Adding Transit Services To Campus ID Cards? We've Got Just the Ticket!
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Adding Transit Services To Campus ID Cards? We've Got Just the Ticket!
Thursday, February 23, 2023
1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM Pacific
The University of Minnesota has successfully integrated a transit pass into its campus card, bringing to fruition years of preparation and planning. Minnesota students who pay the Transportation and Safety Fee can now use their student ID, the U Card, as a Universal Transit Pass (UTP), which allows students unlimited rides on regional public transit providers.
The technology behind the transit pass tie-in is a dual-chip card containing both HID iClass and MIFARE chips, with the Metro Transit system leveraging the latter of the two chips. The dual-chip U Card has been distributed on the Minnesota campus since 2016 in preparation for the arrival of the UTP program.
Join us for an overview of the project, the challenges faced, lessons learned, and final results.
Presenters:
University of Minnesota -
Stephen Courchane
Glenn Davis
Pierce Hanson
Nick Mabee