Tag: ETA Transit

  • Navigating the Transit Revolution: Part V—The Future

    As technology continues its rapid advancement, the future of GTFS development is marked by a commitment to addressing real-world challenges and embracing emerging innovations. Recent contributions and pull requests to the GTFS repository demonstrate an ongoing effort to refine and enhance the specification.

  • Navigating the Transit Revolution: Part IV—A Gateway to Historical Transit Operation Data

    Transit ITS Data Exchange Specification (TIDES) is a remarkable GTFS extension that delves into the realm of historical transit operation data. This repository provides data schemas and tools to support the access, management, and improvement of historical transit operations data, including vehicle operations, passenger activity, fare collection, and other similar data. TIDES bridges the gap…

  • Navigating the Transit Revolution: Part III—A New Standard in Transit

    Transit operators require their scheduling and operational systems to seamlessly work together. This synergy is most effectively attained through the adoption of open standards. Although GTFS has proven highly successful as an open standard, its primary purpose is to disseminate information to transit passengers, which means it lacks vital elements essential for transit providers.

  • Navigating the Transit Revolution: Part II—The History of GTFS

    GTFS has a rich history that reflects the evolution of public transportation data sharing. It emerged as a response to the challenges posed by fragmented and proprietary data formats, aiming to create a standardized way for transit agencies to share their information with developers and users. To provide necessary context for current and future GTFS…

  • Navigating the Transit Revolution: Part I—Unveiling the Power of GTFS

    The world of public transportation is undergoing a transformation, and at the heart of this evolution lie s the General Transit Feed Specification, or GTFS. As we kick off this multi-part blog series, we’ll embark on a journey to explore the depths of GTFS, uncover its significance, and reveal how it’s reshaping the landscape of…

  • The Need for Rugged Transit-Grade Computers in Harsh Transit Environments

    Introduction All-in-one tablets are unreliable and unsuitable for public transit applications. Instead, transit agencies must consider investing in transit-grade computers to record and display mission-critical information. Functioning onboard digital devices are essential to: improve operating efficiencies. automate NTD data collection. and enhance the rider experience. Though consumer-grade tablets and all-in-one Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) with…

  • Pre-plan your RFP evaluation

    Tools to help your RFP to set realistic expectations and deliver a focused review. Over our history, ETA Transit has submitted hundreds of proposals for mass transit technology RFPs. We’ve won some, we’ve lost some, and we’ve seen RFPs pulled without warning. Win, lose, or draw our practice is to reach out to transit agencies…

  • What factors influence customer satisfaction?

    Communication, not technology, determines the satisfaction with transit systems It is a rarity in the mass transit technology market when we strike up a conversation with a potential customer, and they sing the praises of their current ITS vendor. Let me say it another way—transit operators aren’t happy with their tech partners. According to our…

  • Staff experience

    Don’t overlook the “employee factor” when adopting new technology. See if this sounds familiar. You and a select group of co-workers have spent time researching, interviewing, and demoing a new technology or process to be implemented at your company. You’re certain that you have been thorough in your efforts. The solution checks every box and…