SCAT Technology Expansion

Project Description: This project is for micro–transit software and hardware for innovative service delivery partnerships, bike–sharing, and car/vanpooling integrated into mobility hubs.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Private Commercial Vehicle and Fleet Operators
• Sarasota County Area Transit
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• TI06: Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (SCAT)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
demand responsive transit plan	Sarasota County SCAT Dispatch	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
shared use confirmation	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
shared use request	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
shared use response	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
shared use status	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Sarasota County SCAT Dispatch	Planned
trip confirmation	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
trip request	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned
user profile	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems - Shared Use Operations
• 1: The center shall accept requests for shared use transportation.


• Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems - TIC Dynamic Ridesharing
• 1: The center shall accept requests from traveler interface systems for ridesharing as part of a trip plan request.


• Private Fleet Vehicle Dispatch Systems - TIC Trip Planning
• 13: The center shall provide the capability for the traveler to confirm the proposed trip plan.


• Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personal Interactive Traveler Information
• 1: The personal traveler interface shall receive traffic information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.
• 2: The personal traveler interface shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.


• Sarasota County SCAT Dispatch - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
• 2: The center shall share transfer cluster and transfer point information with other transit centers. A transfer cluster is a collection of stop points, stations, or terminals where transfers can be made conveniently.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: ATIS - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: MDS - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: TCIP - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: TOMP - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Travelers
• Load transit application on mobile device.


• Private Commercial Vehicle and Fleet Operators
• Operate microtransit services in coordination with SCAT.


• Sarasota County Area Transit
• Provide support for bike-sharing, car/vanpooling and other innovative micro-transit services.

Last Updated 4/18/2024