HAFAS

Michael FrankenbergHaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft, Hannover

http://www.hacon.deinfo@hacon.de

Access and Examples

HAFAS

The Company - HaCon

• Software – Travel Planning system (HAFAS)

(since 1989, 140 customers in 11 country's)– Simulation of railway networks (TPS)– Disposition and simulation of rolling stock (RADIS)– Ca. 90 employees (including 4 subsidiaries)

• Service and Consulting

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Nationwide and international solutions• Germany • Switzerland (SBB)• Poland (PKP)• Austria (ÖBB)• Luxembourg (CFL)• Netherlands (NS)• Great Britain (Railtrack)• Belgium (SNCB)• Denmark (Danish Bus & Train)

Several additional local solutions in• USA• Germany• Austria• Switzerland

HAFAS in use (excerpt)

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Access to HAFAS

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Example Denmark

• HAFAS Internet Server • DSB Webstore Shop• ESRI Mapping Software (Informi GIS)• DSB Fare Module• Integrated Public Transport (95 %)• Nationwide Door to Door solution

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Example GermanyDeutsche Bahn AG

• HAFAS Internet Server • TLC Shop System• TLC Fare Module• Several GIS systems• Integrated European Railways• Integrated Public Transport (90 %)• Nationwide Door to Door solution

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Data base railway stations (DB AG)50.000 European railway stations

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Data base public transport (DB AG) 300.000 public transport stops

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• System – High performance and high reliability system– Internet Server Farm with 8 PC’s and Linux

• Statistics (only Internet):– > 800.000 requests per day– > 2,5 Mio computed connections per day

Additional Informations

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Integration in Web SiteExample Deutsche Bahn AG

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Package HolidayPackage Holiday FlightsFlights

EventsEvents HotelsHotels

HAFAS as an search engine

Outlook: HAFAS as a portal site

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Multimodal: Public and individual transportation

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Multimodal: Flights and Trains

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Multimodal: Flights and Trains

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Multimodal: Public and individual transportation

• Time

• Costs

• Reliability

• Ecological balance

Comparison

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Door to door solution of Deutsche Bahn AG

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Example Berlin and Brandenburg

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Example Switzerland

• HAFAS Internet Server • IBM e-commerce Shop• MapInfo Map Server• SBB Fare Module• Integrated European Railways• Integrated Public Transport (95 %)• Nationwide Door to Door solution

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Door to door solution

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Mobile Access

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Individual Printmedia - Personal Timetable

• independent of special date and time• calculation of a long time period

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Personal Timetable

• Generation of pdf, html, pdb

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HAFAS for Palm OS

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HAFAS for Palm OS

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HAFAS for Windows CE / Pocket PC

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Example Nokia 7110

HAFAS WAP

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Travelling in Europe

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From Door to Door (Germany-Denmark)

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Footpath information in Hannover Footpath information in Copenhagen

From Door to Door (Germany-Denmark)

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Open Interfaces

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Distributed Systems

search controler

metadata

EU-SPIRIT-API

EU-SPIRIT-API

TP ServerTP Server

data

EU-SPIRIT-API

TP ServerTP Server

data

EU-SPIRIT-API

TP ServerTP Server

data

• Distributed search with several travel planers• Software to connect from HaCon (RCC)

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HAFAS - ControllerHAFAS - Controller

HAFASHAFAS

Meta data

Idea: Intermodal trip planningIdea: Intermodal trip planning

interfaces

Architecture Door to Door

Address dataAddress dataAddress dataAddress data

Footpath, taxi routingFootpath, taxi routingFootpath, taxi routingFootpath, taxi routing

Maps, GISMaps, GISMaps, GISMaps, GIS

GIS system

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From door to doorCombination of:

• Public transport• Individual footpaths• Taxi or individual car

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HAFASBroker

HAFAS-ServerHAFAS-Server

HAFAS DataHAFAS Data

faresfares

GIS systemGIS system

addressesaddressesTicketing, ecommerceTicketing, ecommerce

Real Time InformationReal Time Information

User Interface Generator

User Interface Generator

User InterfaceUser Interface

Other serversOther servers

System architecture HAFAS-Internet

modularity