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5PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES TCRP Synthesis 24: AVL Systems for Bus Transit, published in 1997 (1) , addressed various aspects of developing and deploying automatic vehicle location (AVL)
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• Chapter six -- Benefits and costs – Quantitative and qualitative benefits, and – Capital and operating costs. • Chapter seven -- Conclusions.
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7• Automatic data input to headsigns for display changes at the end of each trip (the headsigns are not treated as part of the AVL system)
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• Wide area, using two-way radio systems or leased cellular data accounts; and • Garage bulk data transfer, most commonly using IEEE 802.11x WLAN systems. In recent AVL systems, integration with other agency systems (which are not treated as part of the AVL system, as defined in this synthesis)
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