[Yolobus Public Announcement] NextBus GPS Tracking System

[Kathy Souza]

The Yolo County Transportation District, California Environmental
Protection Agency, and Nextbus, Incorporated will begin a 3-month
demonstration project regarding a real-time bus location system being
tested by YOLOBUS in the Sacramento area starting Monday, July 21, 2003.
 
For the 3 month duration, the Nextbus system will track YOLOBUS Routes
42A, 42B, both of which serve downtown Sacramento, Davis and Woodland
and the Route 215 to Cache Creek Indian Bingo and Casino.
 
To begin your Nextbus experience, log on to www.nextbus.com
<http://www.nextbus.com/> .  If you have a wireless enabled cellular
phone or PDA, click on "Wireless Access" to see if your device is
supported and learn how to access the information from your device.
Would you like to receive a "pop-up" alert that your bus will arrive
shortly?  Then click on "My Nextbus (Web Alerts)" and create your
account.
 
Browse the Nextbus site and see "live" reporting on bus movements by
clicking on the "View a Real Time Arrival" button.  Select the "Northern
California Region", then select "Yolo County Transportation District",
finally select the route you are interested in viewing, either the
"42A", "42B" or "215".  A list of the programmed stops will appear,
choose your stop and click on it.  The arrival times for the next two
bus arrivals will appear and be updated every few seconds.
 
Not sure which stop you will embark from?  Click on the "Live Map" link
next to the Route number display in mid-screen and you will go to an
overview map of the entire route.  Move your mouse cursor over the route
segments and you will see arrival information for that bus stop
displayed.  Need a closer look?  Just click on the "Zoom In" button in
the upper left part of your screen.
 
Linked to the Nextbus information system will be LED display signs at
selected bus stops such as the CalEPA Building in Sacramento, Cache
Creek Indian Bingo & Casino in Guinda, Yolo County Transportation
District and County Fair Mall in Woodland.  These signs will provide the
correct time and real-time information on when the next bus is due at
those stops.  These same LED signs can be programmed with real-time
emergency announcements to keep waiting passengers informed about
potential problems on their chosen route.
 
 
Kathy Souza
Administrative Assistant
Yolo County Transportation District
530-661-0816
 
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