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Data will be at heart of transport’s future

An ever-increasing number of sensors, services and systems collects vast amounts of data about our movement through transport network.

Unlocking and understanding this data can help inform not only members of the public travelling their route home, but particularly transport operators looking to improve the effectiveness of their network.

“Improving the quality of public transport data and getting information such as service alerts into the hands of the travelling public is critical,” reveals Dave Ladbrook, chief operating officer of data management expert ITO World.

  • We've read it in: Passenger Transport, July 22 2016, Issue 139, p16