Big data makes intelligent public transport a reality in Guiyang

Fifteen years ago, the capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, Guiyang, began implementing an intelligent public transportation system. In more recent times, the city has become known to many as the digital valley of China – and for good reason.

In 2005, Guiyang began using an intelligent GPS dispatching system to conduct automatic station announcements, visualized dispatching and vehicle trajectory reports.

In 2017, the city launched a near field communication (NFC) payment system to replace traditional bus cards. In the first quarter of 2018, Guiyang completed upgrades on card readers, allowing passengers to pay bus fares by simply scanning their QR code.

Fast forward to April of last year, and Guiyang launched its first 5G bus. At the same time, the city debuted facial recognition payments on its public transport system.

According to Guiyang Public Transport Co, the company has strived to build a complete public transportation big data system – a goal that involved upgrading its intelligent dispatching system, installing facial recognition, the collection of passenger flow statistics and the application of a driving behavior identification system, as well as support for QR code and NFC payments.

The company also established an intelligent integrated management platform to help achieve automatic workflow, mobile management and internal data sharing.

By last year, Guiyang's 229 bus routes supported mobile payments, while the city's registered digital bus card users exceeded 1.71 million.

In the future, Guiyang Public Transport Co aims to roll out precise dispatching, targeted services and top-quality management systems to help intelligent public transportation benefit more people.