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:
CTC Transit Dispatch
Local Transit Systems
METRO Riverfront Transit Operations Center
School District Dispatch
SORTA Transit Dispatch Center
TANK Transit System Dispatch
Functional Requirements
1 -
The center shall monitor the locations of all transit vehicles within its network. 2 -
The center shall determine adherence of transit vehicles to their assigned schedule. 3 -
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. 4 -
The center shall provide transit operational data to traveler information service providers. 5 -
The center shall provide collected transit probe data to traffic management centers and traveler information service providers for use in measuring current traffic conditions.
