PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
OPTIMIZATION
OBJECTIVES
The optimization process involves iterative adjustments and the creation of subsequent
hypotheses until an optimal scheme and operating parameters for the public transport network
are achieved.
Engaging a wider range of stakeholders in the optimization process improves the final result.
To optimize routes and networks effectively, data on available transport, transport demand, and
preferably a transport model of the city or region are required, along with passenger flow data
for calibration and desired optimization criteria.
Feel free to reach out to us with any questions. Route and network optimization for public
transport is one of our favorite projects as it directly improves people’s quality of life, increases
their income, and saves their most valuable resource—time.
Public transport is crucial for providing accessible mobility in cities and communities. It goes
beyond trams, buses, and trolleybuses, often including minibuses. Public transport enables
people to reach work, housing, education, and leisure activities efficiently and economically,
particularly in densely populated areas.
As a socially important service, public transport is typically provided or regulated by the
government. However, capital investments in its development are rarely fully recovered, and
operating costs are often not covered by fares.
The value of public transport lies in time and resource savings for people’s mobility, which
contributes to increased GDP. Access to high-speed public transport can also enhance the value
of real estate through transit-oriented development (TOD).
Ensuring transport accessibility is a pressing issue for cities, regional governments, and large
enterprises. Optimizing public transport routes and achieving wide coverage with cost
efficiency is crucial.
Our experts have extensive experience in optimizing routes, from individual ones to
comprehensive city-wide projects, including suburbs. Optimization criteria can range from cost
reduction per passenger to improving service quality
IOT SENSOR DESIGN
A smart transit system is one of the major thrust areas Under the government’s initiative for
smart city. India’s Urban population constitutes about 40% and require a Comprehensive overall
developments in the entire Infrastructure.
Public transport still remains a boon to People as they still prefer local buses for their day to day
Transport. But waiting for long hours at the bus stations Uncertain of the bus status, creates
strain in most people’s Life [1].
Moreover buses remain crowded or with few Passengers making it very unsuitable and
inefficient Management of resources. Henceforth the need of the hour Is to provide real time
information of the bus Arrival/departure. An ideal solution is proposed by Implementing an IoT
based real time transit monitoring System. The prototype has a mobile app, which helps to
Acquire the real time location of the bus on google map. The proposed system also provides the
availability of the Number of seats in the bus.
This effectively helps the Commuters (aged/disabled) to properly schedule their Transport
which is an added advantage.
GPS :
GPS module locates the latitude and longitudinal values And these values, through google APIs
are updated to the Google maps and the exact location is updated to the user On a mobile
application (app). Maps are user friendly Graphical user interface and an easy visualization tool.
Figure shows the Location updation on the google maps With latitude and longitudinal values
displayed.
REAL-TIME TRANSMIT INFORMATION
PLATFORM
Real-time information, broadly defined, means any information available to transit providers or
customers about the current status of vehicles, including approximate locations and predictive
arrival times. Most real-time information relies on automatic vehicle location (AVL) and Global
Positioning Systems (GPS) in order to estimate approximate arrival times for passengers and
transit system operators. Passengers access real-time arrival and departure information through
dynamic signs at stops and stations, or through the Internet at home or on smartphones. As
smartphones become more prevalent, they have made access to third-party scheduling
information and apps highly accessible for passengers.
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are gaining recognition in developing countries like
India. This paper describes the various components of our prototype implementation of a Real-
time Passenger Information System (RTPIS) for a public transport system like a fleet of buses.
Vehicle-mounted units, bus station units and a server located at the transport company premises
comprise the system
RTPIS BOARD
INTEGRATION APPROACH
Short-range wireless
Bluetooth mesh networking – Specification providing a mesh networking variant to Bluetooth
low energy (BLE) with an increased number of nodes and standardized application layer
(Models).
Light-Fidelity (Li-Fi) – Wireless communication technology similar to the Wi-Fi standard, but
using visible light communication for increased bandwidth.
Near-field communication (NFC) – Communication protocols enabling two electronic devices
to communicate within a 4 cm range.
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) – Technology using electromagnetic fields to read data
stored in tags embedded in other items.
Wi-Fi – Technology for local area networking based on the IEEE 802.11 standard, where
devices may communicate through a shared access point or directly between individual devices.
Zigbee – Communication protocols for personal area networking based on the IEEE 802.15.4
standard, providing low power consumption, low data rate, low cost, and high throughput.
Z-Wave – Wireless communications protocol used primarily for home automation and security
applications
Medium-range wireless
LTE-Advanced – High-speed communication specification for mobile networks. Provides
enhancements to the LTE standard with extended coverage, higher throughput, and lower
latency.
5G – 5G wireless networks can be used to achieve the high communication requirements of the
IoT and connect a large number of IoT devices, even when they are on the move.[179] There
are three features of 5G that are each considered to be useful for supporting particular elements
of IoT: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communications (mMTC)
and ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC).[180]
Long-range wireless
Low-power wide-area networking (LPWAN) – Wireless networks designed to allow long-range
communication at a low data rate, reducing power and cost for transmission. Available LPWAN
technologies and protocols: LoRaWan, Sigfox, NB-IoT, Weightless, RPMA, MIoTy.
Very small aperture terminal (VSAT) – Satellite communication technology using small dish
antennas for narrowband and broadband data.
Wired
Ethernet – General purpose networking standard using twisted pair and fiber optic links in
conjunction with hubs or switches.
Power-line communication (PLC) – Communication technology using electrical wiring to carry
power and data. Specifications such as HomePlug or G.hn utilize PLC for networking IoT
devices
