AVL Systems for Bus Transit: Update (2008) / Chapter Skim
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This synthesis documents the state of the practice of computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL) systems in fixed-route and demand-responsive services (referred to in this synthesis simply as bus AVL systems)
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to have on operations, including practices, organization, and staffing. It is also necessary to involve these business units accordingly in the system acquisition activities and once the system is in revenue service.
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government funding sources, and the media -- analogous to the evolution toward certain other transit features becoming increasingly expected as the norm (e.g., air conditioning and shelters at high-volume stops)
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equation of best fit for fleet size less than 750 vehicles (the available data for larger fleet size procurements did not support the development of a linear model) : • Contract Award = $17,577(Fleet Size)
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