital agency; the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne; and engineering schools ENSTA ParisTech and École Centrale de Lyon. Certified by the Advancity and LUTB competitiveness clusters, the €4.3 million project receives €1.6 million in funding from the Fonds unique interministériel,* the City of Paris and the Île-de-France and Rhône-Alpes regions. The three-year I2TC project will encourage the development of cable-drawn urban transport both domestically and worldwide and will spotlight France’s excellence in this field. The project’s major goal is to relieve traffic congestion by overcoming various obstacles and congested roads and by taking fullest advantage of the third, overhead dimension as a dedicated public transport lane. By avoiding interference with ground vehicle traffic, this method of transport provides an opportunity to improve dense or suburban sections of metropolitan areas and extend existing urban networks. I2TC takes a market-based approach to implementing sustainable development objectives, with a strong focus on contemporary and future cities’ social and civic goals as well as a low-carbon, economical and energy-efficient environmental solution leading to significant urban improvement. -
Register Your Interest and Keep Abreast with the Information
REGISTER NOW at uitp-mena.com 2 Under the Honorary Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Dubai Executive Council 3 Urban Mobility: Think Big Act Smart How to enhance mobility while reducing congestion, accidents and pollution is a common challenge to all major cities in the world. While the world population is expected to grow to 8.3 billion by 2030, public transport will remain the backbone of multi-modal mobility services in the future. The future market will have options within multi-modal mobility. As per UITP’s Grow with Public Transport Strategy, almost 60% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by 2025. This implies that people will want and need to make more journeys. Urban Mobility: Think Big Act Smart is the slogan of 2016 MENA Transport Congress & exhibition. This slogan is selected to ensure that we liberate the cities of the future from the environmental, economic and social consequences of traffic congestion. The congress program will attract governments, city authorities and transport professionals from different part of the world in order to share knowledge and experience. MENA Transport Congress & Exhibition & National Association of Public Transport has joint ventured to stage school transport conference together, thus enhancing the program. The public transport authorities of the region are also keen and investing in school transport operation projects like Roads and Transports Authority (RTA) who has recently established a school transport department and ventured into school transport operation aiming at providing safe and smooth transport for all students of different ages. -
Russell Bailey Employment
Russell Bailey Employment The majority of Russell’s practice involves employment law and employment related issues including: All types of claims brought in the employment tribunal; unfair dismissal, TUPE issues, discrimination claims. Claims for wrongful termination. Injunctive relief arising from the enforcement of restrictive covenants. Year of Call: 1985 Claims for damages, accounts of profits and equitable relief arising from Clerks breaches of covenants and of confidentiality. Senior Practice Manager Claims by and against directors for breach of fiduciary obligations. James Parks Shareholder disputes including minority shareholder remedies. Practice Manager Martin Ellis Disputes arising under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Practice Group Clerk Adam Mountford Disputes about matters ancillary to the employment relationship such as James Ashford pensions and references. William Theaker Employee stress claims: Practice Director Claims by and against commercial agents under the 1993 Regulations. Tony McDaid Russell has been involved in advising and representing employers and Contact a Clerk employees for many years and, as appears from the list of reported Tel: +44 (0) 845 210 5555 cases below, he has a close involvement with the London transport Fax: +44 (0) 121 606 1501 industry. He has business experience independent of the Bar and is [email protected] adept at combining business acumen with legal expertise. RECOMMENDATIONS 'Russell Bailey’s broad practice includes stress at work and -
Performance Analysis of Spatial and Transform Filters for Efficient Image Noise Reduction
Performance Analysis of Spatial and Transform Filters for Efficient Image Noise Reduction Santosh Paudel Ajay Kumar Shrestha Pradip Singh Maharjan Rameshwar Rijal Computer and Electronics Computer and Electronics Computer and Electronics Computer and Electronics Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering KEC, TU KEC, TU KEC, TU KEC, TU Lalitpur, Nepal Lalitpur, Nepal Lalitpur, Nepal Lalitpur, Nepal [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Abstract—During the acquisition of an image from its systems such as laser, acoustics and SAR (Synthetic source, noise always becomes integral part of it. Various Aperture Radar) images [3]. algorithms have been used in past to denoise the images. Image denoising still has scope for improvement. Visual This paper introduces different types of noise to be information transmitted in the form of digital images has considered in an image and analyzed for various spatial become a considerable method of communication in the and transforms domain filters by considering the image modern age, but the image obtained after transmission is metrics such as mean square error (MSE), root mean often corrupted due to noise. In this paper, we review the squared error (RMSE), Peak Signal to Noise Ratio existing denoising algorithms such as filtering approach (PSNR) and universal quality index (UQI). and wavelets based approach, and then perform their comparative study with bilateral filters. We use different II. BACKGROUND noise models to describe additive and multiplicative noise The Wavelet Transform (WT) is a powerful tool of in an image. Based on the samples of degraded pixel signal and image processing, which has been neighborhoods as inputs, the output of an efficient filtering successfully used in many scientific fields such as signal approach has shown a better image denoising performance. -
Bus Subsidy Reform Consultation Response Form
