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MassDOT Developers - Where's the Bus - MITX Event

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Massachusetts Department of Transportation -- Developers Page

The document discusses making MBTA transit data open and available. It notes that while weather data is easily accessible, transit data was previously closed off. The MBTA then launched an initiative to make basic trip planning data open in September 2009. By November 2009, developers had already created six applications using this MBTA data. Further, the MBTA released a real-time data feed for five bus lines in November 2009. This led to several transit applications being rapidly developed by developers at no cost to the MBTA. The document suggests that by unlocking bus location data for the entire system, developers may create many more innovative applications.

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WHERES THE BUS? Chris Dempsey and Joshua Robin Massachusetts Department of Transportation Follow the event on at hashtag #massdotdev Learn about the Massachusetts Open Data Initiative at www.mass.gov/data
WHY IS IT SO EASY TO FIND REAL-TIME WEATHER REPORTS? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 31
WEATHER INFORMATION IS OPEN AS A RESULT, CUSTOMERS HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 32
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT BUS WILL ARRIVE? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 33
Wheres the #%*(#&$ bus? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 34
TRANSIT INFORMATION WAS CLOSED = ONE CHOICE 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 35
SO, IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WE DECIDED TO MAKE MBTA BASIC TRIP PLANNING INFORMATION OPEN 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 36
BY NOVEMBER, THERE WERE SIX INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS BUILT WITH MBTA DATA 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 37
GREAT, BUT WHEN IS THE NEXT BUS ACTUALLY GOING TO SHOW UP? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 38
TRADITIONAL MODEL First, (1) Countdown Signs Then, (2) Web and Phone Distribution Then, Maybe, (3) Share with Others
WHAT IF WE REVERSED THE ORDER?
ON NOVEMBER 14th, AS PART OF A TRIAL PROGRAM, THE MBTA RELEASED A REAL-TIME DATA FEED FOR FIVE BUS LINES 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 41
1 HOUR 2 DAYS 1 WEEK 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 42
2 WEEKS 1 MONTH 5 WEEKS 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 43
7 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 44
http://www.mass.gov/massdot/developers
WITH THOSE RESULTS* FOR JUST FIVE BUS LINES IN TWO MONTHS *ALL AT NO COST TO THE MBTA 3/30/2010 3:05 PM DRAFT 46
WHAT MIGHT DEVELOPERS CREATE IF WE UNLOCK BUS LOCATION DATA FOR THE ENTIRE BUS SYSTEM? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM DRAFT 47
MassDOT Developers - Where's the Bus - MITX Event

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MassDOT Developers - Where's the Bus - MITX Event

  • 1. WHERES THE BUS? Chris Dempsey and Joshua Robin Massachusetts Department of Transportation Follow the event on at hashtag #massdotdev Learn about the Massachusetts Open Data Initiative at www.mass.gov/data
  • 2. WHY IS IT SO EASY TO FIND REAL-TIME WEATHER REPORTS? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 31
  • 3. WEATHER INFORMATION IS OPEN AS A RESULT, CUSTOMERS HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 32
  • 4. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT BUS WILL ARRIVE? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 33
  • 5. Wheres the #%*(#&$ bus? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 34
  • 6. TRANSIT INFORMATION WAS CLOSED = ONE CHOICE 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 35
  • 7. SO, IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WE DECIDED TO MAKE MBTA BASIC TRIP PLANNING INFORMATION OPEN 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 36
  • 8. BY NOVEMBER, THERE WERE SIX INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS BUILT WITH MBTA DATA 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 37
  • 9. GREAT, BUT WHEN IS THE NEXT BUS ACTUALLY GOING TO SHOW UP? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 38
  • 10. TRADITIONAL MODEL First, (1) Countdown Signs Then, (2) Web and Phone Distribution Then, Maybe, (3) Share with Others
  • 11. WHAT IF WE REVERSED THE ORDER?
  • 12. ON NOVEMBER 14th, AS PART OF A TRIAL PROGRAM, THE MBTA RELEASED A REAL-TIME DATA FEED FOR FIVE BUS LINES 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 41
  • 13. 1 HOUR 2 DAYS 1 WEEK 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 42
  • 14. 2 WEEKS 1 MONTH 5 WEEKS 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 43
  • 15. 7 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 3/30/2010 3:05 PM 44
  • 17. WITH THOSE RESULTS* FOR JUST FIVE BUS LINES IN TWO MONTHS *ALL AT NO COST TO THE MBTA 3/30/2010 3:05 PM DRAFT 46
  • 18. WHAT MIGHT DEVELOPERS CREATE IF WE UNLOCK BUS LOCATION DATA FOR THE ENTIRE BUS SYSTEM? 3/30/2010 3:05 PM DRAFT 47