This time of year it’s a balmy 63 degrees in Fairbanks, AK, but during the winter it gets down to 40 below zero.
The university uses GPS Insight to track shuttle buses.
Their students can see the shuttle bus location on the University website here (then click on the Shuttle Tracker link).
Recently we rolled out the ability to show vehicles every 30 seconds, vs. every 2 minutes, our prior standard (30 seconds is an upgrade).
Here is the difference:
With 2 minute updates the lines connecting the points are all over the campus “loop.” Students have 1/4 as much information to use to properly get to their shuttle bus from their dorm, waiting outside for an extra minute or two.
Here is the same route, but with 30 second updates — note how much closer each reading is, and how there are 4 times as many of them:
This is a nice illustration of the difference between 2 minute and 30 second updates.
GPS Insight customers may now choose between a 5 minute ($29.95), 2 minute ($32.95), 1 minute ($39.95), or 30 second plan ($54.95) with our new GO-3000 (GPS Only) product, available starting at $450 per unit and decreasing in volume.
This is very useful for ambulance companies, police, and shuttle bus companies, who really need to know exactly where their vehicles are every 30 seconds. The University of Alaska puts kiosks out there for their students to see exactly where the shuttles are, which is very helpful for their students to know.
I’m very glad I live in Scottsdale… 40 below would kill me and my thin blood at this point.
Rob.