Daejeon City Digitizes City Bus Traffic and Transfer Information

Daejeon City is introducing a digital approach to provide city bus traffic and transfer information.

Photo of the digital public transportation information display system installed on Daejeon city buses. Provided by Daejeon City

On the 12th, Daejeon City announced that it will introduce the ‘Digital public Transportation Information System (D-TIS)’ to enable the provision of real-time traffic information and transfer information for 200 city buses currently in operation.

D-TIS converts the existing analog city bus route maps into a digital format, allowing passengers to check route information, transfer information at arrival stops, bus congestion levels, and low-floor bus information in real time at boarding and alighting doors.

Previously, during the ‘Daejeon 0 o’clock Festival’ when a car-free street was operated, D-TIS was applied to 28 city bus routes that were detoured. Through this, real-time sharing of increased traffic volume information on detour sections, city bus delay information, and transfer information by stop minimized citizen inconvenience, receiving positive evaluations.

Daejeon City plans to introduce D-TIS from the 27th of this month and use the system to provide information on Daejeon City and government policy promotions, as well as disaster and emergency occurrences in the future.

In the long term, Daejeon City aims to link D-TIS with the ‘Daejeon-type MaaS’. The goal is to provide real-time traffic information services for all public transportation means including urban rail, bicycles (Tashu), and personal mobility devices (PM).

Go Hyun-deok, Director of the Transportation and Construction Bureau of Daejeon City, said, “By next year, Daejeon City will introduce D-TIS to all city buses operating in the region to establish an advanced transportation system that fits the image of Daejeon as a hub of public transportation and a cutting-edge science city.”

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