Fixed Route/Common Context Properties

The table explains the context properties that INFO-Web shares with other Traveler Information and Trapeze scheduling products.

Table 1. Fixed Route Common INFO-Web Context Properties
Property Description
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > RealTimeEnabled If selected, real time information is displayed for the upcoming stop times.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > DisplayNearbyStop Position If selected, the stop information includes the stop position when displaying nearby stops.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > FitScreen If selected, the web interface fits the screen.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > EncryptQRCode If selected, the QR codes used are encrypted.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > FilterLinesByStop If selected, only lines pertaining to the requested StopId are returned if a Stop ID, IVR Num, or Stop Num is included in the request. If not selected, all lines that pass through Lat/Lon are returned. This is the default.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > MaxETime Time of the end of the schedule day. If set to 0, the max ETime is taken from the StopTimes table for Next Departure requests. For most other products, 0 is used for midnight. The default is 93600 (2:00 xm).
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > MaxNumberOfNearbyStops Maximum number of nearby stops shown in the search results. The default is 10. The minimum is 1 while the maximum is 20.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > MinuteSelectionInterval Options for intervals in minutes: 1 Minute, 5 Minute, 10 Minute, 15 Minute. The default is 1 Minute.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > NormalizeStopTimes If selected, the stop times are normalized to 0-86399 SFM by increasing the date by 1 day for stop times that occur after midnight. This is not selected by default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > ReplaceLineNameWithSignage If selected, the route signage is displayed in place of the route name or line name. If not selected, the route name is displayed. This is the default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > ShowInternalRoutes If selected, the search results include lines that are marked as internal routes. This not selected by default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > UseSolutionGenerator If selected, an alternative solution generator, for example, CTM Engine or ATIS, is used instead of the CTM Server. This is not selected by default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > UseThroughRouting If selected, routing information is used when displaying stop times. This is not selected by default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > DetourTraceEnabled If selected, the detour trace information is
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > DefaultOptions > Detour Lines > Color Color of the detour trace on the map. Click the Value filed and select the color from the color palette.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > Authentication Method Authentication method used by the markup. the default is the API key.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > APIKey

Provided when you sign up and create a billing account with Google Maps Platform.

A Google Maps API key is required to use Google Map Services. A key is required if you use Google Maps for commercial purposes. You can choose to sign up for the standard or premier key depending on your use of Google Maps. For more information, see: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key.
Traveler InformationFixedRouteCommonGoogleMapClientID Google issued client ID that allows to you to use Google Map Services.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > Channel Google issued optional channel used to access more detailed usage reports of Google Map Services.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > DefaultZoom Default zoom level of the Google Map.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > InitialLat Initial latitude of the Google Map display.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > InitialLon Initial longitude of the Google Map display.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > MaxZoom Maximum allowable zoom level of the Google Map display.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > InfoWindow > Display Amenities If selected, amenities are shown in the information window when it is displayed in the Google Map. This is the default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > InfoWindow > EnableDefaultStopImage If selected and no image of the stop exists, the stop image set as the default is shown in the Google information window. This is not selected by default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > InfoWindow > DefaultStopImage Name of the bus stop image file that is used as the default in the Google information window. (The information window refers to the box that appears when you click a stop marker on the map. It contains information associated with the selected stop.) The image should be stored in FixedRoute > CustomerInfo > images > stop. The file name is genericBusStop.jpg by default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > GoogleMap > InfoWindow > DisplayStopTimes If selected, the next departure times associated with the selected stop are shown in the Google information window. This is not selected by default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > AggregateBy Field name in the Stops table used to join aggregate records.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > AggregateLimit Maximum number of records allowed to be used when combining aggregate records. The default is 0.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > DisplayNAlfNoRealtime If selected, 'NA' instead of the schedule time is displayed in email and SMS messages if no real time data exists when the StopTimesOutput element is used.

If not selected, the schedule time is displayed. This is the default.

Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > GroupResultsBy Times returned by the service can be displayed based on following options:
  • Times - This is the default.
  • Routes
  • Stops
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > InServiceWindow Amount of time in minutes after the requested time that determines if a route is in service. If the first trip time is within the set time after the requested time, the route is considered to be in service. If not within the stated time, the route has no service at the requested time. The default is 240 minutes. The Min (minimum time) is 30 minutes and the Max (maximum time) is 1440 minutes.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > MaxNearbyStopCount Maximum number of nearby stops to be processed and returned when the system searches for nearby stops within the defined Radius parameter. Leave at the default, 0 if not using this property.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > NumStopTimes Total number of trip times that the service returns if there are no restrictions to the number of times per line/direction. Setting this to 0 means that the service returns all times. The default is 20. The Min (minimum number) is 0 and the Max (maximum number) is 100.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > NumStopTimesPerRouteDir Total number of trip times that the service returns for each line/direction combination passing the selected stop under normal circumstances. The default is 3. The Min (minimum number) is 0 and the Max (maximum number) is 30. (In some cases, 0 = 5.)
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > NumStopTimesPerRouteStop Number of trip times that the service returns for each line that stops a selected stop. The default is 3. Setting it at 0 means that there is no limit.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > OrderGroupsBy Sort order of the search results if grouped by Routes or Stops (other than Times) as defined in the GroupResultsBy property. The default is First Time. If set to this value, the groups are sorted by the earliest time within the group. Other values used must match a column that exists in the Stops, Line or MasterLine table and can be retrieved by a SQL query.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > OrderTimesBy

Sort order of the search results if grouped by Times in the GroupResultsBy property. The options are:

  • Schedule - This is the default.
  • Real
  • Combined
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > ReturnUnloadIOnlyStopTimes If selected, the service returns stop times where the vehicle unloads passengers only – no boarding allowed. This is not selected by default.
Traveler Information > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > RouteDisplayOrder

Sort order of the list of routes that pass a stop:

  • Route Name - By LineAbbr (Line Abbreviation)
  • Trip - By the earliest trip time of the route. This is the default.
  • User - By user-defined sort order in the Line table.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > TripAdjustTime Amount of time in minutes to make a trip appear to be earlier than scheduled. This is done to prompt passengers into arriving at the stop earlier to reduce the risk of their missing their trips. The default is 0, which means that the property is not applied. The Min (minimum time) is 0 and the Max (maximum time) is 10.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > TripLookBackTime Amount of time in minutes before the requested time that determines, in part if trips with late vehicles have not passed a stop. The service searches for stop times that are this number of minutes before the requested time. The default is 10. The Min (minimum time) is 0 and the Max (maximum time) is 60.

A warning is shown if the property is set to a value other than zero. The number of future departure times may be inconsistent and fewer times than expected may be returned.

TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > TripLookBackIncrementPeriod Amount of time in minutes for each increment period. For the requested stop times in the near future, the LookBack window is incremented by 1 minute for each complete increment period up to the maximum value set in the TripLookBackTime property. The default is 10. The Min (minimum time) is 1 and the Max (maximum time) is 20.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > TripNoAnnounceWindow Time when the trip arrival times for vehicles is announced. If a number of minutes is set, the system will not announce the trip arrival times within that time after the vehicles arrive. If set to 0, the arrival times are announced as soon as the vehicles arrive. The default is 0, which is the Min (minimum time) and the Max (maximum time) is 5.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > RemoveHistoricalRealTime If selected, the system removes stop times for which the real time, if any, is before the request time. This is not selected by default.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > Colors > In INFO-Web G3, the color of the vehicle icons are the same as the color of the route they are associated with.

(The following properties, which set the color of vehicles displayed on the map based on real time data, are used in INFO-Web G2.)

