May 22, 2007 | The Florida Department of Transportation announced that two Siemens Pedestrian Signal devices have been added to the Approved Products List of Traffic Control Devices.

• Florida Department of Transportation Approval Letter

February 2007

• Tech Note for updating NextPhase for 2007 Daylight Savings Time
• NextPhase Scripts - DST 2007
• 2007 Daylight Savings Time Change Procedure for SEPAC
• Daylight Savings Time (ACTRA) SQL Update

Note from our tech support staff: Important: BACKUP YOUR Database prior to performing the procedure or any major changes to your database.

Warning before downloading this data make sure All Intersections have been Uploaded or up to date in the database as the download will change data in the field.

Note: If using TOD command to download for All Intersections, Only the TBC needs to be downloaded. Then remove the command once All are complete.

January 2007

AUSTIN, Jan. 17, 2007 – Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc, business unit Intelligent Transportation Systems (Siemens ITS), today announced the U.S. launch of PC SCOOT, the latest version of the SCOOT Adaptive Traffic Control system. For the first time, the world’s most widely deployed adaptive traffic control software is now available for delivery in the United States on a standard PC platform running under the Microsoft Windows Operating System.

PC SCOOT creates a commonality of computing platform across a range of traffic management and control systems, thereby increasing standardization with traffic control centers and improved access to management and adaptive data.

• PC SCOOT Press Release

July 2006

Siemens has redesigned their website. Check out the new links, images, online training registration, and a special login page for our dealer network. With the additional requests for updates and information, the Siemens Marketing department has put together new and improved pages, links, and information. Marketing will continue to update the website, so keep checking back.

March 2006

Siemens recently participated in the legislative outreach sponsored by ITS Maryland. The Transportation Technology fair was held in the Maryland State Senate Building in Annnapolis, Maryland on March 2. The purpose of the event was to showcase regional ITS initiatives and to offer detailed insight into those initiatives to the State Legislators and their staff.  Siemens' exhibit featured our involvement in the Montgomery County Advanced Transportation Management System as well as the Systems Integrator for the Replacement of the Baltimore City Traffic System. Attendees from Siemens included Louis Neudorff, Diederick VanDillen, and Del Nichols.

January 10, 2006

Siemens announces the qualification of the Model 2070L Controller from the California Department of Transportation. The evaluation and testing of two controllers was completed, in which both units(s) were compliant. After meeting the requirements and specifications accordingly, these unit(s)were then put onto the Qualified Products List (QPL).

2070L Qualified Products List (QPL) Letter of Approval

• Precision Traffic Systems has become a member of the Siemens organization