Chatham Area Transit (CAT) Authority Selects Indra USA for Intelligent Transit System Solution

SAVANNAH, Ga., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Indra's state-of-the-art Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) solution provides CAT commuters, from residents, to students, to visitors an enhanced transit experience with unprecedented efficiency and ridership safety.

For CAT, Indra's solution represents a new level of excellence in its transit management, operationally and financially. Indra's CAD-AVL offering is widely recognized as the most comprehensive integrated hardware and software available for fleet management.

"Indra's technical solution brings CAT to the forefront of Intelligent Transit Systems; improving our ridership's experience, increasing operational throughput and reducing costs thru the implementation of their powerful back-office and fully integrated on-board equipment," said Dr. Chadwick Reese, Executive Director of CAT.

David Fedor, Indra USA's President & CEO explained how this contract with CAT "represents an important milestone for Indra as we cross over the 100,000 mark of vehicles managed using Indra technology."

Intelligent Technology for Ridership Safety and Satisfaction

Indra's cutting edge technology will allow CAT to instantly determine a vehicle's location, make real-time decisions and to optimize its fleet. Riders of the CAT will be able to obtain real-time data including: next stops, transfers to other lines, incidents and estimated times.

Transit Authority Staff will also rely on the system's fully integrated on-board video surveillance allowing images to be viewed, transmitted and recorded in real time.

About Indra

Indra has operated in the United States since 1994 serving, the Defense, Energy, Financial Services, Tolling, Fare Collection and Transit markets.

Transportation contracts include: the SH-130, the LBJ Expressway, the North Tarrant Expressway, the Indiana and Chicago Skyway Toll Road Systems, the Metro St. Louis' Regional Fare Collection System, and Capital Metro's Light Rail System in Austin, Texas.

Indra has been recognized by the Austin City Council and was awarded IBM's Beacon Award for its DaVinci system; the unparalleled hallmark of railway traffic management systems.

Indra is the number one technology multinational in Spain and one of the leaders in Europe and Latin America. It is the second European company in its sector in terms of R&D invested. 2011 revenue was $3.5B and more than half of its income is derived from international markets. The company employs 40,000 professionals and serves customers in 118 countries.

SOURCE Indra