leveraging transit data for ferry riders and operators - james wong

Leveraging Transit Data for Ferry Riders and Operators 2015 Ferry Safety and Technology Conference U.S. Customs House Presented by: James Wong, AICP Director of Ferries jwong@edc.nyc

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Agenda

  Transit traveler information   Open Data   Ferry Transit Data

–  GTFS –  GTFS-Realtime

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Evolution of Transit Data

Schedule

Paper Schedules Digitization Interactivity

10 9:36

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Transit Directions

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Walk Score: Apartment Search

http://www.walkscore.com

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Leveraging Open Data

Ferry operator responds to individual, special requests

by developer

Small subset of riders find this specific tool useful.

Ferry Operator

App Developers

Riders

DATA Anyone can access data

Many riders access a diverse market of tools powered by GTFS.

Ferry operator produces data and

opens it once.

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General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)

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A Guide to GTFS:

  Fields   Relationships   Data

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GTFS-Realtime

  GTFS-RT data needs: –  Schedule information –  Route information –  Vessel assignments –  Vessel location

  Hmm… sounds like AIS/VTS

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GTFS Realtime

  Opportunities connecting to Vessel Traffic System

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Conclusion

  Transit data leads to better traveler information, for subways, trains and ferries.

  Opening data allows for a robust ecosystem of data users and developers the ability to get more people using your service.

  There is a real opportunity for GTFS-Realtime in the maritime community based on the AIS and VTS systems.

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Contact Information

  James Wong, AICP Director of Ferries NYC Economic Development Corporation jwong@edc.nyc (212) 312-3688

Portions of this presentation were originally produced for the Atlanta Regional Commission Lauren Pessoa, Jacob Tzegaegbe, Landon Reed, James Wong and Bin Yan Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Kari Watkins, Advisor