leveraging transit data for ferry riders and operators - james wong
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Presented at the 2015 Ferry Safety and Technology ConferenceTRANSCRIPT
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 [email protected]
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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
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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 [email protected] (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