Converging on the specification aids in delivering accurate transit information to more riders.
Imagine unpacking books to place on a bookshelf, and discovering that every book is a different shape and size. Maybe the first one is a normal-sized paper back, but the next one is an oversized coffee table book. And what if the third book has the form of a heart-shaped box of chocolates? All of these books have pages, but they do not make it easy to be stored next to each other on the same shelf. Now imagine that each of those books was a set…
Real-time transit data done right is real awesome.
Public transit vehicles are increasingly connected to the cloud. Improved location services, maturing transit data standards, and heightened commuter digital expectations have led to an industry where many of the transit authorities in the United States are not just moving people, but are also moving bytes. Real-time arrival APIs have become the gateway between producers (transit authorities) and consumers (countdown clocks, mobile apps, smart city kiosks).
At Intersection, we work directly with many transit authorities to deliver real-time transit information to commuters. Our systems are constantly processing thousands of arrival data points…
Connecting a kiosk to its station provides rich contextual information for commuters.
As we’ve seen while designing smart city kiosks for two-way communication and using web app practices to build kiosks, the information a kiosk provides must be contextual for it to become a trusted part of the commuter landscape. Our goal at Intersection is to provide relevant information to our users: How long before a train shows up on this platform? Will my evening commute from this station be disrupted? What maintenance is being performed on this line this weekend?
Each of these questions moves beyond spatial context and…
Tyler Green
Cities and transit. Engineering @intersection_co. #TransitTechiesNYC.
