The system is built on APIs that track the locations of different trains, and feed the data into the back-end of the digital map. The Hertz-designed map is the one New Yorkers use today, but the technology behind Tuesday’s digital map is the MTA’s first attempt at “marrying these two concepts so they work together,” Call said. ![]() In 1978, an aesthetically pleasing map of the subway system was conceived by Italian Modernist Massimo Vignelli and a more topographical, clean version by Michael Hertz Associates, a New York graphic design firm. ![]() New York City was once home to a “ Great Debate” about how to design its subway map. Trains are visible moving through the map in real time. This is something that really wasn’t possible for smartphones and digital mapping techniques, to allow one map to sort of transform in the way that this map does to show multiple elements,” Call said. “The technology and tools simply didn’t exist a few years ago. Previously, the MTA wasn’t able to collect and share data in real-time, nor overlay single-line route maps with more detailed track diagrams. The project is a testament to upgrades in data-sharing technology, MTA deputy communications director Kevin Call said. ![]() Users can zoom in and out on tracks to see which direction trains are heading and click on stations to check service status, as well as re-routing updates for nighttime and weekend service. The map, available on the MTA’s website for both desktop and mobile users, streams near-real-time views of train locations, construction and delays to a virtual diagram of the train system. Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said an interactive, digital map of the New York City subway system published by the agency on Tuesday is a first of its kind for North America - and potentially the world.
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