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Title:
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A MOBILE E-TICKET FRAMEWORK FOR BUS
COMMUTERS: A MAURITIAN CASE STUDY |
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Author(s):
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Darshini Gopaul, Sandhya Armoogum and Geerish Suddul |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-90-6 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Guo Chao Peng |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Mobile tickets, Mobile Application, QR code, Fare Collection |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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226 |
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Last Page:
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234 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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E-tickets and mobile tickets are widely used across the world for travel by air, trains and coaches. For daily commutes,
smart cards are a popular mode of fare collection. These smart travel cards are re-usable and can be easily topped up but
may involve a large investment which is hardly affordable in various developing countries. We therefore propose a
mobile ticket-based framework which is more economically viable. Bus commuters can purchase their tickets through a
mobile application which generates a unique Quick Response (QR) code. During their trip, the QR code is scanned and
validated with a corresponding mobile application. This approach considerably reduces the investment in infrastructure as
opposed to smart cards. The implemented solution is flexible as it allows the mobile tickets to be used by any bus
operator in Mauritius. |
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