TY  - BOOK
AU  - Suthar, Jaiminkumar G. (PT300916)
AU  - Adhvaryu, Bhargav (Guide)
TI  - Development of Ahmedabad public transport route navigation maps (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MIED TH-0108 
PY  - 2018///
N1  - CONTENTS
1. Introduction	1
1.1	Background and Need of Study	1
1.2	Aim and Objectives	2
1.3	Main Question of Research	2
1.4	Methodology	2
1.5	Scope of Study	4
1.6	Outcome/Deliverables	4
2. Literature Review	5
2.1 Public Transport	5
2.1.1 Importance of Public Transport	5
2.1.2 Problems associated with Ahmedabad Public Transport	6
2.2 Way-finding	6
2.2.1 Introduction and its importance in Public Transport	6
2.2.2 Conclusion of Importance of way findings/Effects of better way findings on the system	8
2.2.3 Factors affecting way-findings performance	8
2.3 Case study of standard cases	10
2.3.1 Summary/ learnings from the case studies:	21
2.3.2 Shape of Map: Schematic or Original Shape?	26
2.4 Existing way-findings of Ahmedabad Public Transport	27
3. Design Process	29
3.1 Making GIS Shape files	29
3.2 Shortlisting of the routes	31
3.3 Map Design Procedure	32
3.3.1 Route lines and its anatomy	32
3.3.2 Indication of stop/ Route or mode changing possibility	37
3.3.3 Labels: Size and Angle	37
3.3.4 Color Coding	38
3.3.5 Grid Pattern	39
3.3.6 Landmarks	40
3.3.7 Instructions (How to use the map!)	40
3.3.8 Languages	41
3.4 Final Maps	41
3.4.1 Handy Maps	41
3.4.2 You are here Map	42
3.4.3 On Board Map	43
4. User’s Perspective Survey	45
4.1 Aim	45
4.2 Survey sampling	45
4.3 Survey Methodology	45
4.4 Sample size	46
4.5 Type of the survey	46
4.6 Result of the survey	46
5. Conclusion	52
Annexures:	53
Reference:	54
Annexure 1. Form: User Perspective Survey Form	55
Annexure 2. Final Layout – Major Station
Annexure 3. Final Layout – Major Stop
Annexure 4. Keymap - Major Station
Annexure 5. Keymap - Major Stop
Annexure 6. Maps A
Annexure 7. Map B
Annexure 8. Map C
Annexure 9. Map D
Annexure 10. Map E
Annexure 11. Table of Index: You are here Map Major Station
Annexure 12. Table of Index: You are here Map Major Stop

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