[elearning] Untranet Platform. (Off topic a little}

[ken price]

Thanks Roland

Surely the Myki doesn't rely on continuous access to a network? From memory
the UK Oyster card (and I think the French Passe Navigo Découverte) is a
stored-value card and each in-vehicle transaction just deducts from its
stored total on the card, the vehicle does not continously talk to a
central transaction centre. This is an established technology. A real-time
card to central office system would be a major design challenge (and a
strange decision).

Re the free access to public transport - if Google's autonomous car leads
to a commercial product, maybe the concept of a drivers licence will
vanish.  Kids could be taken to school by the vehicle, without a "driver"...

Cheers, Ken

Curriculum Service, DoE Tasmania
TASITE www.tasite.tas.edu.au

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>wrote:

> >From what I have read, the technical problem with the MyKi is not
> software based but more to do with canyoning as the units on trams and
> busses struggle to get a good signal. It does make me wonder why they don't
> just cache all the requests in the box and just upload and reconcile later
> as the train, tram or bus rattles back into range. If somebody gets a free
> ride and a small temp debit, they would have to clear it anyway to use the
> card the following day or as with mine, gets automatically topped up
> overnight.
>
> I loved using the Oyster card in the UK and believe that this is the way
> to go. My guess is that there are going to be tweaks and adjustments as we
> work this all out and move onto more pressing problems. My son has a card
> and doesn't have to keep begging me for spare change to get to and from
> school. Priceless.
>
> Regards Roland
>
> PS: I also believe that anybody who cannot legally drive a car should be
> able to access free public transport
>
>
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