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The information includes actual predicted arrival time for each bus at each of the 19,000 bus stops and not just the approximate 2,500 with real time information signs. In addition TfL are publishing a range of data including real time London Underground data.
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In addition to passenger information, the system provides intelligent bus priority at signal junctions to give late running buses priority, via a link between the real time information and urban traffic control systems, helping to reduce journey times and ensure buses keep to timetable.
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The complete IT infrastructure for delivering RTPI including busPc and back offices system with prognoses algorithms in Aalborg were planned as part of EU project VIKING and implemented during the CIVITAS I VIVALDI project.
As part of the VIVALDI project, RTPI was implemented on 40 variable message signs (VMS) at major bus stops in Aalborg. The information has proved to be of great benefit for public transport users and as a consequence is helping to maintain uptake of public transport, although it does only cover the most important bus stop in Aalborg. Equipping bus stops with VMS is very expensive and is therefore only possible for major stops with a high customer flow. But in Denmark, almost everyone aged over 8 carries a mobile phone. So by using these mobile phones as VMS for RTPI, the information is spread to all people and all bus stops; the investment is taken up by the users and the technology is always kept up-to-date. As a consequence of this, a mobile service was implemented as part of the EU MIDAS project. This service was menu based prompting the user to choose in a three level menubefore the RTPI were presented. In this way, it was possible to get round the two problems of the customer not knowing the precise name of the bus stop, and the difficulties of keying long names on a mobile phone.
As an even better solution it is now possible to skip the menus and present the user for RTPI based on the users GPS position. As a parallel, an interface to the national Journey Planner have been develop, where keying in is substituted by either GPS positions or predefined locations. The approach used in ARCHIMEDES provides information in a convenient manner that is expected to increase user satisfaction among present users and potentially attract new users to public transport including tourists unfamiliar with the public transport system, thereby expanding the market for public transport.
The measure introduces three different new public transport mobile phone features. The first feature is “NTmobil.dk”, which is a mobile phone platform integrating different PT mobile services. The second feature is a Location Based Service that provides RTPI via mobile phone on the nearest bus stops, based on GPS. The third feature is the “Take Me Home” feature based on GPS data, that saves user data and the National Journey Planner provides the user with public transport information.
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