APTS10-Transit Passenger Counting (Service Package*)

Description

This service package counts the number of passengers entering and exiting a transit vehicle using sensors mounted on the vehicle and communicates the collected passenger data back to the management center. The collected data can be used to calculate reliable ridership figures and measure passenger load information at particular stops.

Service Package Graphic

On-board Passenger CountingTransit Center Passenger CountingTransit VehicleTransit ManagementTransit Operations PersonnelTravelertransit vehicle loading databoarding and alightingtransit operations statustransit operations personnel inputs

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Includes Equipment Packages and Subsystems:

Includes Architecture Flows:

Source Architecture Flow Destination In Graphic
Transit Management transit operations status Transit Operations Personnel Yes
Transit Operations Personnel transit operations personnel inputs Transit Management Yes
Transit Vehicle transit vehicle loading data Indicates that the associated architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Transit Management Yes
Traveler boarding and alighting Transit Vehicle Yes
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Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
D. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight; Enhance mobility, convenience, and comfort for transportation system users

Associated Objective Categories

Objective Category
Transit Operations and Management: Loading Standards

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Load factors for (route type) routes at each route's busiest point should not exceed X on any vehicle (or on the average vehicle) during peak/off-peak periods. Load factor.
No more than X standees should be present at each route's busiest point on any vehicle (or on the average vehicle) during peak/off-peak periods. Maximum standees.
No passenger will have to stand for more than X minutes during their journey. Duration of standee time.
Passenger loads on (route type) routes at each route's busiest point should not exceed X passengers on any vehicle (or on average) during the hour during peak/off-peak periods Maximum passenger loads.

 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.

Related ITS Applications of ITS Taxonomy

None identified


User Services related to this Service Package:

User Service
2.1 Public Transportation Management

Transaction Set Diagram





The source graphic, a Windows Metafile (WMF), for the TSD can be downloaded here: TSD

The following discusses how the National ITS Architecture provides the transportation service described by this service package. Each numbered item describes the operation of that portion of the service package identified with the corresponding number on the transaction set diagram.

  1. The Transit Vehicle Subsystem (TRVS) detects and counts the boarding and alighting of passengers and provides that collected transit vehicle loading data to the Transit Management Subsystem (TRMS).

  2. The TRMS takes the transit vehicle loading data collected from any or all of its fleet of vehicles and presents the Transit Operations Personnel via transit operations status with a view of the performance of the passenger loading within the system. The personnel may respond with transit operations personnel inputs to control and manage the data being presented - perhaps to concentrate on a particular vehicle or route or to control how often the data is presented.