Urban mobility: real-time tracking platform

Client

Civilia Inc.

Funding

College Partnership Grants (CPG)

Objective

This project provided Civilia with real-time monitoring, planning, and decision-support tools for managing infrastructure and vehicle fleets. The platform was already utilizing real-time data on vehicles and public transit networks in the Saguenay region in GTFS format.

We designed an intuitive interface to monitor the status of public transit vehicles. It enables real-time decision-making and optimal supervision of the bus fleet based on the current and future status of the vehicles.

In addition, this tool helps managers mitigate delays or early arrivals. It also provides passengers with accurate predictions of departure and arrival times to improve their experience.

Methodology

1. This platform was developed using open-source tools and built upon the existing platform.
2. Processing is performed in R, and the web user interface is built using R Shiny and Leaflet to ensure full compatibility with Civilia’s existing systems and infrastructure.
3. Real-time vehicle movement data for the Saguenay region is fed into the system as a dynamic GTFS feed, and public transit network data is provided as a static GTFS feed.

Equipments

• R Shiny
• Leaflet

Domain

Transport and logistics