Integrated passenger information system : Getting you to the game on time

PRESS RELEASE
3 November 2010

The Sigtec Group today announced a new contract with the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) that will see Sigtec upgrade the successful Auckland Real Time Passenger Information System to provide an integrated Multi‐Modal Passenger Information System for all Bus, Rail and Ferry passenger services in the Auckland Region, in time for Rugby World Cup 2011.

Based on Sigtec’s RAPID technology, which has been providing real time information and traffic light priority for Auckland’s buses since 2005, the upgraded system will display predicted service arrival times to commuters at signs located at bus stops, on rail platforms and at ferry terminals.

The system monitors the position of each bus, train and ferry in real time using the global positioning system and other inputs to accurately predict when the service will arrive. Priority is automatically requested at traffic lights for late running buses.

Sigtec’s Chief Operations Officer, Bill Delaney, commented “Auckland commuters will not only receive predicted arrival information at the stop or platform. The RAPID system is currently providing real time predictions for arrival of bus services at over 5,000 stops on the Auckland public transport system, via the MAXX website and SMS. Rail and Ferry services will be added as part of this upgrade.”

ARTA’s General Manager, Customer Services, Mark Lambert, is looking forward to the new system. “The new Multi‐Modal Passenger Information System will include enhancements to better meet the needs of transport operators, and new formatting of information on electronic signs will improve the information available to our customers”, he said.

The provision of real time passenger information for rail and ferry services, and the improvements to information available for bus services are part of an ongoing investment in public transport in the Auckland Region that will benefit the community through and well beyond Rugby World Cup 2011.

About Sigtec
Sigtec is a leading international developer of intelligent transport systems for the public transport and public safety markets. Our public transport solutions help people move efficiently around their communities, on all forms of public transport including buses, trams, rail, ferries and taxis. Our public safety solutions allow fire, ambulance and police services to respond quickly to emergencies, and keep pedestrians safe with solutions that alert drivers as they approach pedestrian crossings. Further information on Sigtec is available at www.sigtec.com.

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