A digital signage and software company that specialises in information about public transport has unveiled a system that projects real-time data and directions on to pavements and other public spaces. TransitScreen has built on its service, that emerged as part of a government programme in Virginia, with the SmartWalk system that projects the information compiled on paths, walls and advertising boards.
TransitScreen currently operates in sites throughout the USA and Canada
with displays customised according to location.
It is designed to make
it easy for people to select the best form of city
transport and to quickly find the service they require.
The company
argues that more people now want to be “multimodal†in
their transportation use and that cities throughout the world are adapting
to those needs.
“TransitScreen has been partnering with state local government
agencies and business improvement district organisation to help promote and inform
potential passengers of available transit options in their area,†the company said.