Automated On-Board Next Stop And Route Identification System Using GPS Technology

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Automated On-Board Next Stop & Route Identification System Using GPS Technology
• Corporate Creators:
  Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
• Contributor:
  Easter Seals
• Corporate Contributors:
  Project ACTION (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Advanced traveler information systems
  • Intelligent transportation systems programs
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Global Positioning System
  • Public transit
  • Bus transit
  • Urban transit
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Integrated Next Stop Information System
  • Luminator Company
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Doc No: 95-0046
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00719169
• Corporate Publisher:
  Project ACTION (U.S.)
• Description:
  Transportation regulations implementing the ADA specify that fixed route transportation providers shall announce transfer points, major intersections and destination points, and intervals along a bus route sufficient to permit individuals with visual impairments or other disabilities to be oriented to their location. The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (R-GRTA) and its operating subsidiary, Regional Transit Service, Inc. (RTS) teamed up with Luminator Company and local advocacy groups for the disability community to implement and test an automated on-board next stop and route identification system using Global Positioning technology. The system is intended to provide totally automated visual and audible announcements to waiting passengers identifying the route upon which the bus is operating.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38243/dot_38243_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 186.10 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6110e9f378a3ce9dd6a0b4f3c0e37cd2d5c020308aa763a1ee992dc7d1449f8e