The main goal of the SmartCityBus project is the development and operation of a public transport management platform, in order to determine in a dynamic and efficient way the routes and the selection of the fleet used in order to better serve passengers and optimally use the available resources. Through the platform, passengers will be able to express their interest in moving in a timely manner and the current demand at the stops will be accurately calculated as well as the demand will be estimated in the near future. SmartCityBus will combine this information with current vehicle traffic and load data as it is collected by IoT devices and processed in real time. Thus, the transport company will be able to provide more accurate information about the arrival times of buses at the stops, to intervene dynamically and efficiently with changes in itineraries where there is a need as well as to make timely routing of spare buses on specific lines and stops where deemed necessary. As part of the project, the platform will be adapted and used on a pilot basis by the Urban KTEL of Ioannina (AKTELI). More specifically, the objectives of the project are to design, develop and control:
