GlobeSherpa is pleased to announce that DART has selected GlobeSherpa to provide a new end-to-end mobile phone ticketing software system for DART riders, integrated with the Comprehensive Payment System being developed by Vix Technology, the lead DART systems integrator.
The new mobile phone ticketing system will enhance the current app offerings and improve the way transit customers in the broader DFW area pay their fares. Designed to incorporate leading edge electronic payment technologies to make transit use more convenient for customers, the GlobeSherpa system will be integrated with Vix's market-leading eO account-based fare collection solution to provide DART an efficient and secure fare collection platform.
DART chose GlobeSherpa through a competitive process to create an enhanced, account-based mobile application, set to launch in 2017. As part of the project, GlobeSherpa and Vix Technology will work together to deliver the following features:
- Ability to purchase, store, and use single or multiple DART fares on one mobile device
- Customized animated ticket and QR-code support for easy authentication by DART operators and inspectors
- Ability to pay for fares using more than one credit or debit card
- Industry-leading security to protect personal information and payments
- Support for trip planning and real-time arrival information
- Ability to manage a GoPass smart card account via a single account of record provision in Vix's eO platform, as well as top up value, set auto loads, and use transit benefits all right from a smartphone
