Our IT solutions for interlocal public transport vehicles

GPS-based traffic control, passenger information system and ticket sales

The Vector OBU (On-Board Unit), which is developed by the HC Linear IT Development Ltd., contains all the experiences of the last 20 years. It combines the accumulated knowledge and skills with the most modern hardware and software solutions.

The Vector OBU is the basis of a complex system, which not only can issue tickets and passes, but also accomplishes GPS-based traffic control and passenger information. Also ensures the wireless transmission of the time table, prices, VAT and other data, the automatic setting and controlling of the system.
The ticket issuer hardware is connected to the OBU, which contains the interface electronics, the double-rowed display and the thermal printer of high performance.

The basis of the OBU software is a Linux system. The ticket and pass issuer is developed around this Linux system by the HC Linear IT Development Ltd.

The on-board and the background system supports also the e-pass- and e-ticket-system.

System specifications

Functions of the ticket issuer:

• Booking of paper-based tickets and passes
• Managing e-tickets
• On-line ticket booking
• Issue of simplified invoices
• Managing EUR mode
• Supplying information to make reports about the effectiveness of the bus lines and bus routes
• Supplying financial data to the general ledger
• Wireless (GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPA) data transmission

Passenger information system:

• Visual and acoustic passenger information on the vehicles
• Supporting the dynamic passenger information system at the bus stops
• Supporting the WEB and smart device based passenger information system

Traffic control:

• Map- and line-oriented display of the geographical location of the vehicles
• Real-time startlog (a real-time traffic control program)
• Forwarding commands and the day’s task on the vehicles
• Displaying late and early arrivals for the driver and for the dispatcher
• Texting and acoustic communication between the driver and the dispatcher
• Making waybills and plan-fact comparisons automatically
• Account for performance