SPOT: The Intelligent Transit System that grows with you.
SPOT (Spatial Position On Transit) is ETA Transit’s flagship ITS (Intelligent Transit System) product. Built on an open-architecture platform, it includes all the tools you need to improve transit operations and dramatically improve rider experience. SPOT is simple to install and utilizes commercially available, off-the-shelf hardware which means it’s inexpensive to maintain and incredibly easy to use. This is what makes it the must-have intelligent transit system within the public transportation industry.
A turn-key, fully-featured solution
At its core, SPOT is designed to be implemented quickly and efficiently; requiring very little involvement from your key personnel during development. Our approach is highly collaborative so you can be assured that the system will meet your requirements and the deployment strategy will minimize the impact to your day-to-day operations.
- Commercial, off-the-shelf hardware
- Deploy in as little as 10 weeks
- Robust features and capabilities
Designed for your long-term success
Implementing a new ITS represents a big investment of time, money, and resources, so it’s only logical that your new transit solution is designed to adapt to meet your changing market conditions. SPOT is modular in design, so adding new capabilities down the line is simple, quick, and cost-effective.
- Active development cycle adds functionality to key systems
- Free report customization
- New features and capabilities added regularly
Open architecture for simplified third-party development
At its core, SPOT is designed to be easy to use, and key to that functionality is its open architecture platform. We’ve made it easy to utilize our API to develop your own solutions and expand your system to meet specific demands of your transit environment.
- Based on current web standards
- Open access to our API
- Develop your own solutions
Cloud-based for anywhere access
SPOT is designed for the busy transit professional. Whether in the office, or on-the-go, you can access the administrative back-end via any Internet-connected device. Check vehicle performance, generate announcements on-the-fly, or run reports in the middle of an off-site meeting—the passenger information you need is always at your fingertips.
- Complete control at home, the office, or on the road
- Secure access via the Internet
- No expensive or proprietary hardware required
- Necessary passenger information is just a few clicks away
Active product development
The SPOT system you buy today is not going to be the same system you use in the future. We actively update our system’s capabilities, and in many cases, those new features are provided to our customers at no additional cost.
- Subscribed features update automatically
- New capabilities in active development
- Many upgrades free to existing customers