Information Technology Update for Transit

Information Technology Update for Transit
Author: Roger Boldt
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780309068642

Documents the transit industry's state of the practice in information and communication technologies against a contemporary background of business practice. It is organized into the basic architectural pieces that constitute an IT plan in order to provide the essential framework for the planning process. Additionally, organizational issues and policies and market trends affecting investment in and deployment of Management Information System (MIS) technology are documented.

Use and Deployment of Mobile Device Technology for Real-time Transit Information

Use and Deployment of Mobile Device Technology for Real-time Transit Information
Author: Carol L. Schweiger
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2011
Genre: Bus lines
ISBN: 0309143462

Ch. 1. Introduction. Project background and objectives. Technical approach to the project. Report organization -- ch. 2. Literature review. Underlying technology. Mobile device technology. Characteristics of the mobile information. Resources required to provide mobile services. Contribution of mobile messaging to an overall agency communications strategy -- ch. 3. Characteristics of underlying technology. Mobile technology, and mobile information. Underlying technology and real-time mobile message types. Mobile technology. Characteristics of real-time information provided on mobile devices -- ch. 4. Resource requirements -- ch. 5. Contribution of mobile messaging to agency communications strategy -- ch. 6. Case studies. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Portland, OR). Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Oakland, CA). LeeTran (Lee County/Fort Myers, FL). Transport for London (London, United Kingdom) -- ch. 7. Findings, lessons learned, and conclusions. Summary of project scope. Project findings. Lessons learned -- Conclusions -- Suggestions for future study -- References -- appendix A. Bibliography -- appendix B. Survey questionnaire -- appendix C. List of agencies responding to the survey -- appendix D. Additional information.

Leveraging ITS Data for Transit Market Research

Leveraging ITS Data for Transit Market Research
Author: James G. Strathman
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2008
Genre: Intelligent transportation systems
ISBN: 0309099420

TRB¿s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 126: Leveraging ITS Data for Transit Market Research: A Practitioner¿s Guidebook examines intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and Transit ITS technologies currently in use, explores their potential to provide market research data, and presents methods for collecting and analyzing these data. The guidebook also highlights three case studies that illustrate how ITS data have been used to improve market research practices.