Seamless Public Transportation

Through ITS

Louis F. SandersDirector, Technical ServicesAmerican Public Transportation Association

Introduction

Public Transport represents the largest coordinate installed base of ITS systems in the US.

Public Transport ITS Applications Automatic Vehicle Location Computer Aided Dispatch Automatic Passenger Counting Traveler Information Connection Protection Health Management

CAD/AVL Screenshot

CAD/AVL Dispatcher Management Grid

Real-Time Passenger Information for Supervisors Allowing Bus Bunching Management

Health Monitoring for Passenger& Driver Safety, Asset Management and Preventative Maintenance

GIS Layer Control Helps Users Monitor Vehicles

City areas can be viewed/turned off to help users understand reasons for traffic, emergencies, etc.

Real-Time Passenger Information on the Web

Predicted Arrival Times are shown in both tabular and map views

Mobile Real-Time Passenger Information

In addition to providing text messaging, mobile Applications have been developed on various phones using a public data feed released by the Chicago Transit Authority

Thank you

Louis F. Sanders

American Public Transportation Association

Lsanders@apta.com

202-496-4886