Generate added value, manage traffic volumes

A ticket is much more than a piece of paper or a plastic card that allows access to car parks, transportation or events. Modern ticketing is closely linked to a complex infrastructure. Ultimately, they help to control people flows and deliver differentiated marketing options.

Stationary and mobile ticketing:

These days, a ticket machine needs to perform tasks other than issuing tickets. Entire pricing systems need to be capable of being customised and controlled from a central location. Lines or routes that experience varying loads may be made busier or less busy, depending on the time, using variable prices. E.g. mobile ticketing solutions may be used for temporary car parks. Storing and transmitting data that provides usage information is a key task. Also feasible are applications such as the sending of tickets to mobile phones by SMS, or status messages indicating whether machines are working or whether they are full of consumables or money.

Passenger payments:

Besides ticketing, anonymous passenger payments are a key resource planning tool in the transport sector. This data is essential for capacity planning. When combined with other data, statistics can also be generated about passenger volumes which may be the basis for added value services such as geographic marketing initiatives.