Multiple-operator Transit Traveler Information New York State Department

Multiple-operator Transit Traveler Information New York State Department of Transportation From TRIPS 123 to 511 NY

TRIPS 123 Transit Trip Itinerary Planner NY/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 singlepurpose application that requires transit agencies to maintain another redundant set of schedule data.

Schedule Data Predicament MPO Telephone Agent Systems (IVR) AVL System g lin de d an m e This stop will be served at the following times. D Is the bus on time? t Na What serves my stop? Timetable Ride-Guide Publishing Carrier A Is my stop next? o M When will the next 3 buses arrive? How much should this transfer cost? Which trip did this passenger take? Fare Collection Automated Passenger Counter Bus Arrival Display FTA ra l. T a ion c Status/Ex eption 17 a Lev Repo el A rting naly C sis orrido - IT S r. Let me know when your service changes. On-Board Annunciator e as tab Da it ns Carriers B, C, D Regional ITS State. DOT How much service is available where?

Schedule Data Predicament – Within The Agency Driver Picks and Bids Budget Estimate Driver Instructions Paddle Sign/Shelter Inventory Database Vehicle Block Assignments Scheduling Department Construction Impacts GIS Hard Copy Timetables Stop Level Ride Guides Agency Web site ITS Applications

Schedule Data Profile (SDP) & Web Data Maintenance System (WDMS) • Tools to supply service/schedule data to TRIPS 123 (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 TRIPS 123 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 Transit Network Service Schedule Revision Trip Pattern Agency Notes Route Block Transit Point Events Transit Path Block Time Route Direction Timetable Header Location Trip Time Route Depot Version Transit Facilities Transit Gazetteer (Places) Transit Facility Relative Location Plant Component Timepoint Amenity Transfer Cluster Portal Connection. Seg Transit Stop Event Connection Track Association Route Grouping Passenger Access Component Depot Track Service Area Organization Unit 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

TRIPS 123 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 Information Portal Conceptual Diagram Web Data Maintenance System 511(s) Trip Planner Ad-Hoc /Emergency Scheduling Tools Real-Time Information Location/ETA Information TRANSCOM RA Multiagency Fare Information Next Generation Transit Service Information Portal Connecting Modes Detail Facility Navigation Detail (ADA, Park & Ride, etc. ) OTHER Multioperator Exchange (Operations/Coordination) Integrated Vendor Apps (AVL/APC/AFC) Third-Party Information Outlets Planning MPO Performance Reporting Agency GIS SDP Plus Open Source Apps Timetable Publisher

Transit Service Information Portal Where do we start? • Define Multiagency Consensus Requirements – Operational – Planning – Customer Information • Procure, Develop and Enhance