About

The Bus Tracker BETA is one of the initial pilot applications hosted in the MARTA Labs as an MVP to gather close to real-time data from the Bus router and visualize the information on the Map. 

Benefits of Bus Tracker BETA

Supported Sandy Springs TSP Pilot initiative: The Bus Tracker BETA was developed to support the Sandy Springs TSP pilot. Sandy Springs TSP pilot was a 6-month study conducted using Route 5 in Sandy Springs in the first half of 2021. The Pilot used “software-based” TSP.

For more information:

• https://smartcities.gatech.edu/city-sandy-springs’ (proposal)
• https://www.sandyspringsga.gov/ga-smart-communities-transit-research-project (findings)

Supported CISCO and GDOT TSP Pilot initiative: The Bus Tracker BETA was utilized by Cisco to pilot test TSP using On-Board Unit (OBU) for GDOT.

For more information:

• https://georgia.ashe.pro/Presentations/Session%202A%20ADavis%20Presentation.pdf

MARTA:

Bus Operation Team: Temporarily using the Bus Tracker BETA to identify any issues with routers.

Application Development Team: Temporarily use the Bus Tracker BETA to compare the data to develop a real-time bus data production version. 

Future Plans:

No new development work is planned for the Bus Tracker BETA.

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