Ahead of the Curve

Transoft Solutions Join Forces with SIDRA SOLUTIONS

We have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SIDRA SOLUTIONS, developers of SIDRA INTERSECTION software which is used worldwide by traffic design, operations and planning professionals for intersection capacity, service levels, and performance analysis. In establishing the cooperation, both companies will now provide current and potential users of SIDRA INTERSECTION and Transoft Solutions’ TORUS roundabout design software, access to industry leading traffic analysis and geometric design tools for roundabouts and intersections. This cooperation coincides with the new version release of TORUS, which directly integrates with the SIDRA INTERSECTION software. This integration will be showcased during the upcoming TRB (Transportation Research Board) Roundabout Conference in Carmel, Indiana, May 18 to 20, 2011.

Dr Rahmi Akcelik, Director of SIDRA SOLUTIONS commented, “with new versions of SIDRA INTERSECTION and TORUS software being launched soon, designers who have been requesting the integration of the two products now have their wish granted. Today, we are better equipped to offer superior performance solutions to our governmental and consulting-engineering clients who play an active role in the transportation sector”.

“We are extremely excited and optimistic about our new relationship with SIDRA SOLUTIONS given that their large global user base within the traffic engineering community. This collaboration will result in increased synergies between two giants in the roundabout and intersection software world and we believe this can only lead to improved value to practicing professionals,” said Daniel Shihundu P.Eng, Transoft Solutions' Vice President of Product Management. “Our partnership with SIDRA SOLUTIONS is very strategic as our products can now be linked internally to take advantage of the traffic analysis capabilities available in SIDRA INTERSECTION software. The result is a much more refined workflow for users of both software and it is great to see the two products work seamlessly.”

About SIDRA SOLUTIONS:

Akcelik and Associates Pty Ltd (trading as SIDRA SOLUTIONS) is a multi-award winning research and development company established in 1999 and has been dedicated to the transport profession worldwide for the benefit of the community through contributing to safe, environment-friendly and efficient traffic operations. This has been achieved through the development of new and existing software, and provision of professional training and technical support. SIDRA SOLUTIONS software products are in use in 95 countries in all continents with extensive use in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Malaysia and Singapore, Arabian Peninsula and Europe.

About Transoft Solutions

Established in 1991, Transoft Solutions Inc. develops the most thoroughly researched and innovative CAD software for the engineering community. Transoft Solutions suite of productivity enhancing software have become the trusted de-facto standard for over 90% of the Top 100 ENR AEC firms, 85% of North American departments of transportation, and regulatory agencies.

Removing the Repetitive Manual Process in Traffic Signing Plans to Place the Sign of the Times

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are a sign of how far we have come technologically. However, as any GPS user knows, they are useful but will never replace traffic signs. Like navigation, development of traffic sign plans has also come a long way. However, with all of the technological advances in hardware and design software, the process for developing and designing traffic sign plans has been largely a time consuming manual process.

With its design features, placement functions, and libraries, SIGMA from Transoft Solutions is a unique software product that streamlines the process of traffic sign planning. Newly designed sign assemblies can be precisely placed in a roadway corridor drawing in relation to other geometric elements while maintaining preset distances from critical geometric elements, such as the edge of pavement. With SIGMA users can create sign assemblies using high quality CAD content from complete libraries of federal and regional standard signs, as well as user generated content – including GuidSIGN signs or user drafted signs.

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