The Informed Rural Passenger Overview
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Informed Rural PassengerPete Edwards, John Nelson, Yaji Sripada, Jeff Pan, Caitlin Cottrill, Mark Beecroft, David Corsar,
Christopher Baillie, Milan Markovic, Konstantinos Papangelis
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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
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Informed Rural Passenger
Rural RTPI – lack of infrastructure
Travellers’ desire•Real time information.•Accurate, timely, personalised information about disruption.•Information on alternatives.
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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.
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Web Services
Information Ecosystem
Domain Data
NaPTAN
Passenger ObservationsTimetable
Users
Operators
Vehicle LocationTimetable Disruption Quality
AssessmentProvenance
Road Maps Disruptions
Clients
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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
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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.
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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
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BusM8 – SMS Under development Co-design workshops with
older adults in Aberdeenshire
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BusM8 – SMSThemes influencing design Rural bus travel Mobile technology Travel information
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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.
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