Download or read book The International Conference on Automatic Vehicle Location in Urban Transit Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conference whose presentations are found in this volume provided a forum to discuss the technological and managerial issues related to the development and effective use of advanced technology in automatic vehicle location (AVL) and passenger information systems for public transport. The subjects covered at the conference included AVL systems in Canada, international experiences with AVL, costs and benefits of AVL systems, defining transit system needs, using AVL systems to provide management and planning information, alternative approaches to vehicle location, operational control strategies, methods and impacts of providing real-time information to passengers, communication and information systems technology issues, information systems integration, and the operational, organisational, and human impacts of AVL.