Meet SPOT – ETA Transit

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Biggest. Best. Number one. These are all words you’ll hear when exploring your options for intelligent transit systems (ITS). While these words may sound impressive, they offer nothing when it comes to solving the specific needs of your transit operation.

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SPOT™ is an open architecture system that utilized commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. This design delivers the foundation for simplified expansion and compatibility with hardware and software systems.

Nicole Castonguay ECO

Meet SPOT™

An indispensable platform to meet the challenges of modern transit operations

Biggest. Best. Number one. These are all words you’ll hear when exploring your options for intelligent transit systems (ITS). While these words may sound impressive, they offer nothing when it comes to solving the specific needs of your transit operation. We’d like you to consider a different concept when evaluating your transit solution— foundation.

A foundation provides the platform for growth and performance. It delivers stability, reliability, and power required to adapt and perform across multiple operating conditions and satisfy the varying needs of riders, operators, dispatchers, and administrators. A solid foundation is what our SPOT ITS delivers to our customers and provides the freedom to choose how and what capabilities to prioritize in order to deliver a “right-fit” transit solution unique to their situation.

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A right-sized foundation for transit operations of any size

SPOT™ ITS: A powerful ITS

For operations that want complete control and expansion

CAD/AVL
Powerful back-office software
Traveler information systems
Superior route management
Full support for GTFS and GTFS-RT
Exceptional integration and expansion

Powerful route creation, data collection, and real-time status updates highlight an expansive suite of standard, built-in features for the SPOT

SpotLite™: Just the basics

For operations that just need essential features

Android™ or iOS™ based tablet solution
Bring your own tablet (if desired)
Vehicle tracking
Powerful back-office software
Full support for GTFS and GTFS-RT
Traveler information systems

With a simple user-guided installation, your tablet-based SPOTLite™ system can be up-and-running within minutes.

SPOT™ ITS: Built for easy expansion

Configure your system for today’s needs, add new features to meet tomorrow’s challenges

SPOT™ is an open architecture system that utilizes commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. This design delivers the foundation for simplified expansion and compatibility with hardware and software systems. At its core, SPOT is a modular system that allows features and capabilities to be added quickly and affordably to deliver powerful enhancements to existing systems. New software functionality can be added with minimal effort, and hardware components often plug into the existing SPOT™ components without incurring substantial infrastructure investment. Third-party development is simplified through open API access to the same tools ETA developers use to create SPOT’s powerful capabilities, allowing our customers the freedom to develop their own custom solutions.

Expansion options:

Cloud-hosted technology

Greater reliability, superior performance, and significantly lower adoption costs than traditional locally-hosted ITS systems

Cloud-hosted systems are changing the way transit agencies manage their operations. With SPOT™ there are no expensive servers to purchase; no costly IT technicians on your payroll; no manual updates—everything is managed by the cloud via an Internet browser. This means you can control your system from your smartphone or tablet as well as the computer in your office. Initial procurement costs are lower. Long-term ROI is through the roof, and it’s incredible to expand and upgrade without lengthy deployment processes.

Lower adoption costs
No need to maintain servers or IT staff
Securely store all collected data
99.9% uptime
Redundant backups
Easily deploy new features
Updates pushed wirelessly to all vehicles and connected systems

SPOT’s cloud-hosted systems seamlessly coordinate information to all connected systems in real-time.

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