Real-Time Transit Tracking for the Modern City.
MetroLocator provides sub-second vehicle telemetry, interactive vector maps, and precise stop arrivals for municipal transit riders. Free, open, and built for speed.
SORTA Greater Cincinnati Bus & Streetcar Ingestion Engine
Flagship Metro: Greater Cincinnati
Our high-precision live vehicle tracking platform is fully deployed and active in Cincinnati, Ohio. Serving bus and streetcar riders with instant arrival predictions and real-time fleet locations.
Cincy Metro Locator
Real-time tracking for Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) buses and the Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar. Built with vector map tiles, live vehicle speed, bearing vectors, and stop countdowns.
Full fleet coverage across Hamilton County and downtown transit centers.
Complete 3.6-mile rail loop connecting The Banks, CBD, and Over-the-Rhine.
Direct GTFS-RT protobuf stream refreshed every 15 seconds.
MapLibre GL vector canvas with customized Queen City transit styling.
Hamilton County Transit Corridors
SORTA / Metro GTFS Feeds
Zero installation needed. Add to your phone's home screen for an instant one-tap native app experience with offline route caching.
Built for Modern Metropolitan Transit
MetroLocator replaces slow, ad-ridden transit apps with a fast, lightweight, and mathematically accurate platform designed for everyday commuters.
Real-Time GTFS-RT Stream Processing
Direct protocol buffer ingestion from agency dispatch systems. Vehicle coordinates, instantaneous speeds, bearing vectors, and delay states are parsed with sub-second latency.
60 FPS Vector Canvas (MapLibre GL)
Hardware-accelerated WebGL vector tiles engineered for buttery-smooth panning and zooming. Custom Queen City light and dark transit palettes ensure extreme legibility.
Stop Timelines & Arrival Predictions
Instant arrival countdowns at every bus stop along active corridors. Never wonder if you just missed your bus or whether the next connection is on time.
Multi-Corridor Filtering & Shape Traces
Isolate a single line like Route 11 Madison Rd or compare multiple downtown feeders simultaneously with high-resolution GTFS shape polylines.
Rainy-Day One-Handed Mobile UX
Engineered specifically for commuters holding an umbrella or carrying groceries. Ergonomic bottom action sheets, 44px minimum touch targets, and zero clunky dropdowns.
100% Privacy & Zero Advertising
We believe municipal transit tools should be pure public utilities. No mandatory accounts, no surveillance trackers, and zero invasive third-party ad networks.
The MetroLocator Architecture
Engineered from the ground up for high reliability, minimal battery draw, and instant response times without heavy backend dependencies.
GTFS-RT Ingestion
Polls official agency Protocol Buffer feeds every 15 seconds, parsing raw vehicle telemetry and service alerts at the edge.
Edge Normalization
Cleanses erratic GPS pings, calculates instantaneous bearing vectors, interpolates speed deltas, and validates stop sequence IDs.
Static GTFS Mapping
Cross-references live vehicles against official static route shapes, headsigns, trip patterns, and stop location schedules.
Vector Map Delivery
Streams lightweight GeoJSON updates to the client's MapLibre GL engine with hardware-accelerated 60 FPS transitions.
Modern Full-Stack Foundation
Built on React Router 7, Vite, Tailwind CSS v4, MapLibre GL, and OKLCH color spaces.
Bringing MetroLocator to More Cities
Following our flagship launch in Cincinnati, we are expanding MetroLocator across key Midwestern transit hubs with modern GTFS-RT protocol pipelines.
Columbus, OH
COTA (Central Ohio Transit Authority)
Standard Bus & CMAX BRT Corridors
Cleveland, OH
GCRTA (Greater Cleveland Regional Transit)
Red Line Heavy Rail, HealthLine BRT & City Bus
Indianapolis, IN
IndyGo (Indianapolis Public Transportation)
Red Line BRT, Purple Line & Local Bus
Louisville, KY
TARC (Transit Authority of River City)
Dixie Highway BRT & Urban Express Feeds
Pittsburgh, PA
PRT (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)
The T Light Rail, Martin Luther King Jr Busway
Don't see your city?
Tell us which transit agency or municipal bus network you want MetroLocator to support next.
Riding the bus in Cincinnati today? Track your route in real time.
Experience the full interactive MapLibre vector canvas, live stop arrival countdowns, and real-time vehicle locations right now on Cincy Metro Locator.