Real-time transit passenger information: a case study in standards development

Reed, Landon T.

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Real-time transit passenger information: a case study in standards development

dc.contributor.advisor	Watkins, Kari E.
dc.contributor.author	Reed, Landon T.
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Welch, Timothy
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Klein, Hans
dc.contributor.department	City and Regional Planning
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-13T16:19:17Z
dc.date.available	2014-01-13T16:19:17Z
dc.date.created	2013-12
dc.date.issued	2013-11-19
dc.date.submitted	December 2013
dc.date.updated	2014-01-13T16:19:17Z
dc.description.abstract	As the transportation sector fully integrates information technology, transit agencies face decisions that expose them to new technologies, relationships and risks. Accompanying a rise in transit-related web and mobile applications, a set of competing real-time transit data standards from both public and private organizations have emerged. The purpose of this research is to understand the standard-setting processes for these data standards and the forces that move the transit industry towards the widespread adoption of a data standard. This project will analyze through case studies and interviews with members of standard-setting organizations the development of three real-time transit data standards: (1) the development of the General Transit Feed Specification Realtime (GTFS-realtime), (2) the Service Interface for Real Time Information (SIRI), and (3) Transit Communications Interface Profiles (TCIP). The expected outcome of this research is an assessment of federal policy on standards development as well as an analysis of current and future trends in this sector—both technical and institutional. The results will inform federal transit policy and future action in standards-setting and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) requirements, identifying the potential catalysts that will increase the effectiveness of federal- and agency-level programs.
dc.description.degree	M.S.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/50218
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject	Public transit
dc.subject	Real-time passenger information
dc.subject	Open standards
dc.subject	Intelligent transportation systems
dc.subject	GTFS-realtime
dc.subject	TCIP
dc.subject	SIRI
dc.subject.lcsh	Intelligent transportation systems
dc.subject.lcsh	Local transit Standards
dc.title	Real-time transit passenger information: a case study in standards development
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dc.type.genre	Thesis
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local.contributor.advisor	Watkins, Kari E.
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local.contributor.corporatename	School of City and Regional Planning
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thesis.degree.level	Masters