Title :
The implementation of an AVL/M system River City, KY: one transit property´s actual experience
Author :
Mason, William D.
Author_Institution :
Transit Authority of River City, Louisville, KY, USA
Abstract :
The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) is a system of 312 vehicles serving the metropolitan community of Louisville, Kentucky. Given the changing nature of public transportation, a need has arisen for more efficient operations. It has been decided that by incorporating direct fleet monitoring, TARC management decisions could be made from online computer generated reports. The author reports on the selection of an AVL/M system designer, an AVL/M feasibility study, the signpost/odometer system, file interface definitions, system design software and signpost transmitters.
Keywords :
transportation; AVL/M feasibility study; Louisville; TARC; Transit Authority of River City; automatic vehicle location/management; direct fleet monitoring; file interface definitions; management decisions; metropolitan community; online computer generated reports; public transportation; signpost transmitters; signpost/odometer system; system design software; Cities and towns; Computerized monitoring; Contracts; History; Marine vehicles; Procurement; Proposals; Rivers; Scheduling; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE-IEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1235-X
DOI :
10.1109/VNIS.1993.585702
