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PT07: Transit Passenger Counting

This service package counts the number of passengers entering and exiting a transit vehicle using sensors mounted on the vehicle and communicates the collected passenger data back to the management center. The collected data can be used to calculate reliable ridership figures and measure passenger load information at particular stops.

Relevant Regions: Australia, Canada, European Union, and United States

Enterprise

Development Stage Roles and Relationships

Installation Stage Roles and Relationships

Operations and Maintenance Stage Roles and Relationships
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Source Destination Role/Relationship
Transit Management Center Maintainer Transit Management Center Maintains
Transit Management Center Manager Transit Management Center Manages
Transit Management Center Manager Transit Operations Personnel System Usage Agreement
Transit Management Center Owner Transit Management Center Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Transit Management Center Owner Transit Management Center Manager Operations Agreement
Transit Management Center Supplier Transit Management Center Owner Warranty
Transit Operations Personnel Transit Management Center Operates
Transit Vehicle OBE Maintainer Transit Vehicle OBE Maintains
Transit Vehicle OBE Manager Transit Vehicle OBE Manages
Transit Vehicle OBE Owner Transit Management Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Transit Vehicle OBE Owner Transit Management Center Owner Expectation of Data Provision
Transit Vehicle OBE Owner Transit Management Center User Service Usage Agreement
Transit Vehicle OBE Owner Transit Operations Personnel Application Usage Agreement
Transit Vehicle OBE Owner Transit Operations Personnel Vehicle Operating Agreement
Transit Vehicle OBE Owner Transit Vehicle OBE Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Transit Vehicle OBE Owner Transit Vehicle OBE Manager Operations Agreement
Transit Vehicle OBE Supplier Transit Vehicle OBE Owner Warranty
Traveler Support Equipment Maintainer Traveler Support Equipment Maintains
Traveler Support Equipment Manager Traveler Support Equipment Manages
Traveler Support Equipment Owner Transit Management Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Traveler Support Equipment Owner Transit Management Center Owner Information Exchange and Action Agreement
Traveler Support Equipment Owner Transit Management Center User Service Usage Agreement
Traveler Support Equipment Owner Transit Operations Personnel Application Usage Agreement
Traveler Support Equipment Owner Traveler Support Equipment Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Traveler Support Equipment Owner Traveler Support Equipment Manager Operations Agreement
Traveler Support Equipment Supplier Traveler Support Equipment Owner Warranty

Physical

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Includes Physical Objects:

Physical Object Class Description
Transit Management Center Center The 'Transit Management Center' manages transit vehicle fleets and coordinates with other modes and transportation services. It provides operations, maintenance, customer information, planning and management functions for the transit property. It spans distinct central dispatch and garage management systems and supports the spectrum of fixed route, flexible route, paratransit services, transit rail, and bus rapid transit (BRT) service. The physical object's interfaces support communication between transit departments and with other operating entities such as emergency response services and traffic management systems.
Transit Operations Personnel Center 'Transit Operations Personnel' represents the people that are responsible for fleet management, maintenance operations, and scheduling activities of the transit system. These different roles represent a variety of individuals in the transit industry. Within the transit industry the person responsible for fleet management is known by many names: Street Supervisor, Starter, Dispatcher, Supervisor, Traffic Controller, Transportation Coordinator. This person actively monitors, controls, and modifies the transit fleet routes and schedules on a day to day basis (dynamic scheduling). The modifications will take account of abnormal situations such as vehicle breakdown, vehicle delay, detours around work zones or incidents (detour management, connection protection, and service restoration), and other causes of route or schedule deviations. Transit operations personnel are also responsible for demand responsive transit operation and for managing emergency situations within the transit network such as silent alarms on board transit vehicles, or the remote disabling of the vehicle. In addition the Transit Operations Personnel may be responsible for assigning vehicle operators to routes, checking vehicle operators in and out, and managing transit stop issues. This object also represents the personnel in the transit garage that are responsible for maintenance of the transit fleets, including monitoring vehicle status, matching vehicles with operators, and maintenance checking of transit vehicles. Finally, it represents the people responsible for planning, development, and management of transit routes and schedules.
Transit Vehicle OBE Vehicle The 'Transit Vehicle On-Board Equipment' (OBE) resides in a transit vehicle and provides the sensory, processing, storage, and communications functions necessary to support safe and efficient movement of passengers. The types of transit vehicles containing this physical object include buses, paratransit vehicles, light rail vehicles, other vehicles designed to carry passengers, and supervisory vehicles. It collects ridership levels and supports electronic fare collection. It supports a traffic signal prioritization function that communicates with the roadside physical object to improve on-schedule performance. Automated vehicle location enhances the information available to the transit operator enabling more efficient operations. On-board sensors support transit vehicle maintenance. The physical object supports on-board security and safety monitoring. This monitoring includes transit user or vehicle operator activated alarms (silent or audible), as well as surveillance and sensor equipment. The surveillance equipment includes video (e.g. CCTV cameras), audio systems and/or event recorder systems. It also furnishes travelers with real-time travel information, continuously updated schedules, transfer options, routes, and fares. A separate 'Vehicle OBE' physical object supports the general vehicle safety and driver information capabilities that apply to all vehicles, including transit vehicles. The Transit Vehicle OBE supplements these general capabilities with capabilities that are specific to transit vehicles.
Traveler Support Equipment Field 'Traveler Support Equipment' provides access to traveler information at transit stations, transit stops, other fixed sites along travel routes (e.g., rest stops, merchant locations), and major trip generation locations such as special event centers, hotels, office complexes, amusement parks, and theaters. Traveler information access points include kiosks and informational displays supporting varied levels of interaction and information access. At transit stops this might be simple displays providing schedule information and imminent arrival signals. This may be extended to include multi-modal information including traffic conditions and transit schedules to support mode and route selection at major trip generation sites. Personalized route planning and route guidance information can also be provided based on criteria supplied by the traveler. It also supports service enrollment and electronic payment of transit fares. In addition to the traveler information provision, it also enhances security in public areas by supporting traveler activated silent alarms.

Includes Functional Objects:

Functional Object Description Physical Object
Transit Center Passenger Counting 'Transit Center Passenger Counting' receives and processes transit vehicle loading data using two-way communications from equipped transit vehicles. Transit Management Center
Transit Stop Information Services 'Transit Stop Information Services' furnishes transit users with real-time travel-related information at transit stops, multi-modal transfer points, and other public transportation areas. It provides transit users with information on transit routes, schedules, transfer options, available services, fares, and real-time schedule adherence. In addition to tailored information for individual transit users, it supports general annunciation and/or display of imminent arrival information and other information of general interest to transit users. Traveler Support Equipment
Transit Vehicle Passenger Counting 'Transit Vehicle Passenger Counting' collects transit vehicle loading data and makes it available to the center. Transit Vehicle OBE

Includes Information Flows:

Information Flow Description
transit operations personnel input User input from transit operations personnel including instructions governing service availability, schedules, emergency response plans, transit personnel assignments, transit maintenance requirements, and other inputs that establish general system operating requirements and procedures.
transit operations status Presentation of information to transit operations personnel including accumulated schedule and fare information, ridership and on-time performance information, emergency response plans, transit personnel information, maintenance records, and other information intended to support overall planning and management of a transit property.
transit stop passenger status The number of passengers waiting at a PT stop with optional route and destination information for waiting passengers to allow current demand at each stop to be monitored and factored into current transit service operations and transit performance monitoring. The stop identity is included.
transit vehicle loading data Data collected on board the transit vehicle relating to passenger boarding and alighting.

Goals and Objectives

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
D. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight; Reduce congestion
G. Promote efficient system management and operation; Improve efficiency

Associated Objective Categories

Objective Category
Transit Operations and Management: Loading Standards

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Load factors for (route type) routes at each route's busiest point should not exceed X on any vehicle (or on the average vehicle) during peak/off-peak periods. Load factor.
No more than X standees should be present at each route's busiest point on any vehicle (or on the average vehicle) during peak/off-peak periods. Maximum standees.
No passenger will have to stand for more than X minutes during their journey. Duration of standee time.
Passenger loads on (route type) routes at each route's busiest point should not exceed X passengers on any vehicle (or on average) during the hour during peak/off-peak periods Maximum passenger loads.


