Prague must not show where trams and buses run. We will not be blackmailed, says Hřib, and he wants to change the entire traffic management system
The transport company already uses and collects data on the location of buses and trams. They are part of the AUDIS and DORIS management systems, which ensure the proper functioning of transport. DORIS runs trams around the city, AUDIS buses. Both systems, which have a common supplier – Xanthus, monitor the position of individual vehicles so that control rooms respond to accidents or congestion.
It is the contract that the transport company has concluded with the company Xanthus that we consider the new city management to be fundamentally problematic. It does not allow the publication of data, which the new management is trying to do. “The contract is a sad monument to how the DPP managed in the past. I consider data sharing to be the absolute basis and it is not clear to me because those who drafted the contract had an idea of transport development. Probably none, “Adam Scheinherr, Deputy Mayor for Transport (Prague Sobě), described Deník N’s situation.
The transport company cannot provide information on the location of wagons or other entities involved in the organization of transport – such as ROPID, which is responsible for coordinating the routes of all carriers. “Within the information and dispatching system, we have an overview of all vehicles of all other carriers except the transport company,” says spokesman Filip Drápal.
According to him, the missing data is a fundamental problem both in terms of coordination of carriers and in solving the continuity of lines. “Communication between carriers does not work then. It is a problem in terms of passenger information, when people call us, where their bus is and why they have to wait. We have to tell them that unfortunately we don’t have the data. If this can be eliminated, it will mean a fundamental development and improvement of all information systems at bus stops and in mobile applications, “he adds.
Prague is now trying to find a solution to publish vehicle location information. “The original consideration was that the amount would be paid to the original supplier and resolved with him. That didn’t work. Entering a new order is the second way. It is not possible to let go