New version of bus location app to be released

The Transport Bureau’s (DSAT) “Bus Location” application releases an updated version tomorrow with the additional functions of real-time visualization and prediction of the state of road traffic, as well as a survey of passenger satisfaction, the DSAT announced in a statement released yesterday.

The real-time visualization and prediction functions of road traffic will allow users to check in real-time the status of roads across all districts for the next hour and the road traffic on all Macau’s A-class routes.

The official WeChat account of Bus Location will simultaneously be updated to accommodate these new functions. The Bus Location WeChat mini program will also go live tomorrow.

With the new update, road condition will be classified according to five categories compared to the previous two: “unimpeded flow”; “basically unimpeded flow”; “slight congestion”; “medium congestion”; and “severe congestion.”

The new app will also provide several travel alternatives, including providing the shortest bus route, the shortest walking distance, the lowest number of transshipments, the lowest number of bus stops and the capacity of buses utilized in the route.

The advantage of the new version lies in the fact that it offers a variety of options, such as GPS, selection of locations on the map, the insertion of key words such as bus number, name of bus stop, a building, or a location.