APTA-TCIP-S-01 3.0.0
TCIP is an APTA Standard that provides a library of information exchange building blocks, to allow transit agencies and transit suppliers to create standardized tailored interfaces. APTA TCIP is based on the earlier TCIP work performed by ITE, AASHTO, and NEMA and published as the NTCIP 1400-series standards. APTA TCIP extended the NTCIP Standards to include a Concept of Operations, Model Architecture, Dialog Definitions, and a rigorous, modular approach to conformance. Both the APTA TCIP development and the earlier NTCIP development were sponsored by the US DOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office.
TCIP Model Architecture
TCIP provides building blocks for interfaces for several business areas:
• Common Public Transport
• Scheduling
• Passenger Information
• Transit Signal Priority
• Control Center
• Onboard Systems
• Spatial Referencing
• Fare Collection
All business areas in the standard are approved, except for Fare Collection. Fare Collection is included on a non-normative basis pending further development after the completion of the APTA UTFS.
The APTA TCIP Standard is available free of charge to all interested parties via download from the APTA TCIP project website. To obtain a free user account, email your name and company name to sboarman@arinc.com.