An efficient transport system is essential for sustainable economic development of the country and plays a significant role in promoting national and global integration. Efficient transport is indispensable to the economic development of nation. From past few years Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are copiously deployed in the modern transportation systems to efficiently control and manage transportation. By using certain ITS techniques like Advanced Traveller Information System (ATIS), Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), Variable Message Service (VMS), etc., real-time information about travel, traffic, cautionary measures are provided.

1. REAL-TIME INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS)
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2. Outline
■ Essence
■ Real-time Bus Arrival Information System
■ Real-time information in Indian Railways
■ Freight Management
■ Variable Message Service
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3. Essence
■ An efficient transport system is essential for sustainable
economic development of the country and plays a significant
role in promoting national and global integration.
■ Efficient transport is indispensable to the economic
development of nation.
■ From past few years Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
are copiously deployed in the modern transportation systems to
efficiently control and manage transportation.
■ By using certain ITS techniques like Advanced Traveller
Information System (ATIS), Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL),
Variable Message Service (VMS), etc., real-time information
about travel, traffic, cautionary measures are provided.
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4. Applications
■ Real-time Bus Arrival Information System
■ Usage in Indian Railways
■ Real-time Traffic Information- VMS
■ Freight Management
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5. Real-Time Bus Arrival Information System
■ Reduce the uncertainty associated with public transport
trips and improve the overall level of service.
■ By In Vehicle Display and Automated Voice
announcement system, Public transportation is made
convenient.
■ Gives Real-time passenger information.
■ Improves passenger safety, fleet efficiency, services and
traffic situation through transmission of real time
information.
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6. Real-Time Bus Arrival Information System
Source: KSRTC
PIS Board at
Koti, Hyderabad
Mysore city
Real-time location of RTC buses.
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7. Real-Time Bus Arrival Information System
A general schematic of the Information system (source: KSRTC)
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8. In Indian Railways
Real-time information system on Indian Railways Portal
 Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest railway networks (115,000
km) which carries 8 billion passengers and 1 billion tons of freight
annually. (2015-16)
Application of Real-time
Information systems:
 Improve Monitoring.
 Better planning of train
Schedules.
 Helps Railways in running
Trains at higher speed.
 Real-time Informational
Updates to passengers.
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9. Real-time Information in Indian Railways
Source: CRIS (Centre for Railway Information System)
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10. Freight Management
■ Real-time information to track cargo, vehicles, equipment
and inventories allowed carriers to enhance their
transportation service.
■ Real-time information regarding the temperature, pressure,
impact, humidity or the level of light in the vehicle during
transportation.
■ Increase safety and security, decrease negative
environmental impacts of freight transportation.
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11. Starting Point Destination
Immediate
Emergency
response
Route
Planning
& Safety
assurance
Freight location,
status and
scheduling
Vehicle
Location
Vehicle
Monitoring
Driver
behaviour
monitoring.
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12. VMS (Variable Message Service)
■ A VMS is an electronic traffic sign often used on roadways to
give travellers information about special events like traffic
congestion, accidents, incidents, roadwork zones, or speed limits
on a specific highway segment.
■ In urban areas, VMS are used to ask vehicles to take alternative
routes, limit travel speed, warn of duration and location of the
incidents or just inform of the traffic conditions.
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13. VMS (Variable Message Service)
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14. Conclusion
■ With the efficient use of Real-time Information
Systems, Public Transport is made easy and
convenient.
■ Supporting an efficient, cost-effective freight
transportation systems encourage local industries to
compete effectively in international markets.
■ Information is received by the drivers on highways
and in urban traffic effectively.
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15. References:
■ Oded Cats and Gerasimos Loutos -Journal of
Intelligent Transportation Systems
■ Centre for Railway Information System
http://cris.org.in/
■ Fatemeh Ranaiefar Intelligent Freight Transportation
Systems
■ http://www.worldbank.org/
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