News Brief
GPS Tracking Improving Mass Transit
Advances in wireless communication and Global Positioning System
(GPS) tracking are improving mass transit. A system created by NextBus sends users automated phone alerts when a designated bus is nearing their bus stop. The system has been extensively tested in San Francisco and was recently installed in Vail, Colorado. For information, visit
www.nextbus.com. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is also experimenting with GPS technology—in this case to help schedule and more efficiently route a senior-citizen shuttle.
Published May 1, 2001 Permalink Citation
(2001, May 1). GPS Tracking Improving Mass Transit. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/gps-tracking-improving-mass-transit
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