Advanced public transport passenger information: Findings of the EuroBus Project

Some of the findings of the EuroBus Project concerning the design of advanced and standardized terminals for public transport passenger information in Europe are presented. The EuroBus prototypes address a set of requirements defined in common, particularly at the level of the external layer perceived by the user. In each city, they use an EC-compatible database (Transmodel data model), and a geographical information system (GIS) on the city network. The resulting product is either an interactive street terminal or a desktop workstation for telephone enquiry offices. The compatibility with audiotex or videotex servers and automated printouts (maps, timetables) is also considered.