Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation

Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation

ITSO - (former Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation) is a non-profit membership body responsible for transportation ticketing specification, certification, licences, and business rules. ITSO also refers to a specification for transportation smartcards.

ITSO was founded in 1998 as a result of discussions between various UK Passenger Transport Authorities concerning the lack of suitable standards for inter-operable smartcard ticketing. These discussions grew to include other authorities, transport operators and Government.

The primary use of smartcards in transport has been for the recording of concessionary passenger use and authentication. The largest commercial based scheme is Transport for London, who are marketing their smartcards as Oyster. Currently, Oyster is not compatible with the ITSO specification. However, as Transport for London is planning to help to fund Oyster readers for all London rail stations in London zones 1-6, they are working with the Department for Transport to ensure these will be also compatible with the ITSO specification.

The Scottish Executive is commissioning the first large scale implementation of ITSO.

ITSO Members

The ITSO Member List includes most of the major bus operators, ticket issuing system vendors and Passenger Transport Executives.

ITSO Members (and links to their websites) include:SEDNA SOLUTIONS - the ITSO centric consultancy
* [http://www.accringtontechnologies.com ATL ] - Provides interoperable ticketing over the internet,a joint venture company formed between Ecebs Ltd and Merseytravel the Passenger Transport Executive for Liverpool
* [http://www.ecebs.com Ecebs Ltd] - Smartcard Ticketing Solutions Experts. Developed the entire security infrastructure on behalf of ITSO
* [http://www.hoeft-wessel.com/en/almex/index.htm Almex Information Systems] - Ticketing System Vendor
* [http://www.card.co.uk/ Applied Card Technologies] - supplier of ITSO HOPS(AMS) system and integrated Card Management Systems (CMS)
*Arriva - Bus, coach and train Operator
* [http://www.ascom.co.uk/ Ascom UK Ltd] - Ticketing System Vendor
*Association of Train Operating Companies
* [http://www.atosorigin.co.uk/ ATOS Origin] - Ticketing System Vendor
* [http://www.bemrosebooth.com/ Bemrose Booth] - Ticket Stock Supplier
* [http://www.burall-infosmart.com/ Burall InfoSmart Ltd] - Ticketing Stock Supplier
*BT Group - Telecommunications Company
*West Midlands PTE
* [http://www.cubic.com/cts/ Cubic Transportation Systems] - Automated Fare Collections Systems Solution Provider
*Department for Transport
* [http://www.erggroup.com/ ERG] - Ticketing Systems and Automatic Fare Collection Vendor
*First Group - Bus and train operator
*Greater Manchester PTE
*Go-Ahead Group - Bus and train operator
*National Express Group - Bus, coach and train operator
*Stagecoach Group - Bus, coach and train operator
* [http://www.integri.com/ Integri] - Test Tool and Certification Testing Services Provider for ITSO
* [http://www.wayfarer.co.uk Wayfarer Transit Systems Ltd] - Ticketing System Vendor.

The above is not an exhaustive list by any means. A full list of members can be found on the ITSO website.

External links

* [http://www.itso.org.uk/ Official ITSO Website]


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