METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION PRODUCTION SYSTEM "MTIPS"-ONE WINDOW APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

The Intelligent Transportation Office of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario developed a prototype of the Metropolitan Toronto Transportation Information Production System (MTIPS). MTIPS is a real-time data collection, processing, and dissemination system which can provide timely information on transit and traffic conditions. The main objective of MTIPS is the development and demonstration of the system architecture of an intelligent transportation system that will support one window access to transportation information collected from various sources. Data acquired will permit automated, continuous monitoring of bus location and estimation of general traffic conditions in real time.