Tracking City Buses
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010Options Offered for Riders
A Positive Trend in Public Transportation
Source acquired via New Brunswick Business Journal, May 5, 2010, New Brunswick, Canada – Throughout North America, college campus transportation services and cities alike have been toying with the idea of GPS-equipped buses. Recently, Red Ball Internet (a Moncton-based broadband provider) has come up with advanced software that will make tracking Moncton’s city buses easier.
The software will allow commuters to track the location of a city bus and find out how far away a bus is all from a home computer or cell phone device. While similar software exists, Red Ball’s software tracks buses in real time – something that is entirely unique. Not only will this software make tracking buses easier for commuters, but transport officials and drivers will be better equipped to keep track of various city buses through the course of one day. (more…)
