iPhone app roundup for Vancouver transit
iPhone app roundup for Vancouver transit
I’m not sure everyone is aware of all the iPhone apps that can be used to navigate or find out more about Vancouver transit. So I thought I’d put a quick list together, in case they might be handy during the Games period. Here we go!
(Non-iPhone users: we do have many other non-iPhone-centric web and mobile resources where you can get real-time transit info!)
| TransLink App | |
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Developed by: Handi Mobility for TransLink
Cost: Free |
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| iBusVan | |
Cost: $0.99 |
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| Route 411 | |
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Developed by: fusedlogic
Cost: $1.99 |
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| Buzzer blog app | |
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Developed by: Mark Larocque Retrieves the feed off Translink’s Buzzer blog. It also features the many Twitter updates that TransLink sends out daily. Features include:
Cost: Free |
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| theNextTrain | |
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Developed by: Jehiah Czebotar Train schedules for many agencies in the U.S. and Canada. For Vancouver, this app features only the West Coast Express schedule.
Cost: $4.99 |
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Click for large imageBy the way, if you have used any of these, please feel free to share your favourites!
You forgot Google Maps which does transit routes and is GPS aware
Ooh, I guess you’re right. It comes pre-installed on your iPhone so I didn’t think of it!
[…] list of iPhone apps for Vancouver Transit, and tips on using our Next Bus SMS […]
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The video is gone for one reason or another. Found another copy here…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h3Ogt2L44Q
For those that didn’t hear, the iPhone 4 has reception problems when you hold it up to in your hand to make a call. To cram the biggest battery possible, the antenna is now external. If you touch the metal part, your signal strength drops.
Some others have come up with other creative ways to handle the situation.
[…] well: here’s a list I put together of other iPhone apps available for Vancouver transit, in case you’d like to give them a try […]
How do I get the route map?
Spencer: I’m not sure if you’re asking for maps via mobile apps or just maps in general — can you clarify? In the interim, you can find route maps on the TransLink website here: http://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps.aspx
Does Translink have any plans to join the NextBus app? The bus I take comes every 10 minutes, but is frequently off by 5-20 minutes so knowing the schedule is pretty much useless. NextBus will actually read the GPS location of the next bus coming.
http://www.nextbus.com/predictor/agencySelector.jsp
Laura: Real-time info is a project we’ve been working on for a while now! I passed your question on to the project team and here’s the response:
We don’t currently have plans to use the NextBus service to distribute the real-time information from our buses once it is up and running.
Great to hear!
If not using NextBus, in what form will the public be able to make use of this information?
Laura: Well, I think first and foremost would be to get our existing arrivals data delivery systems the new real-time data: that would include m.translink.ca, the iPhone app, the TransLink website next bus lookup, and the 33333 text messaging service. Then I also would imagine that we would release the data to developers to use for open data software of their own devising.
I hope the NextBus app, recently announced in the media, will be open enough to allow development of apps that will alert you when your bus is at a certain point. So, I could set my app to ring when the bus is six stops away, and then I walk out the door.
Ruben: Good suggestion! Just wondering: what’s the NextBus app you’re referring to? We do have a mobile site at m.translink.ca, a TransLink iPhone app, and a Next Bus SMS service, but nothing specifically called a “NextBus app”.
???, Ruben: Aha — if the Next Bus external app is what you’re referring to, take a look at my responses to Laura just above these comments.
The TransLink app isn’t on the iTunes site anymore. Is there a problem with it?
Hello Jhenifer,
Have you heard about allSchedules (http://www.allschedulesapp.com)? It supports Translink and also other operators nearby like BC Transit.
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What happened to thee original translink app? I have it on my iPod touch but can’t put it on my iPad mini? It was way better than the paid transit app, and it was free!
It’s an remarkable piece of writing for all the web visitors; they will get advantage from it I am sure.
This is not about transit, it all about people awareness of Vancouver transit.