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The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is acceptable to rotation retired Digital Bus Information Displays (DBIDs) crossed cardinal autobus stations successful the metropolis to supply passengers with real-time updates connected autobus arrivals, bay locations, and work alerts.
The astute show system, which volition besides treble arsenic an advertizing platform, is portion of BMTC’s efforts to amended commuter acquisition and accusation entree astatine its terminals, according to officials.
BMTC officials said that the corp has invited bids for the installation, operation, and attraction of DBIDs astatine 22 large autobus stations nether 2 packages, covering a full of 186 integer show units including 4 ample video walls. “The five-year project, extendable by up to 3 years, allows the selected bureau to run the displays successful lieu of advertisement rights,” a elder authoritative told The Hindu.
Each show volition beryllium a 55-inch full-HD LED screen, with unrecorded information integrated from BMTC’s Passenger Information System (PIS) and Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVLS) to amusement Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), bay-wise accusation and wayfinding guidance successful Kannada and English.
About the Digital Bus Information Display (DBID)
Smart integer screens to beryllium installed astatine large BMTC autobus stations.
Will amusement real-time autobus accomplishment times, bay details, and announcements.
Displays some BMTC messages and commercialized advertisements.
Smart integer screens to beryllium installed astatine 22 large BMTC autobus stations.
Project covers 186 integer show units, including 4 ample video walls
“These integer displays volition not lone modernise the look of our autobus stations but besides marque question much predictable and passenger-friendly. Commuters volition beryllium capable to spot real-time autobus accomplishment information, way updates, and important nationalist announcements,” authoritative explained.
The authoritative added that the strategy volition beryllium backed by a centralised Network Operations Centre (NOC) that monitors uptime and show health. “The displays volition run astatine a minimum 90 per cent uptime each day. Any downtime volition beryllium flagged instantly to guarantee repairs wrong 24 hours,” the authoritative added..
Each surface volition automatically power connected and disconnected astatine pre-set times and tin besides broadcast exigency messages oregon unrecorded quality feeds erstwhile required. BMTC volition utilise 50 per cent of the surface clip for authoritative announcements, portion the remaining fractional tin beryllium utilized by the licensee for advertisements, taxable to contented restrictions.
“The Digital Bus Information Display is simply a measurement towards making our autobus stations smarter and much informative. It volition assistance commuters program their journeys amended portion generating non-fare gross for BMTC done advertising,”official said.
