1. CS410 - BLUE GROUP Final Presentation communicate2Me

2. A Brief Overview CS 410 Blue Group Spring 2009 April 2, 2009 The Problem Our Solution Evaluation Plan Funding/Budget Risks and their mitigation Four Phases o Staffing o Costs What is being provided and what is not Cost to develop Closing Statements May 5, 2009 2 CS 410 blue Group

3. Meet the Team May 5, 2009 3 CS 410 blue Group

4. Overarching Problem CS 410 Blue Group Spring 2009 Passenger needs are not addressed by mass transportation systems. April 2, 2009 May 5, 2009 4 CS 410 blue Group

5. Regional Transit Need Is Increasing CS 410 Blue Group Spring 2009 Source: http://www.hrtransit.org/pdf/hrtbrochure/HRT_Brochure.pdfhttp://www.hrtransit.org/pdf/hrtbrochure/HRT_Brochure.pdf http://www.gohrt.com/pdf/strategicplan/Strategic%20Plan%20Final%20--%20November%202008.pdf April 2, 2009 May 5, 2009 5 CS 410 blue Group

6. Congestion Buses in the HRT System: 343 Average bus capacity is currently only at 15% Severe congestion is expected on 1,221 lane miles in Hampton Roads in 2026 Source: http://www.gohrt.com/pdf/strategicplan/Strategic%20Plan%20Final%20--%20November%202008.pdfhttp://www.gohrt.com/pdf/strategicplan/Strategic%20Plan%20Final%20--%20November%202008.pdf May 5, 2009 6 CS 410 blue Group

7. Preventing Congestion May 5, 2009 7 CS 410 blue Group

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9. Texting Efficiency May 5, 2009 9 CS 410 blue Group

10. A Proposed Solution: communicate 2Me CS 410 Blue Group Spring 2009 Increase efficiency of transit authority systems by providing potential passenger information April 2, 2009 May 5, 2009 10 CS 410 blue Group

11. The Solution CS 410 Blue Group Spring 2009 Needs: Information for the transit authority to learn about: o potential customers o possible customer frustration While remaining: Accessible, convenient, and unobtrusive to end users Reasonable cost for transportation companies April 2, 2009 May 5, 2009 11 CS 410 blue Group

12. communicate2Me May 5, 2009 12 CS 410 blue Group

13. Planned Components May 5, 2009 13 CS 410 blue Group

14. A Feasible Implementation CS 410 Blue Group Spring 2009 Passengers will be provided with methods to: Allow Bus Schedule Query via: o Cellular Phone / Short Message Service(SMS) Texting Have notifications of changes in schedule o SMS notification service Result: Increased Passenger Awareness and Satisfaction Increased Statistical Information for Transit Authorities April 2, 2009 May 5, 2009 14 CS 410 blue Group

15. Benefits CS 410 Blue Group Spring 2009 Passengers: Better Service More Interaction Greater Satisfaction Transit Authorities Passenger Query Statistics Warning of Waiting Passengers More Efficient Routes April 2, 2009 May 5, 2009 15 CS 410 blue Group

16. Project Goal And Objectives Time o Measured against baseline project plan Cost o Measured against budget plan per phase Scope o Measured against requirements document Quality o Measured by customer and end user satisfaction May 5, 2009 16 CS 410 blue Group

17. Phase 0 - Concept Development Milestones Problem Area Development Feasibility Research Milestone Scheduling Website Development SBIR Proposals Acceptance Criteria Review Board Acceptance May 5, 2009 17 CS 410 blue Group

18. Phase 0 Organizational Chart May 5, 2009 18 CS 410 blue Group

19. Phase I - Prototype Development Milestones Prototype Specifications Test Plan User Manuals Proposal Prototype Construction Demonstration Acceptance Criteria Review Board Acceptance May 5, 2009 19 CS 410 blue Group

20. {phase i} - Organizational Chart May 5, 2009 20 CS 410 blue Group

21. Phase I - Prototype Components May 5, 2009 21 CS 410 blue Group

22. {phase i} - Financials May 5, 2009 22 CS 410 blue Group

23. Phase I - Hardware Requirements May 5, 2009 23 CS 410 blue Group

24. Phase II - Organizational Chart May 5, 2009 24 CS 410 blue Group

25. Phase II - Critical Design Milestones Web Interface Web Message Algorithm SMS Gateway Development Algorithm Development Algorithm Testing Transit Interface Interface Test Acceptance Criteria Interfaces with Google Transit Receives SMS Messages Passes Tests Connects with Transit Authority's Systems May 5, 2009 25 CS 410 blue Group

