Equipment Package: Transit Center Vehicle Tracking
| Description: |
This equipment package monitors transit vehicle location. The location information is collected via a data communication link between the transit vehicles and the transit center. The location information is presented to the transit operator on a digitized map of the transit service area. The location data may be used to determine real time schedule adherence and update the transit system’s schedule in real-time. The real-time schedule information is provided to Information Service Providers and the Transit Center Information Services equipment package, which furnish the information to travelers. |
| Included In: |
BAT Paratransit Dispatch
BAT Transit Dispatch
CATA Paratransit Dispatch
CATA Transit Dispatch
GATRA Paratransit Dispatch
GATRA Transit Dispatch
Local City/Town Shuttle Service Dispatch
Local Human Service Transit Providers Dispatch
Local/Regional School District Dispatch
LRTA Paratransit Dispatch
LRTA Transit Dispatch
Massport Logan Landside Operations Control Center
MBTA Bus Control Center
MBTA Commuter Rail Control Centers North and South
MBTA Demand Response Dispatch
MBTA Subway Operations Control Center
MVRTA Paratransit Dispatch
MVRTA Transit Dispatch
TMA Shuttle Dispatch
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| Functional Requirements |
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The center shall monitor the locations of all transit vehicles within its network.
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The center shall determine adherence of transit vehicles to their assigned schedule.
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The center shall support an interface with a map update provider, or other appropriate data sources, through which updates of digitized map data can be obtained and used as a background for transit tracking and dispatch.
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The center shall provide transit operational data to traveler information service providers.
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The center shall provide collected transit probe data to traffic management centers and traveler information service providers for use in measuring current traffic conditions.
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