LESSONS LEARNED IN PROCUREMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSIT AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEMS

Several transit authorities, including those in Seattle, Chicago, and Denver, are in the process of installing an automatic vehicle location management and monitoring system (AVL/MMS). Of the three above sites, which are discussed here, only the Denver Regional Transportation District is committed to using satellite or global positioning system (GPS) technology. Seattle Metro has a signpost system, while the Chicago Transit Authority has not yet chosen the technology. All the sites have experienced difficulties in the procurement or implementation of their AVL/MMSs. This paper discusses the reasons each transit authority chose to implement an AVL/MMS, the manner in which the systems will operate, experiences with the systems, the lessons that were learned, and recommendations for those who will be implementing similar systems in the future.

• Corporate Authors:

  IVHS America

  400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Suite 800
  Washington, DC  United States  20024-2730
• Authors:
  • Baker, R J
  • CASEY, R F
  • Ha, L
  • Overgaard, D A
• Conference:
  • Moving Toward Deployment. Proceedings of the IVHS America Annual Meeting. 2 Volumes
  • Location: Atlanta Georgia, United States
  • Date: 1994-4-17 to 1994-4-20
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 172-179
• Monograph Title: MOVING TOWARD DEPLOYMENT. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1994 ANNUAL MEETING OF IVHS AMERICA

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle location; Global Positioning System; Public transit; Transit authorities
• Geographic Terms: Denver (Colorado); Seattle (Washington)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00667844
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 11 1994 12:00AM