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Tiramisu: Information from Live Data Streams.
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2016-01-01
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Abstract:The primary source of information for rider safety with respect to dynamic events such as
cancelled buses, detours, traffic conditions and other factors is the transit system website.
Although technological enhancements, such as real-time tracking, rider alert RSS feeds,
and Twitter feeds, are available for transit users, such information sources do not always
report updates reliably. For example, some real- time tracking systems stop transmitting
updates about a bus if the bus takes a detour from its scheduled route. Rider alerts might
temporarily suspend updates due to holidays or employee PTO. Notifications through
social media frequently offer information of relevance, but are often difficult to understand,
or for one to comprehend the impact of the message on their trip. Paradoxically, users are
still faced with a lot of effort at navigating the appropriate information sources, finding and
understanding messages and updates of relevance to their trip.
Our project goal is to access transit service live update data feeds, identify the routes and
stops on which their updates will have an impact, and provide an integrated display of that
information in the user’s Tiramisu smart phone app. The extracted information can be used
in multiple ways to improve the interactive experience of the user and keep them better
informed. For example, if bus stops will be discontinued between certain hours of a day
for, say, water main repair, and other stops will be established during that period, a search
of nearby stops will reflect such temporary changes. This, combined with vehicle fullness
data from the Tiramisu system, will allow riders to identify alternate transit trip options that
are not too full to board.
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