  • Early - Color of real time data if vehicle is early. The default is green - 3899451.
  • Late - Color of real time data if vehicle is late. The default is red - 16711680
  • OnTime - Color of real time data if vehicle is on time. The default is black - 0.
  • NoInfo - Color of real time data if there is no valid real time information. The default is gray - 8421504.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > ServiceResumes > Enabled If selected, the service enforces the 'in service' window (based on the InServiceWindow property) and attempts to find the next trip time on a future day when the route has no service at the requested time. This is the default.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > ServiceResumes > DaysToLookAhead Number of days into the future after the requested time that the system searches for the first trip time in order to resume the service. The default is 5 days. The Min (minimum number) is 1 and the Max (maximum number) is 14.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > DisplayOption

The following options determine the conditions in which a special status message is displayed instead of the estimated departure time:

  • Disabled - This is the default.
  • Apply bus status to imminent arrival times
  • Apply bus status to arrivals within the ETE (Estimated Time Enroute) threshold (for example, minutes)
  • Apply bus status to arrivals between the ETE and ETA thresholds
  • Apply bus status to arrivals beyond the ETA threshold

The conditions are determined in relation to the ETE and ETA threshold properties. They are only used in the SMS and Email delivery methods.

TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > EstimatedTimeArrivalRealTimeThreshold Amount of time (in minutes) that determines whether the ETE or Arrive schedule time is displayed. The ETE threshold is displayed in the following instances:
  • Trip is estimated to arrive within the time set but later than the ETE threshold from the current time.
  • The time set is less than the ETE threshold.
The Arrive schedule time is displayed if the trip is estimated to arrive later than the time set. The recommended value is 20 while the maximum is 120. If set to 0, the property is not activated, and all possible real time data is displayed within the limits set by the ConsiderAdherenceThreshold property.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > EstimatedTimeEnrouteThreshold Amount of time (in minutes) that determines whether the ETE threshold or schedule time is displayed - The ETE threshold is displayed in the following instances:
  • Trip is estimated to arrive within the time set but later than the ETE threshold.
  • Time set is less than the ETE threshold.
The schedule time is displayed if the trip is estimated to arrive later than the set time. The recommended value is 10. If set to 0, the property is not activated and the time is displayed in the xx:xx a/p/xm mode.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > OffRouteDueThreshold Threshold in minutes at which an early bus, which is off route, is marked as being due. If set to 0, the property is not activated.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > ArrivingText Instead of the departure time, this text message is displayed if the vehicle is considered to be arriving at the stop based on the ETE and ETA thresholds and real time data. The default is "Arriving."
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > OffRouteDueText Text displayed at the departure time if the vehicle is off route but is considered to be arriving at a stop based on real time and the Off Route Due Threshold value. (This is not used by the G3 markup.)
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > LeftText Instead of the departure time, this text message is displayed if the vehicle is considered to have left the stop based on the ETE and ETA thresholds and real time data. The default is "Left."
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > LeftThreshold The amount of time in seconds that the Left Text message is displayed after a vehicle has been determined to have left a stop. The default is 60 seconds or 1 minute. The Min (minimum time) is 0 while the Max (maximum time) is 900.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > ShowTimeInAdditionToStatus If selected, the real time data is shown with the Arriving or Left text messages based on the ETE and ETA thresholds. This is not selected by default.
TravelerInformation > > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > WaitingAtStop > WindowLeading Distance in front of the requested stop - Vehicles that report location data and are within this distance in front of the requested stop are considered to be waiting at the stop. The default is 20 meters. The Min (minimum distance) is 0 while the Max (maximum distance) is 100.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > NextDepartures > VehicleStatus > WaitingAtStop > WindowTrailing Distance behind the requested stop - Vehicles that report location data and are within this distance behind the requested stop are considered to be waiting at the stop. The default is 10 meters. The Min (minimum distance) is 0 while the max (maximum distance) is 100.
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > Common > ServiceAdjustments > CancelledTripDisplayFormat Options that determine how vehicles and trip times are displayed for cancelled trips if service adjustments are activated:
  • Show with special format - This is the default.
  • Show as normal trip
  • Do not show
TravelerInformation > FixedRoute > TransitNow > UseHttps If selected, the generated URL link will start with https:// instead of http://.