1. Development History of Tainan City
Dynamic Bus Information System
Allen Chen
AsiaTek Inc.
2013/10/17
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3. About AsiaTek Inc.
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4. OUTLINE
 INTRODUCTION
 STRUCTURE
 Three Arrows for Tainan APTS
 FUNCTIONS
 EVALUATION
 SUMMARY
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5. INTRODUCTION
 Scope
 Population : 1.88 million
 Area : 2,192 Square kilometers
 Routes: 95
 Buses: 450
 LED stops: 263
 Goals
 Achieve better bus service
 Attract more passengers and reduce the usage of the private vehicles
 Cost-saving and efficient management for bus operator
 Emphasize the role of bus in public mass transportation system
 Technology
 AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) : GPS & GIS
 Communication: GPRS Copyright @ 2013 ASIATEK Inc. All rights reserved.
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6. TNBUS APTS-System’s Structure
Convenience services platform
Duty scheduling platform
Web Portal
Duty scheduling system
Telephone inquiry system
On time control system
Bus shelter styled LED stop
Stand alone styled LED stop
Dynamic information platform
A
P
I
Vehicle and LED Stop
Communication System
Algorithm Dispatch Platform
Community styled LED stop
Logic Algorithm Center
Multi-line styled LED stop
Maintain management platform
Solar styled LED stop
Led stop management system
KIOSK
Value-added services platform
MOTC B format interface
OBU
Driver LCD displayer
Tour guiding system
Mobile phone App
Vehicle hardware platform
Event reporting system
Audit system
Route stop editing system
XML format interface
Vehicle monitoring platform
BPS bus interface
GIS vehicle monitoring system
Socket interface
Multi-route vehicle monitoring system
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Arrival LED displayer &
voice broadcasting
Front route LED displayer
Car interior & exterior camera
Operation management platform
Public transportation management
2nd generation motor vehicle &
driver information System
Electronic ticket inquiry system
Operation data submitting system
Data inquiry & audit system
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7. TNBUS APTS-System Framework
Presentation
Layer
Value-added
services
Application
Layer
Authority
audit services
Duty
scheduling
Value-added
services
Bus company
services
Convenience
services
Operation
management
Information Merge & Publish Platform(IMP)
Maintain
management
Algorithm
Communication Layer
Layer
Publish DB
Consolidation DB
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Event analysis
platform
Vehicle
monitoring
Convenience
services
Logic
Algorithm Center
Algorithm Dispatch Platform(ADP)
Vehicle
Communication
format interface
Server
Non TTIA
Non TTIA
format
OBU
TTIA format
interface
TTIA
format
LED Stop
Communication
format interface
Server
Non TTIA
Non TTIA
format
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LED stop
TTIA format
interface
TTIA
format

8. Three Arrows for Tainan APTS
LAC-Accuracy
ADP-Scalability
IMP-Stability
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9. 1st Arrow-Logic Algorithm Center(LAC)
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10. 2nd Arrow-Algorithm Dispatch Platform(ADP)
LAC2
LAC Redundant
(Route 2+3)
(Route2+3+1)
LAC1
(Route 1)
Goals：
1.Vehicle Flexible Dispatch
2.LAC Redundant
3.Make system scale
LAC
Dispatch
Route
Dispatch
Server
Heartbeat
Vehicle
Dispatch
CS
Management
LED
Dispatch
Information
Cache
1 Vehicle
Server
OBU 1
1
1
2+3Vehicle
Server
Dispatch
1
3
3
2
1 LED
Server
1
3
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IMP
Information
Adapter
Web Service
Algorithm Dispatch Platform(ADP)
2+3 LED
Server
1
2
3
LED
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11. 3rd Arrow- Information Merge & Publish Platform(IMP)
 Website and Value-add service
demand change over time
 Distinguish between public service
and control center to make system
more stable
Presentation
Layer
Value-added
services
Demand
Peak Hour/Day
Time
Application
Layer
Bus company
services
Authority
audit services
Duty
scheduling
Value-added
services
Operation
management
Information Merge & Publish Platform(IMP)
Maintain
management
Peak Hour/Day
Convenience
services
Convenience
services
Vehicle
monitoring
Control Center
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12. FUNCTIONS
 On Website, shows real-time information of the location and
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) for the bus arrival to each
stop
 Automated voice inquiry system for bus ETA
 Centralized Management of the bus and route information
for better ridership and reducing management cost
 Computerized dispatching system replacing old manual
system
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13. Convenience Services Platform -Web portal
 Provide Multilingual Web Page(Chinese/English/Japanese)
 http://2384.tainan.gov.tw
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14. Convenience Services Platform –
Dynamic bus information inquiry services
 Provide real-time bus location and Estimated Time of Arrival
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15. Mobile Phone APP services
 Friendly User Query Interface for Android and iPhone
 Provide Bus Location, ETA, My Favor and Travel Planning
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16. Various styles of intelligent LED stops
Solar styled LED stop
Bus shelter styled LED Stop
Stand alone styled LED stop
Multi-line styled LED stop
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17. More FUNCTIONS
LED S
LED stops management system
Vehicle monitoring system with GIS
Dispatching system
Interactive voice inquiry system
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18. EVALUATION -Mobile Phone APP services
 Total 1.33 million visits (from 2012/1 to 2013/9)
Visits per month
Visits per month
250000
200000
150000
100000
50000
0
Jan-12
Mar-12
May-12
Jul-12
Sep-12
Nov-12
Jan-13
Mar-13
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May-13
Jul-13
Sep-13
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19. EVALUATION-Website
 Total 3.05 million visits (from 2005/4 to 2013/9)
Visits per month
Visits per month
120000
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
Apr-05 Oct-05 Apr-06 Oct-06 Apr-07 Oct-07 Apr-08 Oct-08 Apr-09 Oct-09 Apr-10 Oct-10 Apr-11 Oct-11 Apr-12 Oct-12 Apr-13
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20. SUMMARY
 With Tainan APTS’s implementation(3 arrows) make system
more accurate, more scale and more stable
 Passenger capacity is increasing each year, from 1,203,880
persons in 2003 (6.59 persons per bus trip) to 5,804,883 in
2012 (21.8 persons per bus trip)
 Future: Integrate with …
Rail (16 Rail station)
High Speed Rail (1 Tainan station)
DRTS(Demand-response transit system)
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21. Welcome to Historical Tainan
 Take Route 88 and 99 Shuttle Bus for City Tour
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22. Welcome to More Fun Tainan
 Take 6 Main Line and 73 Sub Line Bus for more Fun Tainan
Tainan
District
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23. THANK YOU
QUESTIONS
COMMENTS
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