Maybe they should use google also like Boston. Terry
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:32 PM, OrionWorks <[email protected]> wrote: >> From Jed: >> >>> My daughter who lives in Boston sent me this link to a local bus company >>> that shows where its buses are in real time, on the map: >>> >>> http://masco.transloc.com/ >>> >>> This is the kind of thing that could have been done years ago but no one >>> thought to do it. In retrospect it is an obvious application of internet and >>> GPS technology: easy and cheap to implement and useful to the customers. I >>> expect the bus company has been tracking its drivers for a long time, >>> although I was surprised to find the other day that a local FedEx truck was >>> not equipped with a GPS map. >>> >>> Many technical problems can be solved more easily than people realize. Often >>> the hardest part is to convince people to try something new. >>> >>> - Jed >> >> As a DOT employee for the state of Wisconsin I found this link >> informative. Thanks Jed. I passed it on. (It was fun to watch, too!) > > I did make some inquiries. Turns out Madison does have their own > on-line bus tracker version. > > http://www.cityofmadison.com/metro/TransitTracker/TransitTracker.html > > Click on the "View Live Map" link. > > It isn't as slick as the Boston Tracker however. > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
