Cubic - metrodroid/metrodroid GitHub Wiki
Cubic is a developer of public transport ticketing systems and infrastructure.
Their flagship system is Nextfare. There are multiple types of Nextfare card media:
- Nextfare on MIFARE Classic
- Nextfare on MIFARE DESFire (this is normally fully locked, and thus unsupportable)
- Nextfare on MIFARE Ultralight
In addition, they have worked on some systems that follow custom specifications.
Known deployments
| Card | Location | Media type / system |
|---|---|---|
| [Breeze]] 1G ](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/Atlanta,-GA,-US-------- | -[[Cubic-Nextfare-MFC), coloured blue | |
| [Breeze]] 2G ](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/Atlanta,-GA,-US-------- | -[[Cubic-Nextfare-MFD), coloured silver | |
| [Clipper]] ](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/San-Francisco,-CA,-US-- | -[[custom-DESFire-system,-possibly-by-ERG|Clipper) | |
| [Compass]] ](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/Vancouver,-BC,-CA------ | -[[Cubic-Nextfare-MFD) | |
| Jojo | Sweden | RKF standard |
| [Go card](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/Go-(SEQ)) | Brisbane, QLD, AU | Cubic Nextfare MFC |
| [Go-To card](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/Go-To-(Minneapolis)) | Minneapolis, MN, US | Cubic Nextfare MFC |
| [Opal]] ](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/Sydney,-NSW,-AU-------- | -[[custom-schema-developed-by/for-TfNSW|Opal) | |
| [Oyster]] 1G ](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/London,-UK------------- | -MIFARE-Classic-with-[[custom-block-layout|Oyster) | |
| [Oyster]] 2G ](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/London,-UK------------- | -[[fully-locked|unsupportable-cards) MIFARE DESFire with different file layout to [Nextfare MFD](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/Cubic-Nextfare-MFD). | |
| [SmartLink]] ](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/New-Jersey-and-New-York,-US- | -(to-be-confirmed:-[[Cubic-Nextfare-MFD)) | |
| [TAP](/metrodroid/metrodroid/wiki/Transit-Access-Pass) | Los Angeles, CA, US | Cubic Nextfare MFC |
| Ventra 2G | Chicago, IL, US | to be confirmed, likely custom |
Possible, unconfirmed deployments
From Page 3 of Introducing Cubic (deleted), Cubic Corporation Overview Dec 2014 (deleted), Cubic Transportation Systems Overview Brochure
- Charmcard (Baltimore, MA)
- Compass Card (San Diego)
- Miami Easy Card
- Modena, Italy
- PATCO Freedom Card
- EASY Card (Florida)
These all appear to have similar Value-Add machines to other Nextfare deployments.
Identifying a Cubic installation
On the card itself
Card serial numbers start with 016, and have 16 digits (eg: 0160 1234 5678 9012), or start with 0001 and have 20 digits.
Infrastructure
Cubic often uses similar infrastructure for different deployments, with minor variations. Devices have Cubic branding.
