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Reference Number	NIA_NGN_246
Title	Smart SLG Phase 2
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 100%;
Research Types	Applied Research and Development 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given Northern Gas Networks
Award Type	Network Innovation Allowance
Funding Source	Ofgem
Start Date	01 March 2019
End Date	01 November 2019
Duration	ENA months
Total Grant Value	£462,116
Industrial Sectors	Energy
Region	Yorkshire & Humberside
Programme	Network Innovation Allowance
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , Northern Gas Networks (100.000%)
	Industrial Collaborator	Project Contact , Northern Gas Networks (0.000%)
Web Site	https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_NGN_246
Objectives	The focus of this proposal is to take the PoC Demonstrator application and progress it towards a version of the application that fulfils TRL8 criteria. In addition, it will also contain some functional capabilities up to TRL6, these capabilities include the addition for traffic flow data. Project Specific InformationThe first phase of this project has been completed successfully and has received positive feedback from both internal and external stakeholders. Leeds City Council have been a key stakeholder throughout phase 1 and remain committed to supporting this work with a view that this solution may have significant potential to revolutionise the way that StreetWorks are assessed and planned. This project includes what is required for further development to meet stakeholder needs, specifically around traffic sensitivity and customer impacts. The project will be delivered in two workstreams relevant to an end TRL: Up to TRL8 – development of PoC to a production ready environmentThe purpose of this stream is to enable the production-ready delivery of items demonstrated during NIA_NGN_223. Up to TRL6 – development of PoC to include additional data setsWork for TRL6 and the below requirements will involve timeboxed sprints of two-week durations to allow the team to investigate the approach to providing the requirements in a proof of concept (non-production) environment. The two phased approach to this project offers multiple potential benefits, unlocking capability to deliver near term benefits and further explore the potential for future data driven design. This project will produce an application that is complete at TRL8, as follows:The functional capabilities addressed by this project will be “commercially ready”; have been tested in an operational environment; have been demonstrated in an operational environment; be fully integrated with operational hardware and software in an environment that is a Functional Test Environment provisioned by 1Spatial and accessible for purposes of Functional Acceptance Testing and stakeholder demonstration by NGN; User documentation, training documentation, and maintenance documentation will be limited, but complete in so far as these are relevant to the scope described in this proposal and to the Functional Test Environment; NGN will be able to, and indeed is responsible for, Functional Acceptance Testing (FAT) in the 1Spatial-provisioned Functional Test Environment; Functional Acceptance Testing by NGN will verify and validate the functional scope described in this proposal. For requirements identified for release at up to TRL6, this project will produce an application that is complete with respect to the scope described in this proposal at up to TRL6, which may include the following: Feasibility assessments; Prototyping of capabilities; Engineering feasibility fully demonstrated in actual system application. Reason for extending the projectFunctional testing has been undertaken to access the functionality of the Smart SLG Solution against the project objectives. The testing resulted in a number of defects within the application rules. In order to progress the project further the defects within the application need to be resolved in order to fulfil the scope of the project.1spatial have agreed to investigate and resolve the defects within the Smart SLG application at no additional cost, however a project timeline extension is required to undertake this work.After the defects have been resolved and re tested, the project will be deemed a success and be complete.  The project will progress the PoC Demonstrator developed in NIA_NGN_223 and release it into 1Spatials Functional Test Environment at TRL8 (with some capabilities up to TRL6). As such, the project will have progressed phase 1 PoC functionality to be in the form of an actual application/system that has been completed, functionally tested, and is “commercially ready” for the networks to deployThe following “scenarios” are the TM scenarios that have already been identified as priority by NGN and key stakeholders through earlier design sprint sessions. These are deemed to unlock the greatest potential value from the Poc demonstrator, so are to be considered for this project: Basic layout with a works vehicle Works entirely on the footway Works on footway with pedestrian diversion into carriageway Dual carriageway with a speed limit of 40 mph, works in right lane Dual carriageway with a speed limit of 40 mph, works in left lane Works in a side road at a T-junction Traffic control by give and take for roads with a speed limit of 30 mph or less Traffic control by portable traffic signals Traffic Control - Unobstructed widths The project will also produce an application that is complete with respect to the scope described in this proposal at up to TRL6 that can demonstrate feasibility and additional prototype capabilities as defined in the project scope.
Abstract	The project will progress the PoC Demonstrator developed in NIA_NGN_223 and release it into 1Spatials Functional Test Environment at TRL8 (with some capabilities up to TRL6). As such, the project will have progressed phase 1 PoC functionality to be in the form of an actual application/system that has been completed, functionally tested, and is “commercially ready” for the networks to deploy
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Added to Database	09/11/22