EUROPE DEVELOPS DOOR-TO-DOOR INFORMATION SYSTEM

The concept of door-to-door planing is becoming increasingly important for today's traveler, and innovative solutions are now required to meet the growing public demand for multimodal transportation information. This article discusses EU Spirit - European System for Passenger Services with Intermodal Reservation, Information and Ticketing - a research project which aims to provide a user-friendly, internet-based, multi-modal information system, enabling travelers to plan their journey across Europe from departure point to final destination. At present, the EU Spirit consortium comprises partners from 7 European countries, with members including national railroad operators, local transit providers, regional authorities, system developers, and research organizations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Prigge, N
• Publication Date: 2000-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26-27
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL AND RAPID TRANSIT REVIEW
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Information systems; Internet service providers; Multimodal transportation; Passenger information systems; Telematics; Traveler information and communication systems
• Geographic Terms: Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Europe; Germany; Italy; Sweden
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796176
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 11 2000 12:00AM