Public Transit Information System is an online transportation system providing
integrated transit journey planning solutions to the general public. Generally, the
system requires users to input their places of departure and arrival as well as some
preferences such as the shortest or cheapest path. The system will then generate the
results with transit schedule, route, fare and so forth. Since the system is designated
for public usage, it is important that the system not only meets the needs of its users,
but also is easily operated by the general public with different level of computer skills.
Thus, this paper explores the design criteria of public transit information system by
reviewing the development of user interface design from previous research and
comparing the user interfaces of the public transit information systems of Hong Kong,
Singapore and Vancouver. This paper also studies the transit systems of these three
places and thereby concludes that the diverse and complex transit network of Hong
Kong makes it difficult in developing such a system. This paper concludes that
aesthetics, consistency and effective error management are the technical design
criteria that can improve the usability of public transport information systems. In
addition, technicians should also consider the social aspects, such as computer literacy
and the computer systems when designing products for the public. / published_or_final_version / Transport Policy and Planning / Master / Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:HKU/oai:hub.hku.hk:10722/167195 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Iong, Sin I., 翁倩怡. |
| Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| Source Sets | Hong Kong University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | PG_Thesis |
| Source | http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48185590 |
| Rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works., Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| Relation | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) |
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