GMV cements its status as a benchmark transport telematics firm by winning and signing a contract for setting up the second phase of the fleet-management system with control center for the entire public transport fleet of the Polish city of Szczecin.

Szczecin is Poland’s sixth biggest city with a population of 400,000. It lies in northwest Poland near the German border; the capital of the region is Zachodnio Pomorskie.

Under this €11-million contract GMV will supply, install, implement and commission a GPRS-based fleet management system for the whole public transport fleet. It will also install a complete passenger information system involving 80 bus-stop panels; systems for sending information by SMS, Internet and Bluetooth; a ridership-counting system in 40 buses and real-time CCTV plus an electronic purse-card fare-collection system.

The contract also includes installation of the working bases of a modern transport on demand system with connections between towns and villages being made on request. The transport-on-demand system will not only improve the passenger transport service but also encourage people to settle down in country areas and enhance the quality of life and well-being of those living outside the city.

Another feature of this contract is a snowplow tracking and monitoring system called “winter action”, helping to forestall snowfall road blockage.

The contract-signing ceremony, held on Wednesday 12 June in Poland, was attended by Weronika Malek, GMV’s Business Development Manager in Poland, and Juan March, GMV’s General Manager of Transport and Mobility. Representatives of the city of Szczecin included its Deputy Mayor, Mariusz Kądziołka, and representatives of the Road and Transport Authority.