MICROCOMPUTERS IN TRANSPORTATION: COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR PARATRANSIT

This report is a User Manual for the application of commercially available software products to paratransit management. An extensive case study, using the microcomputer database manage, R:base 4000, is documented. It discusses the manual recordkeeping and operational demands placed on paratransit agencies and how these functions can theoretically be automated. It then describes in deatil the automation of specific functions including scheduling; client and vehicle recordkeeping; and report generation for billing and performance measurement. Other opinions are discussed more generally. Data from an actual paratransit operation are used to perform all data processing functions. The focus is on the use of relational database management software. Spreadsheet, word processing and graphics applications are also discussed. Information is provided on how to select software and on how to customize generic software products for specific applications.

• Corporate Authors:

  Dynatrend, Incorporated

  21 Cabot Road
  Woburn, MA  United States  01801

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Cutler, M R
  • Cabrera, A
  • Monahan, P A
  • Harmon, L J
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 181 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Billing; Computer programs; Guidelines; Manuals; Microcomputers; Paratransit services; Performance evaluations; Scheduling; Software
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392831
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-I-84-51
• Contract Numbers: DTRS-57-83-C-00109
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 2003 12:00AM