Highway toll system – centralizing and automating a distributed scenario
In our second example, our company signs a contract with the local government to take care of the maintenance of all the toll highways in the country for 10 years in exchange for all tolls collected from vehicles using them.
Specifications
There are 537 toll booths in the whole highway network, distributed at different exits where there are usually 2 or more booths in each. Our manager needs to know how much money was collected each day and be able to see a dashboard with a historical evolution of the total amount collected daily.
The company is currently using the following process:
- Each toll booth has a small computer with an Ethernet connection and limited storage, where each transaction can be logged. There is also a camera for license plates and a weighing scale. The booth also has a private screen that displays the total amount of money collected and is secured with a cover and a...
