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Bus Time – Real Time Bus Arrivals Developer Overview

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Bus Time – Real Time Bus Arrivals

Developer Overview

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CDTA and Bus Plus

• Capital District Transportation Authority – Big Blue Bus

• Bus Plus Launched in May 2011– Premium limited stop service along Route 5– Real-Time Passenger Information (RTPI)– Traffic Signal Processing (TSP)– Wi-Fi– Queue Jumpers

• RTPI and Wi-Fi Launched October ??

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Real Time Passenger Information

• Digital Signage at Stations (more to come)– Arrival Predictions– System Alerts

• Web (desktop and mobile)– http://bustime.cdta.org – Arrival Predications– Map Based Tracking

• Text and Email Notification– On Demand and Scheduled

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Bus Time Developer API

• Request and retrieve data directly– Http request, XML response

• Data Available– Vehicle Locations– Route Data (routes, stops, etc.)– Prediction Data– Service Bulletins

• How to Access– Create an account, Request an API key

• Limits– 10,000 request a day

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API and Open Data Strategy

“Harness technology to put services and information about our operations and decisions online and readily available for internal and external consumers.”

Central Themes• Relevant• Available• Secure• Standards Based• Maintainable

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API

• What makes a good API?• What information should be focused on?• How does it get maintained going forward?• How do you judge it success/failure?

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Thank You• On the web

– www.cdta.org– www.twitter.com/cdta and www.twitter.com/buspluscapreg – www.youtube.com/iridecdta – www.facebook.com/cdtairide

• Apps– iPhone Trip Planner:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cdta-iride/id329554386?mt=8– iPhone Bus Plus:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cdta-busplus/id426794156?mt=8

– Next Bus Text Message: http://app.cdta.org/sms/mobilenextbus.aspx

• Contact– [email protected] http://about.me/richfantozzi

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