<s>
The	O
Real	B-Application
Time	I-Application
Information	I-Application
Group	I-Application
(	O
also	O
RTI	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
organisation	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
supporting	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
bus	O
passenger	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
;	O
its	O
45	O
members	O
include	O
local	O
authorities	O
,	O
bus	O
operators	O
,	O
consultants	O
and	O
system	O
suppliers	O
together	O
with	O
representatives	O
from	O
the	O
UK	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
documents	O
are	O
produced	O
by	O
RTIG	B-Application
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
its	O
members	O
,	O
usually	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
specialist	O
working	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
when	O
real-time	O
information	O
(	O
RTI	O
)	O
systems	O
were	O
beginning	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
by	O
UK	O
local	O
authorities	O
to	O
provide	O
travellers	O
with	O
up-to-the-minute	O
bus	O
arrival	O
and	O
departure	O
passenger	B-Application
information	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
realised	O
that	O
cross-boundary	O
bus	O
services	O
made	O
it	O
imperative	O
to	O
coordinate	O
projects	O
around	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
of	O
local	O
authorities	O
and	O
bus	O
operators	O
began	O
to	O
meet	O
regularly	O
to	O
discuss	O
how	O
to	O
achieve	O
this	O
;	O
and	O
so	O
RTIG	B-Application
was	O
born	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanding	O
and	O
maturing	O
market	O
caused	O
RTIG	B-Application
to	O
reflect	O
on	O
its	O
role	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2003	O
it	O
determined	O
to	O
recreate	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
subscription	O
group	O
-	O
with	O
the	O
important	O
step	O
that	O
the	O
systems	O
industry	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
full	O
and	O
equal	O
partner	O
in	O
its	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RTIG	B-Application
's	O
role	O
has	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
consequence	O
,	O
been	O
expanded	O
to	O
cover	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
technology	O
in	O
public	O
transport	O
,	O
from	O
systems	O
to	O
support	O
disabled	O
travellers	O
through	O
to	O
safety	O
and	O
security	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
widening	O
deployment	O
of	O
bus-related	O
technologies	O
,	O
the	O
2006	O
annual	O
survey	O
was	O
re-branded	O
as	O
the	O
‘	O
RTIG	B-Application
Passenger	O
Transport	O
Technology	O
Survey’	O
and	O
included	O
questions	O
on	O
services	O
for	O
disabled	O
travellers	O
–	O
partly	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
new	O
obligations	O
on	O
bus	O
operators	O
under	O
the	O
Disability	O
Discrimination	O
Act	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
documents	O
,	O
standards	O
and	O
guidelines	O
produced	O
by	O
RTIG	B-Application
is	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
voluntary	O
working	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
RTIG	B-Application
working	O
groups	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RTIG	B-Application
library	O
houses	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
documents	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
documents	O
are	O
held	O
by	O
RTIG	B-Application
electronically	O
and	O
distributed	O
to	O
members	O
on	O
request	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
the	O
‘	O
members	O
area’	O
of	O
the	O
RTIG	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
library	O
catalogue	O
is	O
publicly	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
RTIG	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
standards	O
and	O
guidelines	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
outputs	O
of	O
RTIG	B-Application
workshops	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
also	O
publishes	O
a	O
monthly	O
newsletter	O
which	O
provides	O
both	O
members	O
and	O
non-members	O
with	O
news	O
on	O
RTIG	B-Application
projects	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RTIG	B-Application
runs	O
regular	O
workshops	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
held	O
at	O
a	O
different	O
UK	O
venue	O
each	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workshops	O
will	O
include	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
ITS	O
news	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
RTIG	B-Application
projects	O
and	O
working	O
group	O
activities	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
presentations	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
workshop	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RTIG	B-Application
have	O
assisted	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
standards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Service	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
for	I-Application
Real	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Information	I-Application
(	O
SIRI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RTIG	B-Application
have	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
best	O
practice	O
guidelines	O
.	O
</s>
