iPhone App for Hong Kong Travellers

Travelling on the Hong Kong Buses has been made easier for residents and tourists. The Kowloon Motor Bust Company has developed an iPhone application that helps you on your way.

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For residents who often work long hours for very little pay the journey home allows time for them to catch up on a little bit of rest. They can often be seen eyes closed and head dropping as they nearly fall off their seat sleeping.
Now this little application will warn them of their approaching stop with a wake up call.

For tourist the application functions as a route search, it is often the case that you know where to go but you never know how to get there. As well as indication where to jump off your bus you can be informed of where the nearest bus stop is to catch you bus and what number you should take.

There is one big problem and it is quite a big one. The glue that holds the whole system together is the GPS system built into the iPhone which appears to be quite unreliable.

Errors in the GPS of up to 1000 meters can occur and this could see you heading in the wrong direction to catch that bus or completely missing your stop if you are soundly sleeping.