District 18 News
Written by: District Licheng
2020-11-18 17:00
Last update date: 2020-11-18 17:00
At present, many mobile phone applications for transportation will only display the arrival time of the vehicles of their own franchised companies. They do their own things. The original KMB program hides the real-time forecast of the arrival of the tram. Although the KMB publicized it two years ago, it was even born and raised. People on Hong Kong Island are also not aware of the fact that some IT experts believe that real-time data sharing between the two modes of transportation is like the prototype of a smart city transportation network, which is worthy of the government's reference.
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The KMB program can share the real-time forecast of bus and tram arrival at the same time. Some people mentioned it in the bus discussion area, but not many people knew at the time. The Central and Western District Councillor Zhang Qixin, who was born and raised on Hong Kong Island, said that he never knew it was possible. "One app for dual use" is considered to be more convenient than opening two programs for viewing at the same time.
"In the past, I opened the KMB app before crossing the sea. The tram app is installed but seldom used. It is convenient to combine the two."
Follow the steps below to learn a dual-use app:
To check the real-time arrival forecast of two vehicles at the same time, it is simple. Just enter the KMB mobile app, click the search route function, and type the four English letters "TRAM" in sequence, and the program will display the tram stop to the nearby bus stop If you want to specify a station head, press it to check the arrival time.
Experts say it is worth learning from the government
Fang Baoqiao, Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Information Technology Chamber of Commerce, has also tried this function. He believes that although advertisements pop up during the use of the program, it will take four to five seconds to see the detailed information. However, he believes that franchised bus companies are always non-public organizations. When it comes to the money, although there are some disturbances to the people, there will be advertisements when you click into any App in Yijia."
He pointed out that it is advisable to exchange real-time arrival data between the two modes of transportation. On the contrary, the "Hong Kong Mobility" mobile application of the Transport Department still educates the public on the point-to-point mode of transportation and cannot connect all public and private transportation networks. Real-time forecast, "Japan has done this many years ago. You can take a bus from the airport to the Tokyo area, take a bus, take a side pass, or transfer to other modes of transportation on the previous or next bus time. ."
Fang Baoqiao heard rumors that some franchised companies refused to hand over relevant data, believing that the government can add real-time data from the station as a condition for license renewal, opening up the network of Hong Kong's smart city transportation network and truly facilitating public travel.
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