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



Informed Rural Passenger

Rural RTPI – lack of infrastructure

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



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.



Web Services

Information Ecosystem

Domain Data

NaPTAN

Passenger ObservationsTimetable

Users

Operators

Vehicle LocationTimetable Disruption Quality

AssessmentProvenance

Road Maps Disruptions

Clients



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



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.



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



BusM8 – SMS Under development Co-design workshops with

older adults in Aberdeenshire



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



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.



Questions

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