Vilnius is testing the real-time public transport information integrated into Google Maps. The Lithuanian capital as well as Kaunas and Klaipeda are putting their public transport information onto the world’s most popular travel planning platform.
The integrated schedules will allow monitoring the location and routes of buses and trolleybuses in real time and will thus facilitate the movement of passengers in the three largest Lithuanian cities, the Transport Ministry says.
“Previously, only static information was available to Google Maps users – which stop the bus or trolleybus they needed would arrive at and which route it would take. Now, dynamic data – real-time movement of the vehicle – is available on smartphones,” said Transport Minister Marius Skuodis.
In order for Google Maps to work in Lithuania, municipal companies had to organise the information and submit it in a global standard format to Vintra, the information system managed by the ministry. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
