ACS to Provide Real Time Passenger Information System for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
DALLAS, TX, Jan. 12 - Intelligent Transportation Society of
America member Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE:
ACS) announced it will provide the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority (VTA) with a Real Time Transit Information
System (RTI) providing up-to-date bus arrival/departure information
to riders via the web, telephone systems, and on dynamic message
signs at selected stops and Light Rail Vehicle (LRV)
Stations.
Bus and LRV arrival and departure information will be
displayed on dynamic message signs located along selected bus stops
as well as LRV stations. Specific signs will be equipped with an
Americans with Disabilities (ADA) compliant audio component
allowing passengers with disabilities to hear what is being
displayed on the sign.
The RTI system will also be integrated to the San Francisco
Bay Area 511 traveler information system that will allow
individuals to obtain travel information from their homes,
businesses or mobile phones and via ACS' SmartTraveler Plus web
portal for passengers to view and sign up for arrival information
via email or SMS messaging.
"When the real time project is completed, our customers will
be able to receive immediate bus and light rail arrival time by
phone or PDA to better plan their trips," said Michael T. Burns,
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority General Manager.
The new RTI system will maximize previous investments that VTA
has made in its existing OrbCAD Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and
Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system provided by ACS and its
signs already installed in LRV stations. The RTI system will be
tightly integrated with the existing system to provide updated
real-time schedule information using global positioning system
(GPS) reports from buses and LRV. This will provide the best
bus/LRV arrival and departure information and special messages for
customers.
"ACS' partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority will allow them to leverage its investment in OrbCAD
system and convey real time schedule information as one means of
growing ridership and making service more attractive to the
public," said David Kachemov, Senior Vice President and Managing
Director of ACS Transportation Solutions Group."
About ACS
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 76,000
people supporting client operations reaching more than 100
countries, provides business process outsourcing and information
technology solutions to world-class commercial and government
clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at www.acs-inc.com.
About ACS Transportation Management
Solutions
ACS' Transportation Management Solutions group is a leading
integrator of products for fleet and workforce management, mobile
data communications, data management, and advance traveler
information systems. ACS' Transportation Management Solutions group
provides integrated Computer Aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle
Location solutions for 50 public transit and government agency
customers in the United States, Canada, and around the world, with
units installed or scheduled to be installed on approximately
28,000+ vehicles.
About Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
(VTA)
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an
independent special district that provides sustainable, accessible,
community-focused transportation options that are innovative,
environmentally responsible, and promote the vitality of our
region. VTA is responsible for bus, light rail and paratransit
operations; congestion management; specific highway improvement
projects; countywide transportation planning and provides these
services throughout the county including the cities of Campbell,
Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas,
Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose,
Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds
partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the
evolving mobility needs of Santa Clara County. For more information
visit http://www.vta.org.
