Event Title
Poster: Developing low-cost AVL and Web Mapping for Real-Time Intermodal Customer Information Using a GPS Cell Phones and Google Maps
Location
Moakley Atrium
Start Time
16-5-2007 3:00 PM
End Time
16-5-2007 4:30 PM
Description
Research and demonstration projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation explored low cost and higher reliability alternatives to Global Positioning System (GPS) based Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems. As a result, the GeoGraphics Laboratory has both developed and tested AVL software for low-cost mobile phones and web mapping which allows for the collection, transmission, storage and mass consumption of location data (web-based mapping). This has lead to research in the following areas: 1.) Development of j2me software for military specification Sprint-Nextel mobile phones to allow the collection of Location data at a refresh rate of 2-5 seconds. 2.) Creation of protocols and software on a mobile phone and on a web server for the efficient and timely (within 2 seconds of collection) transmission of location data to a database using, TCP sockets, and lightweight-web services. 3.) Creation of database structures and software development using Google’s AJAX mapping tools (maps.Google.com ) to display at a glance phone location (bus location), bus routes, bus stops and bus stop data including handicap accessibility, “map within a map” and super high definition photos of the Bus stop. 4.) Development of a user interface to allow bus drivers to easily update which vehicle and route they are running, and when they are active. 5.) Testing of all of above components, in a real-world operating testing environment.
Poster: Developing low-cost AVL and Web Mapping for Real-Time Intermodal Customer Information Using a GPS Cell Phones and Google Maps
Moakley Atrium
Research and demonstration projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation explored low cost and higher reliability alternatives to Global Positioning System (GPS) based Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems. As a result, the GeoGraphics Laboratory has both developed and tested AVL software for low-cost mobile phones and web mapping which allows for the collection, transmission, storage and mass consumption of location data (web-based mapping). This has lead to research in the following areas: 1.) Development of j2me software for military specification Sprint-Nextel mobile phones to allow the collection of Location data at a refresh rate of 2-5 seconds. 2.) Creation of protocols and software on a mobile phone and on a web server for the efficient and timely (within 2 seconds of collection) transmission of location data to a database using, TCP sockets, and lightweight-web services. 3.) Creation of database structures and software development using Google’s AJAX mapping tools (maps.Google.com ) to display at a glance phone location (bus location), bus routes, bus stops and bus stop data including handicap accessibility, “map within a map” and super high definition photos of the Bus stop. 4.) Development of a user interface to allow bus drivers to easily update which vehicle and route they are running, and when they are active. 5.) Testing of all of above components, in a real-world operating testing environment.