Multiple-operator Transit Traveler Information

New York State Department of TransportationFrom TRIPS123 to 511 NY

TRIPS123 Transit Trip Itinerary PlannerNY/NJ/CT Metro Area 50-plus Operators

Launched April 2005

Transition to Statewide 511 NY

Walking Directions at Origin, Destination and Transfer Locations

Multiagency Transit Trip Planner Results

Biggest Challenge of Multiagency Transit Trip Planner

• Maintaining consistent supply of current, accurate schedule data from multiple independent agencies.

• Avoid introducing another single-purpose application that requires transit agencies to maintain another redundant set of schedule data.

Carrier A

Carriers B, C, D

FTA

Regional ITS

StateDOT

AVLSystem

FareCollection

On-BoardAnnunciator

Automated Passenger

Counter

Bus ArrivalDisplay

TelephoneAgent

Systems (IVR)

TimetableRide-GuidePublishing

MPOSchedule Data Predicament

Is the bus on time?

What serves my stop?

Is my stop next?

Which trip did this passenger take?

How much should this transfer cost?

When will the next 3 buses arrive?

This stop will be served at the following times.

How much service is available where?

Let me know when your service changes.

Demand Modelin

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National Transit Database

Status/Exception

17a Reporting Corridor-

Level Analysis - ITS

Scheduling Department

Driver Instructions

Paddle

Stop LevelRide

Guides

Hard CopyTimetables

Agency Web site

ITSApplications

DriverPicks and Bids

VehicleBlock

Assignments

Schedule Data Predicament – Within The Agency

GIS

Sign/ShelterInventoryDatabase

BudgetEstimate

ConstructionImpacts

Schedule Data Profile (SDP) & Web Data Maintenance System (WDMS)

• Tools to supply service/schedule data to TRIPS123 (and 511 NY)

• SDP – Provide a robustly defined XML exchange format to permit agencies with existing schedule systems to develop a standard export file serving multiple downstream ITS applications, including TRIPS123 and 511 NY

• WDMS for agencies that don’t have scheduling systems. User-friendly, browser-based schedule data management tool that combines Google Mapping and SDP-formatted data

Schedule Data Profile Standard (SDP)

Open SDP XML Schema and Tools to Support Development of Export

SDP@Sched Version

Agency Registration

ServiceTransit Network

Transit Gazetteer(Places)

Schedule Revision

Agency

Route

Trip

Notes

Trip Time

Pattern

Transit Path

Transit Point Events

Transit Path Events

Location

Timepoint

Transfer Cluster

ConnectionSeg

Transit Facilities

Transit Facility

Amenity

Portal

Transit Stop

Passenger Access Component

Plant Component

Block

Block Time

Route Depot Version

Track

Track Association

Route Direction

Timetable Header

Route Grouping

Relative Location

Depot

Service Area

Organization Unit

Event Connection

Day Type

Web Data Maintenance System

• Uses SDP as data structure

• Web-based forms and maps to support management of schedule data

• Provides SDP XML export feature that agencies can use to supply schedule data for other applications (GIS, Timetable publishing, AVL/APC, etc.)

Web Data Maintenance System (WDMS) Map Editing Interface

Browser-Based Forms for Managing Schedules

Bus Stop Inventory

Google Images – To Identify/Edit Precise Stop Locations

TRIPS123 Foundation for Statewide Trip Planner in 511 NY

511 NY – Future Transit Content • Focus on multiagency data – Itinerary

Planner is easy. Consistent, current and accurate data is hard.

• New streams of information AVL, APC, AFC.

• What should we do to support exchange of operational information among operators and to the public?

• How can we efficiently make consistent and useful information available to a broader array of public information outlets?

Next Generation

Transit Service

InformationPortal

TripPlanner

SDPPlus

511(s)

Third-Party Information Outlets

MultioperatorExchange

(Operations/Coordination)

Integrated Vendor Apps

(AVL/APC/AFC)

Planning MPOPerformance Reporting

Agency GIS

Open Source AppsTimetable Publisher

Web Data MaintenanceSystem

MultiagencyFare Information

Ad-Hoc /EmergencyScheduling Tools

Real-Time InformationLocation/ETA Information

TRANSCOM RA

Connecting Modes Detail

Facility NavigationDetail

(ADA, Park & Ride, etc.)

OTHER

Next Generation Transit Service Information Portal Conceptual Diagram

Transit Service Information PortalWhere do we start?• Define Multiagency Consensus

Requirements– Operational– Planning– Customer Information

• Procure, Develop and Enhance