TriMet partners with junaio to supply transit information, schedules

Portland, Oregon's regional transit agency TriMet formed a partnership with junaio to integrate transit data ranging from station locations, bus routes to estimated arrival times into a TriMet channel on the junaio 2.0 mobile augmented reality platform. Available free on the iPhone 3GS and coming soon to Android devices, junaio 2.0 features the TriMet channel to give riders easy and instant access to complete transit information on nearby stops by simply pointing their phone around them.

The app for iPhone 3GS or
for any Android device works by letting a commuter pan around with a phone’s
viewfinder and then marking nearby transit stops, distances and real-time live
schedules of upcoming transit. For example, a rider, by simply pointing her
phone’s camera, can find the direction of the nearest bus station and gets a
list of estimated arrivals for the next several buses to her destination.

The new augmented reality
application-junaio-is the latest example of the innovative products and
services utilizing TriMet’s open data feeds to help transit riders navigate and
stay on top of transit schedules. By subscribing to TriMet’s channel on the
junaio 2.0 app, users can access information on nearby transit stops through a
digital overlay made possible by utilizing the phone’s compass and GPS. Users
can also browse stops and schedules nearby within a specified radius using the
Map and List view feature.

"Augmented reality
intuitively lays out transit information for our riders, " says Bibiana
McHugh, IT Manager, GIS and Location Based Services for TriMet. "We are
thrilled to have the augmented reality channel as another means of helping our
riders get to their destinations."