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RMob - a mobile app for real time information in urban transportation

Published: 21 May 2012 Publication History

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This paper describes the design and development of RMob, a mobile app for real time information in urban transportation. RMob provides fast, reliable and clear information about transportation in Rome, e.g. bus arrival times, urban travel times, bus stop maps, etc. People moving in large urban areas need to predict travel times and choose the fastest routes; they generally take real time decisions without planning ahead and are usually in hurry so they have limited time for interaction with the device and the application. This work aims to providing travellers in the urban Rome area with timely and accurate information, minimizing the interaction and the text input, so encouraging the best travel choice and the use of public transportation. Based on the different travel phases described in the literature, we propose a distinction on the nearby resources (bus stops, bus arrival times, parkings, car/bike sharing stations, etc.) and trip-destination resources (routes, travel times, parkings and stations at destination, etc.). The application was designed using this model that seems appropriate and usable according to our observations. RMob is published online for iOS and Android devices.

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B. Caulfield and M. O'Mahony, "An Examination of the Public Transport Information Requirements of Users", IEEE Transaction On Intelligent Transportation Systems Vol. 8 NO.1 March 2007.
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Claudia Canali, Riccardo Lancellotti, "A distributed architecture to support infomobility services", AAA-IDEA '06 October 10, 2006, Pisa, Italy.
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General Transit Feed Specification - http://code.google.com/intl/it-IT/transit/spec/transit_feed_specification.html.
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Ferris, B., Watkins, K., and Borning, A., "OneBusAway: Results from Providing Real-Time Arrival Information for Public Transit.", Proceedings of CHI 2010, Atlanta, GA, USA, April 10--15, 2010.
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http://itunes.apple.com/it/app/socialparking-lapp-sociale/id442028825?mt88

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AVI '12: Proceedings of the International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
May 2012
846 pages
ISBN:9781450312875
DOI:10.1145/2254556
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  • Consulta Umbria SRL
  • University of Salerno: University of Salerno

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Published: 21 May 2012

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  1. Android
  2. ITS
  3. iOS
  4. infomobility
  5. mobile interaction
  6. urban mobility

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  • (2024)The Development of Human-Centered Design in Public Transportation: A Literature ReviewHCI in Mobility, Transport, and Automotive Systems10.1007/978-3-031-60480-5_3(40-62)Online publication date: 29-Jun-2024
  • (2018)SwayProceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.132(1-5)Online publication date: 4-Jul-2018

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