Easy Sample (Legacy)

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Fleet-Net® for Windows Product of Avail Technologies, Inc.

Easy Sample Overview

Selecting Trips for surveying is as easy as 1, 2, and 3.
1. The first is selecting the Survey Type and Trips to sample.
2. The second is downloading/uploading the trip and stop information to/from the handheld data collector.
3. The third editing/printing the data that was received from the handheld data collector.

Easy Sample is used to collect Ridership using the sample methodology defined by NTD reporting. Handheld data collectors are used to store the actual on-board counts. Random trips are downloaded into each unit with a day worth of sample trips. In addition to NTD sampling the combination of software and handheld data collectors can be used to check dwell times and can be used for special trip passenger count surveys.

TIP: To view the user guide, download the attached PDF using the linked file at the bottom of this article.

User Guide Contents

  • User Guide Conventions 5

  • User Guide Conventions 5

  • Easy Sample Terminology 6

  • Easy Sample Module Description 7

  • Easy Sample Implementation 8

  • Data Collector Initial and Cycle Steps 9

  • Setup of Data Collectors 11

  • Initial Setup 13

    • Modify/Add Survey Types 15

    • Modify/Add Vehicle Capacities 16

    • Modify/Add Fiscal Year 17

    • Setup Serial Port 17

    • Setup Handheld Units 20

    • Surveys Needed 21

  • Public Schedules Timetables 22

    • Modify/Add Timetables 23

    • Modify/Add Sign Ups 24

    • Modify/Add Divisions 25

    • Import Public Schedules 27

    • Importing From An IRTD File 27

    • IRTD – Teleride Trip Import Error Report 28

    • Modify/Add Stops 30

    • Modify/Add Service 30

    • Modify/Add Routes 32

    • Modify/Add Direction 33

    • Modify/Add Stop Headings 33

    • Modify/Add Trips And Times 35

    • Modify/Add Patterns 36

  • Easy Sample Data Collection 37

    • NTD Random Trips or Schedule Adherence 38

    • Ride Check Stop List 40

    • Ride Check Trip Edit Report 41

    • Modify/Add Trip Data 42

    • Full Route Random Survey/ 1 Per Year 43

    • Special Surveys/Select Times or Bus Run 46

    • Missed Trips 47

    • Upload/Download Trips (Psion) 49

    • Upload/Download Trips (Percon) 50

    • Data Collector Instructions 51

  • Easy Sample Reports 52

    • Ride Check Trip Ridership Report 54
    • Ridecheck Trip Status Report 55

    • Stop Activity Report for Multiple Trips 56

    • Load Summary By Trip Report 57

    • On Time Performance Survey Report 58

    • On Time Performance Variance Report 60

    • Stop By Stop Mileage Report 61

    • Jurisdictional Stop By Stop Passenger Count 62

  • NTD Reports 63

    • NTD Trip Summary Report 64

    • NTD Trip Sample Report 65

    • Service Period Schedule NTD Form 401 66

    • NTD Weekly Record Sheet 67

    • NTD Survey Sample Database Report 68

    • Troubleshooting Tips for the Data Collectors 69

       

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