Development of Public Transit Information Services Based on Mobile Tracking Technologies

This research demonstrates an efficient traffic information provision system for public transit users the technologies of location identification and tracking utilizing personal communication system (PCS) and personal digital assistants (PDA). A methodology is demonstrated in this project, which combines and processes data including transit vehicle location referencing, travel time forecasting, and transit route guidance using the wireless communication network, i.e. PCS in order to provide travel time information through PCS and PDA.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Moon, Young-Jun
  • Park, Soon Yong
  • Lee, Myeong-Ho
• Conference:
  • 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: San Francisco California, United States
  • Date: 2005-11-6 to 2005-11-10
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Development; Driver information systems; Information systems; Mobile communication systems; Personal communication devices; Personal digital assistants; Public transit; Technological innovations; Tracking systems; Traffic
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01016117
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 2006 9:56AM