Source: http://www.bayerninfo.de/vib/traffic.
Relevance to Central Ohio ATIS Efforts
The City of Munich traffic and transport web site was included in the survey because it contains multimodal static and trip planning information, with an external link to the BayernInfo web site for current traffic conditions. The City of Munich‟s web site includes significant amounts of private advertising along with several links to tourist-related information. Unique information provided on this web site but not on the web sites of the other four evaluated ATIS includes parking information and information for the physically challenged ranging from accessibility at transit stations to contact information for wheelchair repairs.
launched by the Bavarian Government. Initiated in 1995, the Superior Construction Authority at the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior operated the service until 2005. During that time, its expansion and operations were tendered for another 10 years in the form of a public-private partnership with VIB Consortium. The range of provided services are planned to be continuously revised and expanded with more modern maps, more accurate information, better forecasts and more details about minor roads as well as the integration of information about neighboring regions.
Modal Components
The Munich traffic and transport web site contains the following information on the various modes of travel:
Trains/Buses – External links to the following four transit entities for
schedules, fares, route maps, and announcements: Munich Transport Company (MVG) (underground cars, trams, and buses), Munich Transport and Tariff Association (MVV) (regional transit authority), Regionalverkehr Oberbayern (RVO) (bus service), and Munich S-Bahn (train);
Automobiles – External link to BayernInfo for real-time and forecast speeds
on map, travel times, major road incidents and road closures, construction closures, road weather information, and travel amenities information;
Airplanes – Public transport connection information for travel to the airport
and an external link to the Munich Airport web site where travelers can get information on flights, rental cars, airport maps and directions, and parking;
Carpool/Vanpool – External link to a park-and-ride web site operated by
MVV that provides timetable information, location of park-and-ride lots, ticket purchase options, fares, and network maps;
Bicycles – Bike lane maps, bike tours, renting and repair facilities, and bike-
and-ride programs; and
Others – Information on taxis, parking, rollerblading, carsharing, and rental
cars.
Data Flows
Current traffic conditions information for the BayernInfo web site is received from incident reports provided by the police and construction activity reports provided by the Bavarian Road Construction Authority.
Display, Mapping, and Visualization Approaches
The main content of the City of Munich traffic and transport web site is located in the middle of the web page while advertising banners are located along the top, bottom, and right edges of the web page, the transit and bike trip planners
are located on the bottom right edge of the web page, and links to other portions of the City‟s web site are located on the left side of the web page. The BayernInfo traffic conditions map allows users to toggle map features on and off, pan and zoom in and out of specific map areas, and hover over map items to get more detailed travel information.
Traffic report information is shown graphically on the traffic conditions map in the form of an icon as well as in text format on the side of the map which can be selected to zoom the map into the particular location for that road work. The traffic conditions map utilizes a NAVTEQ basemap that can only show roads.
On the homepage of the BayernInfo ATIS web site, there is a “Congestion Barometer” that represents the level of congestion at specific locations.
Trip Planning Capabilities
Transit bus, tram, and rail trip planning is available by inputting the start and end point and date/time of the trip. The transit trip planner provides estimated travel times using various transit options, including walking times between transit trips, as shown in Figure 1.14. Step-by-step route information for the different modes of transit travel along the route is provided with links to the particular transit service maps.
A personal schedule is produced from the transit trip planning service that provides a PDF of the route schedule for the outward and return trips as well as traffic information that specifically affects travel along that route during the times specified during the week.
A bike trip planner is available that links to an external web site that calculates bike routes and travel times from one point to another.
A personal schedule is produced from the transit trip planning service that provides a PDF of the route schedule for the outward and return trips as well as traffic information that specifically affects travel along that route during the times specified during the week.
A bike trip planner is available that links to an external web site that calculates bike routes and travel times from one point to another.
Alert and Personalization Capabilities
The City of Munich web site provides traveler information in German, English, and six other languages for most of the web pages within the web site.
Event Information
Event information is shown as an icon on the BayernInfo traffic conditions web site.