Tram location and route navigation system using smartphone

Abstract

It is very important to reduce passenger waiting time at tram stops, when tram time tables are unknown by passengers. In order to accomplish that, we propose a tram location and route navigation system by using smartphones. The system is able to easily retrieve information about trams' locations by GPS, also providing users with the shortest walking route to the nearest tram station. For evaluating the usefulness of this system, we perform a demonstration experiment on an actual "Centrum" LRT system in the center of Toyama city.