Development of a telematics based advanced public transportation system

Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) is one of the components of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). APTS apply information technologies to public transit systems to increase efficiency of operations and improve the services to the passengers. Most of these ITS systems need realtime data from the field, which can be catered by the Telematics system. Using this data, fleet managers can improve the productivity of workers, reduce collision risks for drivers and other road users, improve fleet performance and ensure compliance with relevant regulations. The present paper is in the use of Telematics for public transit systems in India using algorithmic approaches and visualizations. It will help to bring real time information to the users and fleet managers using web and mobile applications. The study aims the development of a completely automated bus arrival time prediction system prototype and to evaluate its performance under varying traffic conditions. The other objective is to develop and deploy a fleet monitoring system for the bus managers to efficiently manage the bus fleet. The complete system developed will be of direct use to transport corporations for routing and scheduling of their fleet as well as for passenger information facilities.