Transit Data as a Service
The secret to true innovation for transit agencies and operators
Data helps us to solve the problems faced by public transit and is the cornerstone of the best transportation systems in the world. It demystifies bus services and helps to increase bus usage. It allows transit providers to improve and demonstrate performance.
The challenge is that transit data isn’t always readily available in a usable format, or the accuracy of the data is unknown or can’t be trusted.
Learning Points:
- What is Transit Data as a Service?
- Why did Transdev take this strategic data approach?
- How was it implemented?
- What value and results has it generated?
- How do you implement an open data framework?
- What is the technology behind data innovation?
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Speakers
Michael Haynes
Director of Business Improvement,
Transdev Services, Inc.
Michael is a seasoned transit data analyst with over 20 years in the transportation industry. Notably a 16 year career with the Chicago Transit Authority as the primary systems integration, project manager and data developer for real-time bus tracking and computer aided dispatch engineering.
He will share his experience transforming one of the world largest bus operators. His ideas for transit improvements are endless, both for getting the most out of data as well as near-term and long-term strategic visions.
Conrad Richardson
International Technical Advisor,
GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Conrad is a specialist smart and sustainable mobility professional with a background in public transport planning and intelligent transport systems and services across Asia, Africa, North America, the Middle East and Europe. He has previous experience developing open ITS frameworks and architectures and is currently the International Technical Advisor on the Sustainable Mobility in Metropolitan Regions (SMMR) in ASEAN project.
He will discuss open data and ITS frameworks including a step-by-step overview on how to get started with examples from the Middle East & South East Asia.
Tomaz Racic
VP of Sales,
LIT Transit
Tomaz works closely with transit authorities and operators around the world to customize solutions that meet their needs for passenger-focused transit management underpinned by accurate data and analytics.
He will share a brief introduction to ITS software that provides the foundation for the data-led innovation presented in this webinar. The open and flexible solution can be easily implemented on top of existing CAD/AVL systems and helps you monitor and manage bus operations in real-time, track SLAs and improve journey time accuracy.