Intelligent bus information service with the support of mobile social community on the Internet

Hsiao, Hsin-Ju; Huang, Yu-Fang; Deng, Hao-Syuan; Hsu, Yu-Feng; Hu, Chih-Lin

doi:10.1109/umedia.2015.7297429

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“…Communication [24]), or other direct action by the transport operator, such systems may be limited by the willingness or ability of operators to make necessary investments, or by concerns regarding data reliability and accuracy [25]. When endeavouring to overcome these issues by allocating the data collection task to passengers via a smartphone application-based crowdsourcing tool, considerations emerge regarding the impact on consumer phones, such as battery life, which can be drained quickly through crowdsourcing applications that rely on continuous location sensing [26].…”

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“…Pertinent considerations when determining methods to aggregate and disseminate RTPI include constraints faced by the public transport operator, consumer needs, and quality of information provided, processed, and shared. While some proposed RTPI systems involve the installation of on‐board equipment (such as smartphones [23], Bluetooth, or Near Field Communication [24]), or other direct action by the transport operator, such systems may be limited by the willingness or ability of operators to make necessary investments, or by concerns regarding data reliability and accuracy [25]. When endeavouring to overcome these issues by allocating the data collection task to passengers via a smartphone application‐based crowdsourcing tool, considerations emerge regarding the impact on consumer phones, such as battery life, which can be drained quickly through crowdsourcing applications that rely on continuous location sensing [26].…”

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Build an app and they will come? Lessons learnt from trialling the GetThereBus app in rural communities

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IET Intelligent Transport Systems

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Real-time passenger information (RTPI) systems have been identified as having benefits in terms of passenger willingness to travel by public transport and their satisfaction levels with services provided. The lack of this amenity in rural areas, however, may hamper public transport use, thus reinforcing patterns of over-reliance on personal vehicles. To explore the potential impacts of providing RTPI in rural areas, a smartphone application (GetThereBus) was developed to allow rural bus passengers to share real-time public transport data, and access real-time and timetable information. Through user testing of GetThereBus, this work aimed to address questions related to: the impact of limited availability of rural digital infrastructure on provision of RTPI; the potential for crowdsourced information to supplement published timetable information given digital limitations; and the potential impacts of such a system on the traveller experience. This paper describes the GetThereBus development and evaluation phases. We found it was possible to design and develop a system that overcame many of the technological limitations experienced in rural areas, and users reported a positive response to the system. However, despite a campaign of user engagement, it proved difficult to recruit and motivate sufficient users to provide the data needed to achieve area-wide coverage.2

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