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Open Platforms
Cribstone edited this page Dec 11, 2012
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- Diversity of passenger needs requires multiple formats for communication to be effective
- Limited budgets prevent agencies from deploying effective marketing/information design themselves
- Physically impossoble for a single agency to format information in a way that reaches everybody.
- Open Source software provides data feed via Application Programming Interface (API) to third party application developers
- Developers can utilize data to develop custom tailored applications for very specific needs
- Flexibility of open source software allows data to be formatted for text message, smart phones, desktop PC, Tablet, Smart TV, or fixed monitors iusing off-the-shelf hardware nstalled in coffee shops, storefronts, libraries etc...
The widespread use of GPS and mobile technology has allowed transit agencies to offer new levels of convenience and flexibility. From Charlotte NC, to Boston MA to State College PA, transit agencies have discovered the advantages of installing real-time vehicle tracking systems and releasing the data to third-party software developers. Consequently, developers have created thousands of innovative applications (left) for smart phone, stationary screens, SMS, web and many others where the agencies themselves could never havethe time or expertise to manage.