1. Improving Information Usability at BC Transit
Michael Grant
Manager, Monitoring & Forecasting

2. Overview Background FME Empowerment Flat Files Examples
BC Transit, Monitoring & Forecasting
FME Empowerment
Why we use FME
Flat Files
BSMS, Hastus, APC
Examples
Automating bus stop names
Google Transit
Building bus route paths (with offsets)
Displaying Automated Passenger Count data

3. Monitoring & Forecasting
Background
BC Transit
Authority for public passenger transportation systems and rail transit systems in regions throughout BC.
Monitoring & Forecasting
Department for monitoring BC Transit's productivity.

4. Development of standards Benefits of FME
FME Empowerment
Need
Data driven department
Data in / data out… lots of processing and analysis
Existing Software
Good and bad…
Development of standards
Improve quality, efficiency, and functionality
Benefits of FME
Control the process
Customize based on the data available
Customize the outputs

5. Bus Stop Management System (BSMS)
Flat Files
Bus Stop Management System (BSMS)
BaseStops.csv (import/export file)
Contains all of the BUS STOP attributes
Hastus (scheduling software)
General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)
Automated Passenger Counters (APC)
*.dat files (raw data)

6. Example – BSMS
Bus Stop Management System (BSMS)

7. Example – BSMS
BaseStops.csv

8. Example – BSMS
Naming Bus Stops

9. Example – Google Transit
General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)

10. Example – Google Transit
Combine GTFS with Bus Stops

11. Example – Google Transit
Google Transit Trip Planner

12. Example – Route Paths
Process GTFS to a usable format

13. Example – Route Paths
HastusFormatted1

14. Example – Route Paths
From Bus Stop – To Bus Stop

15. Example – Route Paths
Building the routes

16. Example – Offset Paths
OffsetPaths – Custom Transformer

17. Example – Offset Paths
Offset Paths with Bezier Curves

18. Example – Offset Paths
Offset Paths with symbology

19. Example – Schedule Animation
Show schedule animation

20. Example – APC Dat file
Raw APC Dat file

21. Example – APC Animation
Show APC animation

22. Example – EpochDatetime
Formatting the date and time

23. Example – AzimuthCalculator
Calculate the azimuth from A to B

24. Thank You! Questions? For more information: Michael Grant
Manager, Monitoring & Forecasting
BC Transit