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The document discusses the future of commuting in a globalized world. It notes that population increases will require more people to commute, and that mass transportation is the solution but may not be improving fast enough. It suggests that commuting needs to become more fun, social, and interactive by combining transportation information with location-based check-in services and providing real-time arrival updates. Public transport companies are encouraged to share their data to improve journey planning.

The future of commuting in a globalised world

iRail vzw/asbl
Yeri Tiete
Pieter Colpaert

cc-by-sa iRail - http://npo.iRail.be

The solution:
Mass transport
but... didn't we try this yet?

Find ways to better
inform commuters in time

Commuting should become
fun, social & interactive

How hard can it be?
For instance...

Combine train info with location
based check-in services

We already have the math

Stop investing in intermodal journey planning

But, does someone have
the data?
Public transport companies have a hard time
collecting the data themselves

iRail needed 1.5y to get 2 datasets

Thank you for your attention

Dare to join us? Get in touch
@PieterColpaert @Tuinslak
pieter@iRail.be yeri@iRail.be
http://npo.iRail.be

Credits

● Orange County Archives on flickr
● screenshot from the BBC website
● chandramarsono on flickr
● eyesogreen on flickr
● marcocrupivisualartist on flickr
● anniemole on flickr
● ncreedplayer on flickr
● andrew_bolin on flickr
● 2xptuitp.org
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TEDxUHasselt

1. The future of commuting in a globalised world iRail vzw/asbl Yeri Tiete Pieter Colpaert cc-by-sa iRail - http://npo.iRail.be

2. Population increases

3. Eventually, everyone has to move

4. BAD

5. The solution: Mass transport but... didn't we try this yet?

6. GOOD?

7. BETTER?

9. What has to change today?

10. Find ways to better inform commuters in time

11. What has to change today?

12. Commuting should become fun, social & interactive

13. How hard can it be? For instance... Combine train info with location based check-in services

14. What has to change today?

15. Give us the "GPS experience".

16. We already have the math Stop investing in intermodal journey planning

17. We already have the route planners

18. But, does someone have the data? Public transport companies have a hard time collecting the data themselves iRail needed 1.5y to get 2 datasets

19. Points of action

20. 1. Get all your data together

21. 2. Share your data for reuse

22. Thank you for your attention Dare to join us? Get in touch @PieterColpaert @Tuinslak pieter@iRail.be yeri@iRail.be http://npo.iRail.be

23. Credits ● Orange County Archives on flickr ● screenshot from the BBC website ● chandramarsono on flickr ● eyesogreen on flickr ● marcocrupivisualartist on flickr ● anniemole on flickr ● ncreedplayer on flickr ● andrew_bolin on flickr ● 2xptuitp.org ● dmcl on flickr

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