TRAVELGUIDE - ONTARIO'S ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION
The Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, is actively pursuing the assessment and possible development of TravElGuide, a route guidance system that will offer most of the benefits of more advanced systems but at significantly lower cost. The present concept includes a portable device that provides advice to the driver on the route to take from his current position to this destination based on real-time traffic information. Transit users can find out about the expected arrival time of buses at their stop. The system does not include an on-board vehicle location or navigation capability but rather relies on the driver to act as the navigator. This significantly reduces cost without significantly sacrificing functionality. This paper provides a brief overview of route guidance systems, describes the TravElGuide concept and compares it against route guidance systems in operation or under development elsewhere.
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Corporate Authors:
IVHS America
400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Suite 800
Washington, DC United States 20024-2730 -
Authors:
- Heti, G
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Conference:
- Surface Transportation and the Information Age. Proceedings of the IVHS America 1992 Annual Meeting, Volume II
- Location: Newport Beach, CA
- Date: 1992-5-17 to 1992-5-20
- Publication Date: 1992
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: v.p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Driver information systems; Driving; Intelligent transportation systems; Passenger information systems; Route guidance; Traveler information and communication systems
- Geographic Terms: Ontario (Province)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00629323
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 29 1993 12:00AM