massdot developers - hackathon presentation
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MASSDOT DEVELOPERSChris Dempsey and Joshua Robin
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
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WHY IS IT SO EASY TO FIND WEATHER AND TRAFFIC REPORTS…
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BUT SO HARD TO FIND TRANSIT INFORMATION?
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TWO THEORIES
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THEORY #1 –
NO DEMAND
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Where’s the #%*(#&$
train?
Where’s the #%*(#&$
train?
Where’s the #%*(#&$
train?
Where is the #%*(#&$
Green Line?
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THEORY #2 –
NO SUPPLY
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SO, WHAT’S DIFFERENT?
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TRAFFIC AND WEATHER INFORMATION ARE “OPEN”
AS A RESULT, DRIVERS HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES
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TRANSIT INFORMATION WAS “CLOSED”
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T RIDERS HAD JUST ONE CHOICE FOR MBTA INFORMATION: THE T
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SO, WE DECIDED TO MAKE MBTA INFORMATION OPEN
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IN SEPTEMBER 2009, THE MBTA MADE BASIC TRIP PLANNING DATA OPEN
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BY NOVEMBER, THERE WERE 6 INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS BUILT
WITH MBTA DATA
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WHAT ABOUT REAL-TIME DATA?
TRADITIONAL MODEL
First, (1) Countdown Signs
Then, (2) Web and Phone Distribution
Then, Maybe, (3) Share with Others
WHAT IF WE RE-THOUGHT THIS?
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COULD WE MAKE MBTA BUS LOCATION INFORMATION
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AS EASY
FOR OUR RIDERS TO FIND AS THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE?
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IMPOSSIBLE, RIGHT?
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ON NOVEMBER 14th, AS PART OF A TRIAL PROGRAM, THE MBTA
RELEASED A REAL-TIME DATA FEED FOR FIVE BUS LINES
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WITHIN ONE HOUR…
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WITHIN ONE HOUR…A developer integrated the trial data into Google Earth to show the real-time locations of the buses:
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WITHIN TWO DAYS…A developer integrated the trial data into a free, easily-
accessible web page, where T riders can track the buses from any internet-accessible computer:
http://mbta-bus.appspot.com
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WITHIN ONE WEEK…A developer built a desktop application that displays the countdown information for the rider’s favorite stop:
http://www.wirelust.com
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WITHIN TWO WEEKS…A developer built a simple web application that displays the bus countdown information without the need for a map:
http://www.clickteam.info/davidn/mbta/mbtabuses.php
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WITHIN ONE MONTH…A developer built an LED sign that shows real-time bus countdown information on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain:
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WITHIN FIVE WEEKS…A developer built iPhone
and Android apps that integrate the
real-time trial data. The apps cost just 99 cents:
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WITHIN SEVEN WEEKS…A developer built a system that delivers the real-time data to any
phone, mobile or landline:
*
*Try if for yourself by dialing 617-213-0911 Use stop code (0330) or (0085)
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WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS…A developer built a system that delivers the real-time data by text message to any mobile phone:
*Try if for yourself by texting 617.299.6591 this message: bus: 39: 51391
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WITHIN EIGHT WEEKSDevelopers launched more apps included free applications:
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AND PEOPLE NOTICED:These apps received positive press from:
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WITH THOSE RESULTS* FOR JUST FIVE BUS LINES
IN SEVEN WEEKS…
*ALL AT NO COST TO THE MBTA
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WHAT MIGHT DEVELOPERS CREATE IF WE UNLOCK
LOCATION DATA FOR THE ENTIRE BUS SYSTEM?
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HERE’S WHAT DEVELOPERS HAVE DONE IN OTHER PLACES:
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Real-TimeTrain Arrival
BaggageClaim Info at
Portland Airport
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Real-TimeBus Arrival
CommunityAdvertisement
in a ChicagoBakery
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Real-TimeBus Arrival
*YES, THIS REALLY EXISTS IN SAN FRANCISCO
$130Sony
BluetoothWristwatch
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HOW DO WE GET THERE?
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MIT C4FCM/MBTA HACKATHON
TOGETHER, LET’S DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL OF OPENING UP FULL
SYSTEM BUS LOCATION DATA
GOALS
LED SIGNS
MBTA REAL-TIME WATCH
WHAT ELSE?
http://www.mass.gov/eot/developers
