Using Technology and Standards to Grow A Smarter Transit System

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Using Technology and Standards to Grow A Smarter
Transit System

• Eva Lerner-Lam, Bill Long, Nancy Neuerburg,
  Paula Okunieff, Michael PaternostroDRAFT
  VERSION 1.0December 24, 2000

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How to Grow A Smarter Transit System
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1. Start with Bus Stops
Bus Stops

• Bus Stop Inventory
• Each stop, by route, with its own unique
  identifier
• TCIP-compliant BSI available as base inventory
  for
• other proprietary applications
• Routine maintenance, enhancement and updating

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Monitor the Performance of Buses
Buses

• Collect real-time vehicle performance data,
  including passenger loads
• Use TCIP for data interfaces, SAE 1708/1939 for
  electrical interfaces

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Exchange Bus Data at Depots

• Bus vehicle performance data uploaded to
  servers
• Data stored in TCIP formats for ease of
  transfer toproprietary legacy systems

Depots
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Analyze the Information at HQ

• Planning, Scheduling/Runcutting, Dispatch
  departments analyze and utilize the information
  provided by the real-time data
• Improvements to planning and operations made
  based on new information

Head- Quarters
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Put It All Together and
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6. Start the Cycle Again--Smarter
Bus Stops
Central HQ
Buses
Depots