INSTANTANEOUS BUS IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

THE PURPOSE OF THIS 48-MONTH PROGRAM IS TO TEST A COMPUTER AND ANCILLARY ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY MONITOR A TRANSIT BUS FLEET IN A METROPOLITAN AREA. IN ADDITION, THE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE (1) INSTANT IDENTIFICATION OF THE BUS OPERATOR AND THE LOCATION OF HIS VEHICLE, (2) TWO-WAY VOICE COMMUNICATION, AND (3) A CONSTANT FLOW OF MANAGEMENT-TYPE INFORMATION. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROGRAM IS $2,000,000, OF WHICH $1,549,000 REPRESENTS A FEDERAL GRANT WITH THE REMAINING $451,000 SUPPLIED BY THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 64, No 3, PP 14-16, 2 FIG, 1 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1968-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Metropolitan
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Communication; Costs; Electronic equipment; Experiments; Identification systems; Information processing; Information systems; Location; Management; Metropolitan areas; Monitoring
• Uncontrolled Terms: Identification
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic devices; Two way communication
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225229
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 1 1994 12:00AM