ITS Element: COTA Transit Fixed Route Vehicles

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Description: Fixed-route bus service is the backbone of the COTA system. The service includes express, local, crosstown, and neighborhood circulator bus routes. COTA's computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL) system provides dispatchers and supervisors with the capability of tracking the location of the entire fleet in real-time. Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) devices placed on each fixed-route, demand-response, supervisor and maintenance vehicle allows dispatchers to track any COTA vehicle at any time. The system, which is integrated with the Franklin County Government’s 800 MHz radio system, sends and receives fleet data over the same radio frequencies used by dispatchers to communicate with COTA operators.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
Mapping: Transit Vehicle Subsystem

Interfaces:

 City of Columbus Traffic Signals
COTA Fixed Route Fare System
COTA Fixed Route Transit Management System
COTA SMART Card
Local Traffic Signals
ODOT Traffic Signals

Market Packages:

 APTS01 - Transit Vehicle Tracking - COTA
APTS02 - Transit Fixed-Route Operations - COTA
APTS04 - Transit Fare Collection Management - COTA – Fixed Route
APTS05 - Transit Security - COTA
APTS07 - Multi-modal Coordination - COTA
APTS08 - Transit Traveler Information - COTA
APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / Local Counties and Municipalities
APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / ODOT
APTS09 - Transit Signal Priority - COTA / City of Columbus
APTS10 - Transit Passenger Counting - COTA
Equipment Packages: On-board Passenger Counting
On-board Schedule Management
On-board Transit Fare Management
On-board Transit Information Services
On-board Transit Security
On-board Transit Signal Priority
On-board Transit Trip Monitoring

Last updated: 10-22-09