Realisation of integrated information management systems in European public transport companies.

The project TITAN, supported by the European Union, concerns validation and further development of the European reference data model for public transport ("Transmodel"). For this purpose, demonstrators are implemented in three pilot sites, aiming at the integration of different software applications by means of a relational database defined in accordance with the Transmodel principles and architecture. The companies implementing the demonstrators expect significant benefits from a reorganised information management and increased possibilities to exploit their information basis. During the implementation, possible improvements of Transmodel may be discovered, and practical experiences will be used to refine the reference model. This implies the validation of its feasibility for realisations in different real world conditions.