David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

Informed Rural PassengerPete Edwards, John Nelson, Yaji Sripada, Jeff Pan, Caitlin Cottrill, Mark Beecroft, David Corsar,

Christopher Baillie, Milan Markovic, Konstantinos Papangelis

dcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

dot.rural Exploring the contribution

digital technologies can make to enhancing key services; generating business opportunities; boosting quality of life; promoting the economic, social and environmental sustainability of rural areas across the UK and beyond.

Support for knowledge transfer / exchange activities.

Intelligent information

infrastructures

Internet engineering

NLG &affective

communication

Reasoning, coordination & collaboration

Accessibility & Mobilities

Enterprise & Culture

Natural Resource

Conservation

Healthcare

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

Informed Rural Passenger

Rural RTPI – lack of infrastructure

Travellers’ desire•Real time information.•Accurate, timely, personalised information about disruption.•Information on alternatives.

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

A Passenger Information Ecosystem

Can we leverage Open Data? What is available? How can it be used?

Mobile devices and crowd-sourcing to help fill infrastructure ‘voids’? Passengers providing information to the system for benefit of

others.

Dealing with issues such as provenance and data quality.

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

Web Services

Information Ecosystem

Domain Data

NaPTAN

Passenger ObservationsTimetable

Users

Operators

Vehicle LocationTimetable Disruption Quality

AssessmentProvenance

Road Maps Disruptions

Clients

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

GetThere Bus Android App

View bus routes, timetable View bus locations

Timetable Real-time

Provide real-time bus locations

Available for routes in Scottish Borders

Demo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wgn-pMJAHA

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

Travel Behaviour Study Exploring if receiving mobile RTPI affects

individuals’ travel behaviour across 10 variables. September/October 2013. 15 participants

students at Herriot Watt, Borders College campus.

Approach Baseline travel behaviour interviews. Participant used app (2-3 weeks). Interviews exploring deviation from baseline travel behaviour.

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

Preliminary ResultsTravel behaviour variable Frequent users Infrequent users Total

Increased control 9/9 5/6 14

Bus service easier to use 6/9 6/6 12

Willingness to pay 8/9 4/6 12

Improved bus service 7/9 4/6 11

Waiting time 6/9 5/6 11

Increased satisfaction 6/9 4/6 10

Decrease uncertainty 3/9 3/6 6

Change in PT journeys 3/9 2/6 5

Impact decision making 2/9 1/6 3

Increased feelings of safety 1/9 1/6 2

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

BusM8 – SMS Under development Co-design workshops with

older adults in Aberdeenshire

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

BusM8 – SMSThemes influencing design Rural bus travel Mobile technology Travel information

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

Reflections Lessons Learnt

Data access challenges. Data integration and veracity are major challenges. Design for different audiences.

Easier data access, more potential users. Future work - integrating social media. Developed expertise

Processing, publishing, using (transport) data. Integration of static and dynamic data. Handling data provenance and quality issues. User-led design for affective communication.

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

David Corsardcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

Questions

David Corsar

dcorsar@abdn.ac.uk

http://www.dotrural.ac.uk/irp