Smart Card is an electronic card containing an embedded microship that enables predefined operations or the adition, deletion, aor manipulation of information on the card.In public transportation, if the trip requires a combination of cash and multiplt type of tickets and thus discouraging the use of public transportation. (story sounds like most of the metrobus..)
To eliminate the inconvenievce in the public transportation, smart cards have applied in transit fares. This card has a unique identification code and a predetermined cash balance and activating an associated account.
Touch n Go is also a smart card that applied in Malaysia in public transportation, but was yet widely been used here. It has been applied for LRT, KTM, highways toll and Rapid KL.
Myki, is another smart card that are currently using on public transport in Australia. But it was criticizwed as it was having inconvenience that it has to touch on ans touch off when Melbourne has difficulty getting all of its users to validate once. This function seems familias as Touch n Go right?
I believe that you heard about Octopus Card in Hong Kong drama series? It was launched in September 1997 to collect fares for transit system Besides that, it also for payment at convenience stores, supermarkets and even on-street parking meters.There was many prepaid cash card that are applying in the world. And now, i was hoping that Touch n Go can also be applicable in eveywhere, not only limited for public transportation.
References:
Turban, Electronic Commerce: A Managerial Perspective
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card
http://www.hong-kong-travel.org/Octopus.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_%27n_Go
http://www.myki.com.au/NTSWebPortal/home.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myki
No comments:
Post a Comment