Transport information as infrastructure in the Future CityJonathan RaperCEOTransportAPI.comBy Placr Ltd.

Future cities will be digital marketplacesSensors will be everywhereData will be pervasive & openServices will consume dataOpen questionsHow does distribution work?Who will deliver the services?

Data distribution in the future cityData will be distributed byData producers? < BUT each has a limited catalogueCities? < need developer engagement plan & resourceAggregators < can gather, validate and scaleAggregators will be the new distributors

Digital service delivery in the future cityDigital services could be delivered byData producers? < BUT cannot know business cases Cities? < Need to create/procure a platform at costApp developers? < can design, deliver and monetiseApp developers will deliver the digital services

Open transport dataLondon DataStore began by releasing all Londons transport data in 2010 (thanks Boris!)Dept. of Transport then supported Traveline to release bus data across the country in 2012Network Rail released all train data in 2013Many other providers have released datahttp://transportapi.com/ has data for 360,000 British bus stops and 2,500 rail stationsWe can now distribute transport info to developers in many different sectors through a range of channels

transportapi.comCovers all Britains public transport from open sourcesLive, timetables & infrastructure Historic archiving of movementsPerformance indicatorsPublic transport journey planningCar and cycle routing650+ developers signed up

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Train service live departuresNetwork RailGreat BritainTrain service timetablesNetwork RailGreat BritainTube service live departuresTfLLondonTube service timetablesTfLLondonRail coach timetablesTraveline National DatasetGreat BritainNational Express coach timetablesNational Coach Services DBGreat BritainTfL Bus timetablesTfLLondonTfL Bus live departuresTfLLondonNon-TfL Bus timetablesTraveline National DatasetGB non-LondonNon-TfL Bus live departuresTraveline NextBusesGB non-LondonJourney planning itinerariesTraveline SouthEastTraveline SE (England S. of Humber)TransportBuzz tweet mappingTransportAPIUK and IrelandPerformance indicators for tube/trainTransportAPILondon/GBCar-based journey planning from postcode to postcodeTransportAPI/OSMGreat BritainCycle-based journey route planning from postcode to postcodeTransportAPI/CycleStreetsUK

`FeedsCacheStop/station dataDatatablesAPIApplogicUpdatingLookupsContentDisplaysMapsGeolocateKeysAppProcessingTransportAPI architectureReal-timeCloud serversRaw data

Business model

Services launched from open dataTravel portalTrain latenessDashboardTweet map

API Sign Ups Over TimeLots of growth..Rate of growth accelerating

CityMapperLondons most popular travel appTransportAPI supplying the back end for rail dataAccuracy, latency are paramountLooking for guarantees & management of liabilities

The Long Tail

Performance as added valueLondon Underground performance indicatorsReal travel time through London bus networkTrain lateness maps across country

Partnerships like journeymapper.org

Constant iteration & new product development

It's designed for transport planners and other professionals in the industry to get a mix of anecdotes and incident data for specific places. For the rest of us, it's a gold mine of schadenfreude and witticisms. http://transportbuzz.com

How to engage with us?Use us an innovation lab 1000 hits/day freePublish your public & private transport dataLet us power your transport appsConnect us to your web site & public displaysDeploy our UK transport model on your site

Contacthttp://www.transportapi.com/jonathan.raper@transportapi.com@Madprof