Dublin Bus Tracking Service: Design and implementation of a device independent passenger information system
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Abstract:
Traditionally public transport has been perceived as the less desirable alternative to the car.
The environmental argument of using public transport has not led to a significant increase in
the usage of public transport. In order to convince people to leave their car at home, public
transport must be at least as, if not more desirable than driving a car. There are a number of
ways of achieving this, among them reducing fares, introducing quality bus corridors etc.
However the most effective strategy to do this must be to reduce the perceived unreliability of
public transport. The most effective way of doing this is through a real-time passenger
information system
Passenger information systems are large-scale capital intensive projects, which means only
large organisations and governments can implement them. The most expensive component of
the system is the automatic vehicle location (AVL) system. This thesis proposes a new type of
AVL system based on third generation mobile positioning technology that significantly
reduces the cost of implementing a passenger information system.
A best-of-breed architecture for implementing passenger information systems is described. It
uses a service chain architecture to aggregate content and services from multiple sources to
provide a coherent interface to the end user. The interface can be delivered to multiple devices
with different display characteristics. A prototype implementation of this architecture is
implemented in Java.
Author: Fallon, Eamonn
Advisor:
Donnelly, AlexisQualification name:
Master of Science (M.Sc.)Collections:
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