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Orbital Receives Contract For Public Transit Management System Upgrade
Dulles VA (SPX) Jun 20, 2006 Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Friday that its Transportation Management Systems (TMS) division has been awarded a contract by Montgomery County Ride On, the public transit system in Montgomery County, Maryland, for the first of a three-phase project to upgrade its current fleet management system, which was originally installed by Orbital TMS in 1996. The first phase of the contract is valued at $3.0 million, with the two follow-on phases having a combined value of another $3.1 million. Under the new contract, Ride On will upgrade its current Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and GPS-based Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system as part of a continual improvement process in order to enhance system performance and increase functionality. Orbital's upgraded CAD/AVL system, called OrbCAD XP, will lead to greater levels of customer service and transit system safety for Ride On's passengers. Orbital and Ride On worked to develop a cost-effective three-phase project plan that will allow for seamless operations during the period when the transit bus fleet is being upgraded to the new system. "Montgomery County and Orbital TMS have a long and mutually rewarding relationship," said Alfie Steele, Acting Chief of Operations for the Division of Transit Services. "We are excited by this opportunity to continue working with Orbital and are very happy with the level of commitment to complete each phase on time," he added. Ride On has been one of Orbital's long-standing customers for its fleet management products. It has utilized Orbital's UNIX-based OrbCAD fleet management system since 1996. Located in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, Ride On serves the Montgomery County population in such cities as Bethesda, Rockville and Silver Spring with its 390 buses. "Orbital is extremely pleased that Montgomery County has chosen to implement the OrbCAD XP system so that Ride On can continue to offer best-in-class customer service and overall system responsiveness for its ridership," stated Mr. A. David Kachemov, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Orbital TMS. "Supporting our long-term customers is paramount in our business and this upgrade will offer substantial benefits for the citizens of Montgomery County." By upgrading to Orbital's next-generation CAD/AVL system, Ride On will receive the latest management tools that have been developed for other customers, such as Singapore's public transit system, which are now being applied to other public transit systems in North America. The highlights of the upgraded OrbCAD XP system include new route and schedule adherence tools, transit service summary updates and high accuracy Automatic Passenger Counters that monitor passenger activity to enable real-time management of passenger capacity and more accurate long-term planning. The system also integrates passenger-friendly features such as onboard automatic voice annunciation that publicly states the vehicle's next stop. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Orbital TMS GPS Applications, Technology and Suppliers
European Space Parliamentarians Meet In Brussels
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jun 16, 2006Parliamentarians from 10 European countries met this week at the 8th European Interparliamentary Space Conference to discuss space policy. The conference was organized by the E.U. Belgian Presidency and held at the Belgian Senate in Brussels. Each year the conference brings together members of the European Interparliamentary Space Conference, the EU and ESA member states. |
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