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why can't NYCT/MTA have something like this?
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/why-do...
Looks like they are just interpolating the location between two stations using the expected arrival times. If no expected arrival times are available, they simply simulate the location to match the planned arrival times. So this is not really "live". > VBB-Livekarte zeigt berechnete Positionen der Fahrzeuge zwischen zwei Stationen; falls kein Live-Fahrplan vorhanden, dann Position gemäß geplanten Fahrzeiten
That shouldn't be a problem if the trains are on time.
Amtrak (USA) has a static visualization of its active trains. Unfortunately you can't click to it, so here's a screenshot: http://imgur.com/TJwTBAY To get to it, go to http://www.amtrak.com/find-train-bus-stations-train-routes then click on the "Check Train Status" image near the top right of the page. The difference in train presence between USA and elsewhere is staggering (and embarrassing).
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That shouldn't be a problem if the trains are on time.
even if they're running late it should be fairly accurate; there are no express trains here in Berlin so it's never very long since a train has been in a station for a positional fix.
Looks like they are just interpolating the location between two stations using the expected arrival times. If no expected arrival times are available, they simply simulate the location to match the planned arrival times. So this is not really "live". > VBB-Livekarte zeigt berechnete Positionen der Fahrzeuge zwischen zwei Stationen; falls kein Live-Fahrplan vorhanden, dann Position gemäß geplanten Fahrzeiten
That shouldn't be a problem if the trains are on time.
Open-source platform that provide real-time info for Atlanta, Puget Sound, Tampa, York, or New York City. http://onebusaway.org/
This appears to use the theoretical schedule, rather than real-time information. I live next to a busy tram line, and what I see through the window does not match what the site shows.
Totally, buses never seem to stop at traffic lights.
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That shouldn't be a problem if the trains are on time.
That was either the best joke ever, or you haven't used German S-Bahn yet. (The "S" is supposed to be short for the German word for "city" but we jokingly refer to them as "standing still-train" instead of "city-train")
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even if they're running late it should be fairly accurate; there are no express trains here in Berlin so it's never very long since a train has been in a station for a positional fix.
Thats funny because I feel like I waited less time for trains to arrive in Berlin than I do in NYC (including express trains...)