15. WITHIN ONE HOUR…
A developer integrated the trial data into Google Earth to
show the real-time locations of the buses:
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16. WITHIN TWO DAYS…
A developer integrated the trial data into a free, easily-
accessible web page, where T riders can track the buses
from any internet-accessible computer:
http://mbta-bus.appspot.com
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17. WITHIN ONE WEEK…
A developer built a desktop application that displays the
countdown information for the rider’s favorite stop:
http://www.wirelust.com
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18. WITHIN TWO WEEKS…
A developer built a simple web application that displays the
bus countdown information without the need for a map:
http://www.clickteam.info/davidn/mbta/mbtabuses.php
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19. WITHIN ONE MONTH…
A developer built an LED sign that shows real-time bus
countdown information on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain:
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20. WITHIN FIVE WEEKS…
A developer built iPhone and Android apps that integrate the
real-time trial data. The apps cost just 99 cents:
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21. WITHIN SEVEN WEEKS…
A developer built a system that delivers the real-time data to
any phone, mobile or landline:
*
*Try if for yourself by dialing 617-213-0911
Use stop code (0330) or (0289)
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22. WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS…
A developer built a system that delivers the real-time data by
text message to any mobile phone:
*Try if for yourself by texting 617.299.6591
this message: bus: 39: 51391
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28. Baggage
Claim
Info at
Portland
Airport
Real-Time
Train Arrival
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29. Community
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in a Chicago
Bakery
Real-Time
Bus Arrival
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30. $130
Sony
Bluetooth
Wristwatch
Real-Time
Bus Arrival
*YES, THIS REALLY EXISTS IN SAN FRANCISCO
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31. WITHIN ONE YEAR WE CAN
MAKE MBTA BUS
LOCATION INFORMATION
AS EASY TO FIND AS THE
CURRENT TEMPERATURE
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32. HOW DO WE GET THERE?
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33. WE BUILD A SIMPLE, RELIABLE
INTERFACE BETWEEN THE EXISTING
BUS GPS SYSTEM AND 3rd PARTIES
GPS
COMPLEX, DIVERSE,
CUSTOMER-FACING
APPLICATIONS ARE
BUILT AT NO COST TO
THE MBTA
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