written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message ptv ag type aktiengesellschaft industry computer software founded karlsruhe germany 1979 key people vincent kobesen ceo michel zweers cfo dr. frank j rgen weise chairman of ptv s supervisory board products ptv visum ptv vissim ptv optima ptv balance ptv vistro ptv viswalk ptv map & guide ptv smartour ptv xserver ptv map & market ptv drive & arrive ptv navigator revenue approx . 70 million euros number of employees more than 600 worldwide website http www.ptvgroup.com ptv planung transport verkehr ag is a german company specialising in software solutions and consulting services for traffic and transportation mobility and logistics . vision traffic suite their transport planning software and ptv map & guide their program for route planning comprise the ptv ag s product portfolio . according to the manufacturer over 2 000 customers in more than 90 countries use the vision traffic suite in the fields of transport modelling and traffic flow calculation . 1 ptv ranks among the top 1 000 global market leaders in germany according to germany s manager magazin . 2 contents 1 history 2 business & markets 3 organisation 4 products 5 projects 6 research 7 awards 8 references 9 external links history edit in 1979 dr. ing . hans hubschneider and michael sahling founded ptv planungsb ro transport und verkehr gmbh in karlsruhe germany . between 1979 and 1982 they developed the first computer program for trip planning . the first projects included location and distribution planning for raiffeisen in schleswig holstein line network planning for bus and road transport in mannheim and trip planning for langnese iglo . these projects were the basis for the development of other software products . in 1999 ptv s five gmbh units were merged into ptv planung transport verkehrs ag the ag stands for aktiengesellschaft which is a corporation under german law . since 2001 the company has been providing software products and services in the fields of transport mobility and logistics . in 2012 ptv launches a new corporate design which reflects ptv s position as a global smart software company and a new logo the ptv group . business & markets edit today ptv has a global network of offices and partners on four continents . currently ptv ag employs 700 people and has subsidiaries in berlin dresden d sseldorf erfurt and stuttgart . moreover it operates a wide network of subsidiaries and associated companies that are located in france belgium the netherlands italy and austria and in countries outside of europe such as dubai china the united states australia canada and mexico . ptv focuses on the following industry sectors automotive industry ict sector transport and logistics government traffic and transportation mobility traffic engineering food and healthcare and furniture . overall performance in millions euro 3 year ptv ag ptv group 2004 2005 39 0 58 6 2005 2006 45 6 70 1 2006 2007 50 3 81 6 2007 2008 59 6 82 1 2008 2009 57 9 79 9 2009 2010 52 4 75 4 2010 2011 53 3 79 1 2011 2012 52 6 78 1 2012 2013 49 6 68 1 2013 2014 44 8 71 1 organisation edit ptv is a corporation . the company is divided into the following three business fields traffic software transportation planning transport models traffic simulation public transport transport consulting transport planning and traffic engineering traffic management public transport integrated transport concepts for sustainable mobility and logistics software planning and optimisation of transports and sales structures software for route and trip planning geomanagement geomarketing visualisation on digital maps . products edit traffic software vision traffic suite ptv visum 4 macroscopic travel demand modelling ptv vissim microscopic traffic simulation ptv viswalk microscopic pedestrian simulation ptv vistro visum safety ptv optima the software solutions are used by engineering offices public authorities and research institutes as well as by students in transportation engineering . 5 logistics software ptv map & guide first route planner with t v certified emissions calculation 6 ptv smartour professional trip planning program for transport companies ptv map & market software for the optimisation of sales operations ptv xserver geographical and logistical software components projects edit in 2009 ptv used its transportation planning software ptv vision for the simulation of the traffic flow to and from yas marina circuit the formula one track in abu dhabi . this simulation included all modes of transport in a single model . thanks to vissim it was also possible to model the behaviour of the formula one fans at the grandstands 7 in 2008 ptv supported das fest an open air festival in karlsruhe by simulating pedestrian escape routes . the information film was based on the software module vissim which allows the user to model and visualise the interaction between people at major events and between people and vehicles . another application simulated the transfer behaviour of passengers at the north melbourne station in australia . 8 9 ptv is involved in the development of systems for traffic management traffic information and forecasts . this includes for example the traffic management centre vmz in berlin 10 the ruhrpilot 11 and traveler information services on the bayerninfo.de website of the german state of bavaria . 