Bus Subsidy Reform Consultation Response Form Part 1 - Information about you Name Jonathan Bray Address 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds Postcode LS1 2DE email [email protected] Company Name Passenger Transport Executive Group (pteg) or Organisation (if applicable) Please tick one box from the list below that best describes you /your company or organisation. Small to Medium bus operator (up to 50 employees) Large bus operator Representative Organisation Trade Union Interest Group Local Government Central Government Member of the public Other (please describe): If you are responding on behalf of an organisation or interest group how many members do you have and how did you obtain the views of your members: We consulted them extensively and got sign off of the final draft. If you would like your response or personal details to be treated confidentially please explain why: PART 2 - Your comments 1. Do you agree with how we propose to YES NO calculate the amounts to be devolved? If not, what alternative arrangements would you suggest should be used? Please explain your reasons and add any additional comments you wish to make : We support the general principle that the initial amount devolved should be the amount paid to operators in the current financial year for supported services operating within the relevant Local Transport Authority area. However: • We believe that all funded services need to be brought into the calculation, not just those that have been procured by tender. A consistent approach needs to be taken to services which operate on a part- commercial/part-supported basis, including where individual journeys are supported in part, for example through a de-minimis payment to cover a diversion of an otherwise commercial journey. -
UNECE Tram and Metro Statistics Metadata Introduction File Structure
UNECE Tram and Metro Statistics Metadata Introduction This file gives detailed country notes on the UNECE tram and metro statistics dataset. These metadata describe how countries have compiled tram and metro statistics, what the data cover, and where possible how passenger numbers and passenger-km have been determined. Whether data are based on ticket sales, on-board sensors or another method may well affect the comparability of passenger numbers across systems and countries, hence it being documented here. Most of the data are at the system level, allowing comparisons across cities and systems. However, not every country could provide this, sometimes due to confidentiality reasons. In these cases, sometimes either a regional figure (e.g. the Provinces of Canada, which mix tram and metro figures with bus and ferry numbers) or a national figure (e.g. Czechia trams, which excludes the Prague tram system) have been given to maximise the utility of the dataset. File Structure The disseminated file is structured into seven different columns, as follows: Countrycode: These are United Nations standard country codes for statistical use, based on M49. The codes together with the country names, region and other information are given here https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/overview/ (and can be downloaded as a CSV directly here https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/overview/#). City: This column gives the name of the city or region where the metro or tram system operates. In many cases, this is sufficient to identify the system. In some cases, non-roman character names have been converted to roman characters for convenience. -
Aéroports De Paris a Proposal to Promote the Competitiveness of the Air Transport Sector to the Benefit of Passengers, Local Areas and Employment
Aéroports de Paris A proposal to promote the competitiveness of the air transport sector to the benefit of passengers, local areas and employment The principal measures in the 2016-2020 Economic Regulation Agreement proposal ©Jouanneaux, ADP - 1 - Augustin de Romanet Chairman and CEO of Aéroports de Paris The air transport industry is one of the principal drivers of international growth and one of the French economy’s greatest assets. It contributes in a decisive way to the country’s attractiveness and competitiveness. Everything must therefore be done to strengthen this industry, which is facing competition and new passenger demands, and to transform its growth into new business and new jobs for the Paris region. Aéroports de Paris will play its full part in this endeavour. The industry is growing and creating new jobs, but the changes underway are intensifying competition among airlines, and among major cities and their airports to capture global growth. Airports can no longer be considered as protected players. Against this background, the 2016-2020 Economic Regulation Agreement that we put forward here takes on a new dimension: that of a tool to win market share and create value for the entire industry. We have drawn on all of the levers we have at our disposal to ensure the consistency, effectiveness and fairness of this proposal. The investment programme has been carefully tailored to the requirements in terms of capacity, safety and quality. The pricing structure project has undergone in-depth changes and will foster the development of international and connecting traffic. The productivity effort Aéroports de Paris is ready to deploy is unprecedented. -
22Nd International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2016
Page intentionaly left blank 22nd International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2016 PROCEEDINGS Editors: Federico Miyara Ernesto Accolti Vivian Pasch Nilda Vechiatti X Congreso Iberoamericano de Acústica XIV Congreso Argentino de Acústica XXVI Encontro da Sociedade Brasileira de Acústica 22nd International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2016 : Proceedings / Federico Miyara ... [et al.] ; compilado por Federico Miyara ; Ernesto Accolti. - 1a ed . - Gonnet : Asociación de Acústicos Argentinos, 2016. Libro digital, PDF Archivo Digital: descarga y online ISBN 978-987-24713-6-1 1. Acústica. 2. Acústica Arquitectónica. 3. Electroacústica. I. Miyara, Federico II. Miyara, Federico, comp. III. Accolti, Ernesto, comp. CDD 690.22 ISBN 978-987-24713-6-1 © Asociación de Acústicos Argentinos Hecho el depósito que marca la ley 11.723 Disclaimer: The material, information, results, opinions, and/or views in this publication, as well as the claim for authorship and originality, are the sole responsibility of the respective author(s) of each paper, not the International Commission for Acoustics, the Federación Iberoamaricana de Acústica, the Asociación de Acústicos Argentinos or any of their employees, members, authorities, or editors. Except for the cases in which it is expressly stated, the papers have not been subject to peer review. The editors have attempted to accomplish a uniform presentation for all papers and the authors have been given the opportunity to correct detected formatting non-compliances Hecho en Argentina Made in Argentina Asociación de Acústicos Argentinos, AdAA Camino Centenario y 5006, Gonnet, Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.adaa.org.ar Proceedings of the 22th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2016 5-9 September 2016 Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina ICA 2016 has been organised by the Ibero-american Federation of Acoustics (FIA) and the Argentinian Acousticians Association (AdAA) on behalf of the International Commission for Acoustics.