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MASSDOT DEVELOPERSChris Dempsey and Joshua Robin

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

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WHY IS IT SO EASY TO FIND REAL-TIME WEATHER REPORTS?

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION IS OPEN

AS A RESULT, CONSUMERS HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES

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WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT BUS WILL ARRIVE?

Where’s the #%*(#&$

bus?

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MBTA INFORMATION WAS “CLOSED”

ONE CHOICE

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SO, IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WE DECIDED TO MAKE MBTA BASIC TRIP PLANNING

INFORMATION OPEN

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BY NOVEMBER, THERE WERE SIX INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS BUILT

WITH MBTA DATA

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GREAT, BUT WHEN IS THE NEXT BUS ACTUALLY

GOING TO SHOW UP?

TRADITIONAL MODEL

First, (1) Countdown Signs

Then, (2) Web and Phone Distribution

Then, Maybe, (3) Share with Others

WHAT IF WE REVERSEDTHE ORDER?

COULD WE MAKE MBTA BUS LOCATION INFORMATION AS EASY TO FIND AS A

WEATHER REPORT?

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ON NOVEMBER 14th, AS PART OF A TRIAL PROGRAM, THE MBTA

RELEASED A REAL-TIME DATA FEED FOR FIVE BUS LINES

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1 HOUR 2 DAYS 1 WEEK

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2 WEEKS 4 WEEKS 5 WEEKS

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7 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 8 WEEKS

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Real-TimeBus Arrival

*YES, THIS REALLY EXISTS IN SAN FRANCISCO

$130Sony

BluetoothWristwatch

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WE BUILD A SIMPLE, RELIABLE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE EXISTING BUS GPS SYSTEM AND 3rd PARTIES

GPS

COMPLEX, DIVERSE, CUSTOMER-FACING APPLICATIONS ARE

BUILT AT NO COST TO THE MBTA

http://www.mass.gov/eot/developers

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http://www.mass.gov/eot/developers

christopher.dempsey@state.ma.us joshua.robin@state.ma.us

Twitter: @massdotdev