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An Information And Institutional Inventory Of California Transit Agencies

Mark Hickman, Theodore E. Day

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This research identifies and investigates the current technical and institutional framework for information systems and technologies at public transit agencies in California. The study examines the current state-of- the-art practice for the collection, use and sharing of data for operations monitoring, service planning, performance measurement and customer information. A survey of transit agencies and site visits were conducted. This paper presents these survey results and generates some conclusions for improving agencies.

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This research identifies and investigates the current technical and institutional framework for information systems and technologies at public transit agencies in California. The study examines the current state-of- the-art practice for the collection, use and sharing of data for operations monitoring, service planning, performance measurement and customer information. A survey of transit agencies and site visits were conducted. This paper presents these survey results and generates some conclusions for improving agencies.

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This research identifies and investigates the current technical and institutional framework for information systems and technologies at public transit agencies in California. The study examines the current state-of- the-art practice for the collection, use and sharing of data for operations monitoring, service planning, performance measurement and customer information. A survey of transit agencies and site visits were conducted. This paper presents these survey results and generates some conclusions for improving agencies.

Key concepts: Transit (satellite), Public transport, Transport engineering, State (computer science), Information sharing, Business, Data collection, Service (business)

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