12 research edit at iaa commercial vehicles 2010 in hanover germany ptv presented the results of the study on intelligent cargo systems . the research study was carried out on behalf of the european commission and focused on intelligent freight transport . it presents scenarios in 2020 and 2035 and analyses the increasing demand for efficient and sustainable logistics and the complex planning tasks for global transport chains covering all modes of transport . 13 since 2008 ptv has been involved in research projects focusing on the sustainable development of megacities such as climate and energy in a complex transition process towards sustainable strategies for . the aim is to develop urban planning concepts until 2013 . these concepts will then be used as the basis for decision making processes concerning future transport systems and traffic infrastructure . 14 15 a new routing method for urban transport has been developed by ptv as part of the cvis project which is funded by the european commission . route recommendations provided by cities and communities can also be included in this strategic routing method which was presented to the public with live driving demonstrations in november 2009 . 16 in cooperation with its 28 project partners ptv is involved in the research initiative aktiv i.e. adaptive and cooperative technologies for intelligent traffic whose aim is to make future traffic and transportation safer and more efficient . to this end new driver assistance systems information technologies and software solutions for efficient traffic management will be developed by the project team . as part of aktiv ptv has created a network which allows communication between the traffic management system the car and the road infrastructure . 17 traffic flow simulation for the 2008 and 2016 olympics ptv transportation experts conducted two studies set out to create detailed models of the traffic flow during the 2008 olympic games in beijing . the city uses the model to optimize traffic flow during the olympics and to analyse future traffic and transportation demand over the next twenty years . 18 integrated solutions for green its intelligent transport systems and logistics can potentially deliver up to 20 % overall fuel savings and co2 emissions reduction . the european union therefore initiated the research project ecomove in spring 2010 . a consortium of 32 partners will test the energy efficiency of cooperative systems and services until march 2013 . ptv ag is also a member of the ecomove consortium and is involved in three of the six sub projects focussing on car to x communication cooperative eco friendly traffic management & control and ecofreight & logistics . 19 awards edit every second year ptv invites researchers from all over the world to bid their ideas for the so called ptv vision scientific award . 20 it rewards outstanding accomplishment in research using the transport planning tools ptv visum and ptv vissim . in 2007 wilco burghout from the royal institute of technology sweden and johan wahlstedt from the engineering office ramb ll won the prize worth 2.500.00 for their research work on hybrid traffic simulation with adaptive signal control . in 2009 the award was given to guido gentile from the university of rome for his new algorithm luce linear user cost equilibrium . references edit detailed information at http www.ptv vision.com en uk ptv reached 716th among top 1 000 global market leaders in germany http www.manager magazin.de unternehmen artikel 0 2828 718850 8 00.html facts and figures more about ptv visum at http www.ptv vision.com en uk products vision traffic suite ptv visum overview article about itd traffic engineers receive vissium lesson at the national institute for advanced transportation technology at the university of idaho http www.webs1.uidaho.edu niatt publications technovations in transportation vol2no1.htm tomorrow s road toll charges today map & guide professional 2011 now with next generation toll calculation . logisticshandling.com . retrieved 2011 05 28 . article on page 8 9 http mag.digitalpc.co.uk fvx ropl itsi softwareri1012 more information http www.patrec.org web docs atrf papers 2009 1849 paper54 galiza.pdf http www.ptvag.com fileadmin files ptvag.com download traffic ref ref northmelbournestation e.pdf vmz startseite . vmz info.de . retrieved 2011 05 28 . ruhrpilot route planner traffic information and city map . ruhrpilot.de . 2002 10 14 . retrieved 2011 05 28 . bayerninfo welcome . bayerninfo.de . retrieved 2011 05 28 . ptv ag dokumentvorlage ptvagsingle en.dot pdf . retrieved 2011 05 28 . projekte des programms megacities . emerging megacities.org . retrieved 2011 05 28 . sustainable hyderabad . sustainable hyderabad.de . retrieved 2011 05 28 . julie castermans 2010 09 22 . home . cvisproject.org . retrieved 2011 05 28 . susanne weiss andreas reinl . aktiv online projekte . aktiv online.org . retrieved 2011 05 28 . http www.ptvag.com company news press press release pressrelease traffic flow simulation for the 2008 and 2016 olympics ptvs strategic traffic and transportation tx ptvnews pi1 page 22 home . ecomove project.eu . retrieved 2011 05 28 . scientific award . ptv ag . 2011 04 01 . retrieved 2011 05 28 . external links edit ptv s official website map & guide s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ptv ag 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