Alistair Gollop | Founder
ITS Now

I am a recognised 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 (ITS) industry figure with over 30 years in-depth experience, resulting in an extensive specialist knowledge of traffic systems which is used to devise and deliver practical and economic solutions with innovative designs to improve capability, safety and efficiency. In addition, as a technology specialist, I have particular experience in preliminary equipment assessments, due diligence reports, field trials and integration into traffic systems. With a detailed knowledge of specialist technologies and equipment, standards and statutory requirements, along with ancillary issues, such as passive safety and the implications these pose on the design and management of traffic system installations.

As well as the UK, I have worked in diverse locations across Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia.

The author of the well-respected books "𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭" and "𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴", and publisher of 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲. I have also produced numerous articles both for publications and as papers written/presented at conferences.

"𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳" - 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗨𝗞; "𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳" - 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝘅; "𝘒𝘦𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦" - 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲, "𝘢 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵" - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿.

In addition, I also wrote the national guidance document “𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦” on behalf of the 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 along with a range of national and local standards, including a number of process and equipment specification documents for 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀.

𝗠𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲:
- A freelance ITS Consultant at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗜𝗧𝗦 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆, to find out more please visit https://alistairgollop.com
- The founder of 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗡𝗼𝘄 https://itsnow.org, which exists to promote best practice and professional development within the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) sector and publisher of 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲 https://itsedge.org.