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Description: | Fixed-route bus service is the backbone of the COTA system. The service includes express, local, crosstown, and neighborhood circulator bus routes. COTA's computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL) system provides dispatchers and supervisors with the capability of tracking the location of the entire fleet in real-time. Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) devices placed on each fixed-route, demand-response, supervisor and maintenance vehicle allows dispatchers to track any COTA vehicle at any time. The system, which is integrated with the Franklin County Government’s 800 MHz radio system, sends and receives fleet data over the same radio frequencies used by dispatchers to communicate with COTA operators. |
Status: | Existing |
Stakeholder: | Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) |
Mapping: |
Transit Vehicle Subsystem |
Interfaces: |
City of Columbus Traffic Signals COTA Fixed Route Fare System COTA Fixed Route Transit Management System COTA SMART Card Local Traffic Signals ODOT Traffic Signals |
Market Packages: |
APTS01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - COTA APTS02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - COTA APTS04 - Transit Fare Collection Management - COTA – Fixed Route APTS05 - Transit Security - COTA APTS07 - Multi-modal Coordination - COTA APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information - COTA APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / Local Counties and Municipalities APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / ODOT APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / City of Columbus APTS10 - Transit Passenger Counting - COTA |
Equipment Packages: |
On-board Passenger Counting On-board Schedule Management On-board Transit Fare Management On-board Transit Information Services On-board Transit Security On-board Transit Signal Priority On-board Transit Trip Monitoring |