Data visualization tool for monitoring transit operation and performance

Using the automated vehicle location data combined with other technologies such as automated incident reporting, transit decision makers can now execute a variety of real-time strategies and performance evaluations. In this study, we show that it is possible to develop an easy to use but powerful web-based tool which acquires, stores, processes, and visualizes bus trajectory data. The developed web-based tool makes it easy for the end users to access stored data and to query it without any delay or external help. Moreover, the tool allows the users to conduct a series of data visualization and analysis operations demonstrating the potential of a such web-based tool for future applications.