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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
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