• DocumentCode
    1338217
  • Title

    Location-Aware Tools for Improving Public Transit Usability

  • Author

    Ferris, Brian ; Watkins, Kari ; Borning, Alan

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    Real-time arrival information can significantly enhance the usability of public transit systems. OneBusAway provides such information to more than 7,000 Seattle-area bus riders´ mobile devices everyday.
  • Keywords
    driver information systems; mobile computing; OneBusAway; Seattle-area bus rider mobile devices; location-aware tools; public transit usability; location-based services; mobile applications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Pervasive Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1268
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPRV.2009.87
  • Filename
    5339120