Thin on the Ground

This article examines "electronic paper," a new display technology that could increase accessibility and lower the cost of providing real-time information to public transportation users. The system combines a circuit board containing polymer transistors in an active-matrix plastic backplane and electronic ink film, which produces a material like paper. Display properties change when voltage is applied. The new system is being tested in a pilot project at Berlin Ostbahnhof Station. Not only will the system be used for large, real-time passenger information displays, but also for page-sized "e-readers" which passengers can carry with them.

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• Authors:
  • Crawford, David
• Publication Date: 2005-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 26-27
• Serial:
  • ITS International
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 1463-6344
  • Serial URL: http://www.itsinternational.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced public transportation systems; Electronic media; Information display systems; Real time information; Traveler information and communication systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01018648
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 2 2006 9:33AM