Dynamic public transport system

The Dyn Trans service is a concept for dynamic public transport systems based on existing transport networks and satellite positioning. It aims at assisting public transport providers and governmental institutions to increase the attractiveness of their public transport systems through satisfying the demand of passengers for individual transport capacities. Its objective is to develop a space-based algorithm for managing flexible transport vehicles working within a public transport system in addition to existing bus and tram lines. Users of DynTrans are all people using public transportation networks while customers of DynTrans are companies providing public transport networks in cities as well as in rural areas. The central space asset involved in DynTrans is satellite positioning. As another space segment, the implementation of earth observation data is taken into account, as information about snow cover, heavy thunderstorms and similar weather phenomena can influence the calculation of optimal routes.