Traveler Information Tool with Integrated Real-Time Transit Information and Multimodal Trip Planning: Design and Implementation

The chief objective of the PATH2Go multimodal traveler information application is to improve the accessibility and the quality of real-time traveler information and to make transit a known and viable choice for travelers. PATH2Go was developed as part of a field test on the US-101 corridor in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, with the primary hypothesis that travelers would benefit from real-time multimodal traveler information and therefore would be likely to consider using transit. PATH2Go integrates a web-based multimodal trip–planning tool that uses real-time transit, traffic, and parking information; a web-based search tool that finds real-time information about transit arrivals and schedules; and a mobile application that provides personalized en route transit trip information. PATH2Go integrates these major components of traveler information in one platform and makes real-time information easily accessible to travelers. The PATH2Go system architecture and major design considerations are described, and enabling technologies—including the Global Positioning System (GPS) fusing algorithm and a scenario-parsing algorithm based on GPS location data—are introduced.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2215-01
• Summary URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Traveler+Information+Tool+with+Integrated+Real-Time+Transit+Information+and+Multimodal+Trip+Planning%3a+Design+and+Implementation&author=L.+Zhang&author=J.+Li&author=K.+Zhou&author=S.+Gupta&author=M.+Li&author=W.+Zhang&author=M.+Miller&author=J.+Misener&publication_year=2011
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• Authors:
  • Zhang, Liping
  • Li, Jing-Quan
  • Zhou, Kun
  • Gupta, Somak Datta
  • Li, Meng
  • Zhang, Wei-Bin
  • Miller, Mark A
  • Misener, James A
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-10
• Monograph Title: Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, and Advanced Computing 2011
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2215
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traveler information systems; Algorithms; Global Positioning System; Mobile telephones; Multimodal transportation; Parking; Planning; Public transit; Real time information; Schedules; Travel
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco Bay Area
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01337552
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309167291
• Report/Paper Numbers: 11-2383
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 21 2011 1:10PM