Hashimoto City Adopts 'Bus Location System & MANALYZE' for Data Collection and Visualization of Community Bus Operations

Uni-Trend Corp., a group company of Unirita Inc. that solves transportation and logistics challenges through digital technology, announced that Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture, has adopted its 'Bus Location System & MANALYZE' for the 'Hashikko Bus' community bus service. The service will launch on April 1, 2026. The system continuously collects daily operational data via an 'Automatic Passenger Counting System' installed on buses. By visualizing data such as delays, passenger counts, congestion, and route characteristics, it quantitatively identifies challenges and areas for improvement in Hashimoto City's transport network. For passengers, the system provides real-time bus information via smartphones. For administrators, it offers a dashboard to monitor real-time location, delays, and passenger numbers. The collected data is visualized through 'MANALYZE' to serve as evidence for EBPM-based policy making. Facing population decline and an aging society, Hashimoto City chose this system to accurately grasp the current status of its vital 'Hashikko Bus' infrastructure and to implement data-driven improvements.