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Sensors 2012, 12, 11451-11476; doi:10.3390/s120911451 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Provision of Ubiquitous Tourist Information in Public Transport Networks Carmelo R. García *, Ricardo Pérez, Francisco Alayón, Alexis Quesada-Arencibia and Gabino Padrón Institute for Cybernetics, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas 35017, Spain; E-Mails: rperez@dis.ulpgc.es (R.P.); falayon@dis.ulpgc.es (F.A.); aquesada@dis.ulpgc.es (A.Q.-A.); gpadron@dis.ulpgc.es (G.P.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: rgarcia@dis.ulpgc.es; Tel.: +34-928-458-756; Fax: +34-928-458-711. Received: 29 May 2012; in revised form: 29 June 2012 / Accepted: 15 August 2012 / Published: 24 August 2012 Abstract: This paper outlines an information system for tourists using collective public transport based on mobile devices with limited computation and wireless connection capacities. In this system, the mobile device collaborates with the vehicle infrastructure in order to provide the user with multimedia (visual and audio) information about his/her trip. The information delivered, adapted to the user preferences, is synchronized with the passage of vehicles through points of interest along the route, for example: bus stops, tourist sights, public service centres, etc. Keywords: ubiquitous computing frameworks; service-orientation; intelligent transport systems 1. Introduction The availability of user-adapted information is an essential aspect of public transport systems, since it helps to improve the quality of service and constitutes a basic resource in complex and dynamic transport systems. According to the studies conducted by different local, regional, national and even international organizations, such as the University of Michigan Transport Research Institute [1] and the European Conference of Ministers of Trans