The VVIP system: Encouraging the use of public transport in Edinburgh

Darren James Thomson; Marius Gylseth; Robert McGarry; Carmen Valero Garcia

doi:10.1145/1240866.1240955

The VVIP system: Encouraging the use of public transport in Edinburgh

Darren James Thomson, Marius Gylseth, Robert McGarry, Carmen Valero Garcia

School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences

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Abstract

This article is concerned with the encouragement and promotion of the use of buses in Edinburgh, especially among visually impaired users and tourists / migrant workers. The report outlines the key issues these groups encounter when using buses, and introduces VVIP, or Visual and Vocal Information Platform as a solution. The report contains detailed research methodology and findings which led to the development of VVIP, and the design and evaluation procedures undertaken by the group. VVIP is a cost effective and easily deployed dynamic location based system which offers passengers a visual and auditory display of where the bus is in relation to its next stop facilitating and improved bus travel experience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2007, CHI 2007 Extended Abstracts
Pages	2091-2096
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1240955
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	25th SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2007 - San Jose, United States Duration: 28 Apr 2007 → 3 May 2007

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Conference	25th SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2007
Abbreviated title	CHI 2007
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose
Period	28/04/07 → 3/05/07

Keywords

Disability discrimination act
GPS
Location based information system
Public transport
Social inclusion
Tourists
Visually impaired

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Thomson, DJ, Gylseth, M, McGarry, R & Garcia, CV 2007, The VVIP system: Encouraging the use of public transport in Edinburgh. in SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2007, CHI 2007 Extended Abstracts. pp. 2091-2096, 25th SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2007, San Jose, California, United States, 28/04/07. https://doi.org/10.1145/1240866.1240955

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