[RTC List] Google Transit for Blackberries, Palm, and other "smart-phones"

[Aaron Antrim]

Sean:  Thanks for your sponsorship!

Does anyone else on the list have tips on who else may be interested in
sponsorship, and what sort of publicity and advertising benefits would
entice potential sponsors to join?

Aaron

On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Sean McLaughlin <sean at accesshumboldt.net>
wrote:

>  Aaron -
>
> Access Humboldt will sponsor one bus for a year and consider an ongoing
> sponsorship for future.
>
> Just give us credit and acknowledgment!
>
> THANKS!!
> - Sean
>
> Sean McLaughlin
> Executive Director
> Access Humboldt
> P.O. Box 157, Eureka, CA 95502
> tel: 707-476-1798
> dir: 707-476-2873
> fax: 707-476-1702
> cel: 707-616-2381
> e: sean at accesshumboldt.net
> web:  accesshumboldt.net
>
> "Local Voices Through Community Media"
>
>
>
>
> Aaron Antrim wrote:
>
> I thought RTC members would be interested to know that the new version of
> Google Maps for mobile includes transit directions.  See below for the press
> release I sent out on behalf of Humboldt Transit Authority.
>  Here's another example of how data in standardized formats (in this case
> the Google Transit Feed Specification) becomes more accessible and useful.
>  Someday soon, I hope to work more on an application I started that uses
> GTFS data to tell employers with parking impacts which of their employees
> live near public transportation stops, and are therefore good candidates for
> a targeted outreach program.
>
>  Note also that Redwood Transit System is interested in offering 802.11
> Wi-Fi internet access on-board their buses with cellular packet data to
> Wi-Fi bridges.  We've determined this can be done for $600 per year per bus.
>  A pretty good value for reaching a half-million potential riders/year.
>  I've volunteered to advise them and help move the project along.  Would
> anyone else from RTC be willing to join in the effort to advise, or have any
> tips on where to find partner/sponsors who would be interested in
> advertising trade on the bus exteriors and interiors?
>
>  Cheers,
> Aaron
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>  Humboldt County residents with web-enabled mobile phones and PDAs can now
> plan trips on public transportation more conveniently when they're
> on-the-go.
>
>  Last week, the new version of "Google Maps for mobile" added transit
> directions.  Google Maps for mobile is a free download for owners of
> Blackberry, Palm OS, Nokia/Symbian, Windows Mobile, and other Java-enabled
> mobile devices at *www.google.com/mobile/gmm*.
>
>  "This version of Google Maps for mobile even has a few tricks not yet
> available on the desktop version of Google Maps. For instance, you can find
> the last transit trips of the day (to figure out how late you can stay at
> the party) and more easily browse through earlier or later trips," says Joe
> Hughes of Google in a blog post announcing the new feature (*
> googlemobile.blogspot.com/2008/06/get-bus-and-train-directions-on-go-with.html
> *).
>
>  People who own iPods, or non web-enabled PDAs and mobile phones can also
> carry electronic schedules with them, which are available for download at
> *www.redwoodtransit.org/schedules*, *www.eurekatransit.org*, and *
> www.arcatatransit.org*.
>
>  "By publishing our schedules to Google Transit, we have been able to help
> Humboldt County residents who are feeling the crunch of rising gas costs to
> more easily figure out bus schedules and reduce their transportation costs,"
> says Neleen Fregoso, General Manager for Humboldt Transit Authority, which
> operates Redwood Transit System and Eureka Transit Service.  "Having
> schedule information available on mobile phones and PDAs makes it even more
> convenient."
>
> Humboldt Transit Authority can be contacted at 443-0826.
>
>
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