HART OneBusAway Update

Project Description: This project will add dynamic IVR capability to the HART OneBusAway system.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)
• OneBusAway

Project Service Packages:

• PT01: Transit Vehicle Tracking (HART Transit)
• PT08: Transit Traveler Information (HART Transit)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
personal transit information	HART Transit Operations	OneBusAway App	Planned
transit information user request	OneBusAway App	HART Transit Operations	Planned
transit vehicle location data	HART Transit Vehicles	HART Transit Operations	Planned
transit vehicle schedule performance	HART Transit Vehicles	HART Transit Operations	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• HART Transit Operations - Transit Center Information Services
• 1: The center shall provide travelers using public transportation with traffic and advisory information upon request. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.
• 4: The center shall provide transit service information to traveler information service providers including routes, schedules, schedule adherence, and fare information as well as transit service information during evacuation.


• HART Transit Operations - Transit Center Vehicle Tracking
• 1: The center shall monitor the locations of all transit vehicles within its network.
• 3: The center shall provide transit operational data to traveler information service providers.


• HART Transit Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Trip Monitoring
• 1: The transit vehicle shall track the current location of the transit vehicle.


• HART Transit Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Schedule Management
• 3: The transit vehicle shall calculate the estimated times of arrival (ETA) at transit stops.
• 6: The transit vehicle shall send the schedule deviation and estimated arrival time information to the center.


• OneBusAway App - Personal Interactive Traveler Information
• 2: The personal traveler interface shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.


• OneBusAway App - Personal Traveler Information Reception
• 2: The personal traveler interface shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: GTFS real-time - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: TOMP - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)
• Provide transit schedule,fare, and real-time bus arrival information to travelers on smartphones and other mobile devices.


• OneBusAway
• Develops real-time transit application.