Monday, October 05, 2009

Busview

I don't think I was even aware that my local transit authority was looking into providing live bus information, let alone that they were this close...

PhillyResident19146: Busview is getting closer. We are validating data and presntation [sic] formats. I hope by next month!


The internets and iPhone type devices have made what would have been a very expensive project relatively cheap. Buses already have GPS, so the issue is how to make the information available to people. Before portable internet devices, the solution would have required expensive capital expenditures (electronic signs). Now they just need to create an application.

Will cut down on my late night cab usage...