GPS real-time bus tracking system

^tamago^ SG

okies. clarify. AVMS is a whole package of many sub-systems, one of which maintains schedule adherence, and the other (planned in the future) to provide ETA info. but right now, we refer to AVMS as the system that does schedule adherence cos they have not put in place the ETA info system yet.

BillyBong SG

from what you guys have discussed, they have ALREADY decided against it.

^tamago^ SG

trust me, it'll come out sooner or later. i predict, within 2 years, the selected bus stops & interchanges will have some form of ETA system up, probably working in tandem with LTA's own Bus Travel Information System (BTIS).

the turnkey fleet management solutions provider Orbital, which is also involved in many areas involving military, space and satellite technology, has the obligation to roll out all components of AVMS under the contract signed with SBS Transit. the first of the 6 components, the schedule adherence sub-system Autonomous Bus Service (ABS), is already fully implemented across the fleet.

The full capability of TMS' fleet management system include OrbCAD, SmartData, SmartMDT, SmartTraveler, SmartTrack, SmartStop and SmartCount. i shall not go into the details.

the Transportation Management Systems (TMS) division of Orbital Sciences Corpn will be involved in deployment, integration and implementation of the entire system, which also includes 25 despatch stations. Sanyo supplies and installs the in-vehicle units IVU-300 across the entire fleet.

the total contract is worth US$19.5mln, with Orbital taking US$13mln and Sanyo $6.5mln.

carbikebus SG

FYI,October is the planning date for the AVMS to be activated islandwide and most buses have this sort of speaker just behind the Driver Cab(For info from Timekeepers)

BillyBong SG

Actually, ETA timing requires only a visual communication display; on buses and at bus stops and interchanges. No loudspeaker system is needed. Just take a look at the loudhailing system on MRT trains. They didn't last very long. Now the kawasaki trains having adopted a Digital display seems more presentable to passengers.

^tamago^ SG

The 'loudspeaker' (actually jus a simple speaker) is not meant for passengers. It's meant for the driver. Read carefully.

SMRTB have the VIPS LED's installed as part of their own IBOS (same as AVMS is to SBST and has its own ABS-like function) and microphones & speakers are also already installed for islandwide communications to their timekeeper offices.

SMRTB's own ABS-IBOS system has already been launched for trials on 3 Woodlands trunk services last week.

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