OPENWARE Geo-Fare Collection System Solution

OPENWARE Geo-Fare Collection solution comprises of the following components:

• In-vehicle ticket issuance and fare collection devices, which allow commuters to directly buy tickets from the in-vehicle ticket/card machines.
• Public transportation Depots, which collect information on ticket sales from public transportation vehicles. In addition, there exists ticket/card distribution
• Head Office control and management fare collection systems that include card management system, revenue accounting system, transaction management, and other systems that perform a full automation of ticket/card issuance and fare collection.
• Geographic Information System (GIS) based on ESRI technologies to empower clients with the ability to define routes and schedules of fleet on a digital map based on previous gathered data in the Decision Support System. Company analysts can easily and efficiently analyze the operations and profitability of current routes in order to increase revenue and monitor fleet operations.
• executive management and company analyst to sift through the wide pool of information on fleet activities, ticket sales and revenue, bus schedules, commuters count, utilize "What If" scenarios to predict future revenue, and other features.
• Integrate with Line of Business (LOB) application that exits at the client data center in order to maximize client's investment in those systems.

All the aforementioned components are seamlessly integrated to provide a comprehensive solution for automatic ticket/ fare collection that covers the whole aspect of operations from the point-of-sale, to the backend systems.

OPENWARE´S solution addresses those challenges and assists organizations to overcome them and to enhance the decisionmaking process.
All of the solution features allow transportation organizations, both public and private, to fully control the fare collection and distribution processes with ease and accuracy.

The following are some of the benefits of OPENWARE Geo-Fare Collection System:

• Eliminate the need for the driver/conductor to handle tickets issuance which leads to better adherence to the set schedule.
• Obtain and store accurate information on ticket sales from all vehicles.
• Eliminate mistakes and theft in ticket collection procedures.
• Distribute tickets/cards to commuters in a secure, safe, and efficient manner.
• Generate powerful and rich reports on ticket sales, violations, daily cash return, and other types of reports.
• Improve decision-making process since organizations can take better decisions based on complete and full information on ticket sales at any point in time.
• Provide better service to commuters and increase customer satisfaction.