Indra USA to provide ITS transit solution to CAT in Georgia

Chatham Area Transit (CAT) Authority, in Savannah, Georgia, has selected the US subsidiary of Spanish company Indra to provide computer aided dispatch (CAD) and automatic vehicle location (AVL) to improve transit management both operationally and financially. Indra's technology will allow CAT to instantly determine a vehicle's location, make real-time decisions and to optimise its fleet. Riders of the CAT will be able to obtain real-time data including: next stops, transfers to other lines, incidents and es
July 19, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
RSSChatham Area Transit (CAT) Authority, in Savannah, Georgia, has selected the US subsidiary of Spanish company 509 Indra to provide computer aided dispatch (CAD) and automatic vehicle location (AVL) to improve transit management both operationally and financially. Indra's technology will allow CAT to instantly determine a vehicle's location, make real-time decisions and to optimise its fleet. Riders of the CAT will be able to obtain real-time data including: next stops, transfers to other lines, incidents and estimated times. Transit authority staff will also rely on the system's fully integrated on-board video surveillance allowing images to be viewed, transmitted and recorded in real time.

"Indra's technical solution brings CAT to the forefront of ITS; improving our ridership's experience, increasing operational throughput and reducing costs through the implementation of their powerful back-office and fully integrated on-board equipment," said Dr. Chadwick Reese, executive director of CAT.

According to David Fedor, Indra USA's president & CEO, this contract with CAT "represents an important milestone for Indra as we cross over the 100,000 mark of vehicles managed using Indra technology."

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