Advanced Public Transportation Systems - APTS Technical Support

The objective of this project is to provide continuing technical support to the FTA Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) Program--the transit component of the Department's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Initiative. The APTS program is designed to encourage development and deployment of innovative technologies and strategies to improve all aspects of public transportation and ridership, using smart ITS technologies. APTS, also called Transit ITS, offers low-cost technology-based solutions to the challenges confronting the nation's public transportation systems. APTS incorporates state-of-the-art computer, telecommunications, and navigation technologies to improve the service and safety of public transit. Under this project, technical support covers development and management of several projects, including: Transit Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) and System Integration Testing; Smartcard Guidelines Update; ITS Standards Development; Transitweb Maintenance; and FTA Technical Staff Support. Technical staff support activities will include reviewing, analyzing and coordinating information in support of the APTS program, as well as updating reference material on the deployment and state-of-the-art in Transit ITS technology. Project is funded under the DOT National ITS Program.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $200000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  FTA-MA-26-7087

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Ricketson, Sean

• Performing Organizations:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Principal Investigators:

  Ow, Robert

• Start Date: 20020901
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20050930
• Source Data: RiP Project 9332

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced public transportation systems; Computers; Intelligent transportation systems; Navigation; Public transit; Research projects; Ridership; State of the art; Telecommunications
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01458873
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Contract Numbers: FTA-MA-26-7087
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:52PM