Transit Technology

A quick overview of ESRI's Arc GIS products and how they are used in the public transit industry.

This article provides a brief overview of the scheduling software used in the public transit industry and then focuses on Hastus by GIRO, and includes what kind of prices you are likely to pay for Hastus. It then finishes with a short discussion of what the future is likely to hold for scheduling software packages.

Automated Passenger Counting (APC) systems are revolutionizing the transit industry by providing much more information about ridership and on-time performance than has historically been available. Read about how they work here.

Not just about public transit (although some of the non-public transit items could conceivably be used in public transit), this site keeps abreast of all the developments in new ways of moving about the surface of the earth. Includes information about Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), the Straddle Bus, and many other modes.

This article described how AVL (automatic vehicle location) works and how it is used in the transit industry.

From the Federal Transit Administration in conjunction with related groups, a list of the eleven most basic and useful technologies for transit systems to deploy. Fact sheets are currently being developed for each technology showing how for different kinds of transit (fixed route bus, ferry, demand response, etc.) these technologies can best be used.

Learn here how your agency can become part of Google Transit and thereby allow users of Google Maps to plan trips using your transit system and to view your transit system stops on the map. In my opinion, Google Transit is the biggest innovation in transit in many years.

Home page of leading bus schedule software manufacturer GIRO

Site of the other leading manufacturer of transit scheduling software, Trapeze