26. Phase II - Major Components May 5, 2009 26 CS 410 blue Group

27. {phase ii} - Financials May 5, 2009 27 CS 410 blue Group

28. Phase II - Hardware Requirements hardwareqtycost Total SMS Server2$1000. $2,000 Web Server1$2000.$2,000 Algorithm Server2$2000.$4,000 SMS Service / Credits (yearly)1$36,000 overall hardware costs $44,000 May 5, 2009 28 CS 410 blue Group

29. {phase iii} - Production & Beyond Milestones Support Current Installations Improvement: Modifications to Interface Improvements to Algorithm Acceptance Criteria Market Penetration Market Acceptance Profitability May 5, 2009 29 CS 410 blue Group

30. {phase iii} - Organizational Chart May 5, 2009 30 CS 410 blue Group

31. {phase iii} - Financials May 5, 2009 31 CS 410 blue Group

32. In The Box Service to set up and maintain: o Short Messaging Service gateways o Web servers o Application servers Algorithm to communicate between end users and transit authorities May 5, 2009 32 CS 410 blue Group

33. Not In The Box Buses Wireless communication between buses and Transit Center Tracking system for buses (GPS, RFID) May 5, 2009 33 CS 410 blue Group

34. Who Is The Customer? Initial customers: Transportation Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) Metropolitan Transportation Authorities May 5, 2009 34 CS 410 blue Group

35. Current Competition CS 410 Blue Group Spring 2009 April 2, 2009 May 5, 2009 35 CS 410 blue Group

36. Risks & Pitfalls 1.Interoperability problems 2.Latency Issues 3.Abuse of the system 4.SMS message costs 5.Down Time 6.Phone incompatibility 7.Transit operator ignoring system May 5, 2009 36 CS 410 blue Group

37. Risk Mitigation Interoperability: Direct Communication with each Transit Authority's technicians Latency: Optimize Incoming SMS Processing Time Synchronize Driver Updates based on Position Abuse of the System: No way to mitigate without tracking passengers Transit Operator Ignoring System: Education Tracking of Requests to Pickups May 5, 2009 37 CS 410 blue Group

38. Funding Grants.gov Innovative Small Research Projects to Advance Public Transportation Planning $ 750,000 State Operating Assistance $840,550 References: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=MgLfJcyflkGLZ3tLyF7Rj6GTJrn0PfTyyFvzsQtD1TNF10WzQqWS!- 802466050?oppId=46140&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW http://www.gohrt.com/pdf/budget/Budget_2009.pdf May 5, 2009 38 CS 410 blue Group

39. Budget Funding Source: Department of Transportation o SBIR – Phase 1: $100,000 o SBIR – Phase 2 : $650,000 o SBIR –Phase 3: Small Business Loan/Venture Capatilists http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=MgLfJcyflkGLZ3tLyF7Rj6GTJrn0PfTyyFvzsQtD1TNF10WzQqWS!- 802466050?oppId=46140&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW http://www.gohrt.com/pdf/budget/Budget_2009.pdf May 5, 2009 39 CS 410 blue Group

40. Price Point May 5, 2009 40 CS 410 blue Group

41. Cost To Develop Phase 0: o Free Phase 1: o Hardware Resources - $4,300.00 o Personnel Resources - $14,525.00 Phase 2: o Hardware Resources - $44,000.00 o Personnel Resources - $443,114.00 Phase 3: o Hardware Resources - $37,200.00 o Personnel Resources - $286,860.00 Total - $829,999.00 May 5, 2009 41 CS 410 blue Group

42. Assumptions: minimum of 5 new customers per year while maintaining current customers. Revenue May 5, 2009 42 CS 410 blue Group

43. Closing Statements Current Systems are One-Way: Informing the passengers, not Interacting with them. communicate 2Me promises to: Connect Passengers with Information Connection Transit Authorities with Potential Customers Each phase is feasible in terms of: Cost Requirements Staffing let's do it! communicate 2Me May 5, 2009 43 CS 410 blue Group

44. Any Questions? May 5, 2009 44 CS 410 blue Group