TransDB: GPS data management with applications in collective transport

Recent technological advances in geo-positioning, mobile communications, and computing hardware are combining to offer new opportunities for improved collective transport services. While the routes are getting more and more congested, it is important to attract people to use public transport, which should be more attractive compared to the private cars. This paper presents the objectives of the newly-started project that covers the development of methods for GPS data management with applications in collective transport. The proposed methods are expected to increase the quality of the collective transport services and improve collective transport management systems, such as AVL (automated vehicle location) systems. The project focuses on bus travel time prediction and communication in-between the buses and the server.