 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.

Needs and Requirements

Need Functional Object Requirement
01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations. Transit Center Passenger Counting 01 The center shall collect passenger count information from each transit vehicle.
02 The center shall calculate transit ridership data by route, route segment, transit stop, time of day, and day of week based on the collected passenger count information.
03 The center shall make the compiled ridership data available to the system operator.
Transit Stop Information Services 07 The public interface for travelers shall provide the number of passengers entering and exiting a transit vehicle.
Transit Vehicle Passenger Counting 01 The transit vehicle shall count passengers boarding and alighting.
02 The passenger counts shall be related to location to support association of passenger counts with routes, route segments, or bus stops.
03 The passenger counts shall be timestamped so that ridership can be measured by time of day and day of week.
04 The transit vehicle shall send the collected passenger count information to the transit center.

Related Sources

Document Name Version Publication Date
ITS User Services Document 1/1/2005


Security

In order to participate in this service package, each physical object should meet or exceed the following security levels.

Physical Object Security
Physical Object Confidentiality Integrity Availability Security Class
Transit Management Center Moderate Moderate Moderate Class 2
Transit Vehicle OBE Moderate Moderate Moderate Class 2
Traveler Support Equipment Low Moderate Moderate Class 1



In order to participate in this service package, each information flow triple should meet or exceed the following security levels.

Information Flow Security
Source Destination Information Flow Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Basis Basis Basis
Transit Management Center Transit Operations Personnel transit operations status Moderate High High
Backoffice operations flows should have minimal protection from casual viewing, as otherwise imposters could gain illicit control or information that should not be generally available. Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system. Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system.
Transit Operations Personnel Transit Management Center transit operations personnel input Moderate High High
Backoffice operations flows should have minimal protection from casual viewing, as otherwise imposters could gain illicit control or information that should not be generally available. Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system. Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system.
Transit Vehicle OBE Transit Management Center transit vehicle loading data Moderate Moderate Moderate
While internal, contains identification, passenger load and routing data that if observed could be used by an attacker to identify targets. Applications relying on this data will not function properly if the data is incorrect, so it must be protected commensurate to the value of the application. Applications relying on this data will not function properly if the data is incorrect, so it must be protected commensurate to the value of the application. Loading data is dynamic, so probably needs to be updated frequently.
Traveler Support Equipment Transit Management Center transit stop passenger status Low Moderate Moderate
Directly observable information. Could be used to make asset allocation decisions, and so could affect the overall network. Manipulation, incorrect data or unavailability would all have negative effects. Severity will depend on the size of the network; larger networks should consider this MODERATE for both integrity and availability, while smaller networks may consider this LOW. Could be used to make asset allocation decisions, and so could affect the overall network. Manipulation, incorrect data or unavailability would all have negative effects. Severity will depend on the size of the network; larger networks should consider this MODERATE for both integrity and availability, while smaller networks may consider this LOW.

Standards

Currently, there are no standards associated with the physical objects in this service package. For standards related to interfaces, see the specific information flow triple pages.





System Requirements

System Requirement Need
001 The system shall collect passenger count information from each transit vehicle. 01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations.
002 The system shall calculate transit ridership data by route, route segment, transit stop, time of day, and day of week based on the collected passenger count information. 01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations.
003 The system shall make the compiled ridership data available to the system operator. 01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations.
004 The system shall provide the number of passengers entering and exiting a transit vehicle. 01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations.
005 The system shall count passengers boarding and alighting. 01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations.
006 The system shall be related to location to support association of passenger counts with routes, route segments, or bus stops. 01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations.
007 The system shall be timestamped so that ridership can be measured by time of day and day of week. 01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations.
008 The system shall send the collected passenger count information to the transit center. 01 Transit Operations needs to be able to count the passengers entering or exiting a transit vehicle in order to support efficient operations.