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Smart Cities Pilot - Public transport planner - Groningen

The pilot will develop a mobile phone application that will provide real-time information on public transportation e.g. bus schedules, movements etc.. It will develop an API for this approach which will be shared amongst partners.

country: 
Netherlands
organisation: 
City of Groningen

The pilot will develop a mobile phone application that will provide real-time information on public transportation e.g. bus schedules, movements etc.. It will develop an API for this approach which will be shared amongst partners.

In Groningen the buses are already equipped with GPS systems and a wireless infrastructure is already available, so implementation of this system appears to be ‘a piece of cake’. The system will be set up so that other partners can re-use it with their specific public transport data.

Pilot information: 

Approach:

  1. Research on the interface and GPS systems on the local buses
  2. Research on existing public transport planners and their interfaces
  3. Choosing an open planning system suitable for this pilot
  4. Setting up a data set and writing necessary interface
  5. Testing, implementation and documentation
  6. Marketing research
  7. During these steps a continuous sharing with and feedback from the partners involved.

Deliverables

  • application usable on portable devices such as internet-enabled phones and PDA’s
  • API or other interface for partners or other cities
  • Marketing plan (based on research)
Background to the pilot: 

Several WP 4 partners have expressed an interest in developing a public transport planner, usable on portable devices, with real-time information on the location of buses. In the Netherlands a good planner is already available, but without real-time information.

In Groningen the buses are equipped with GPS systems and a wireless infrastructure is already available, so implementation of this system appears to be ‘a piece of cake’. The system will be set up so that other partners can re-use it with their specific public transport data.

Business case: 

The policy of the municipality is to increase the use of public transportation and upgrade customer experience.

Customer benefits:

  • Higher uptake of use of public transportation
  • Higher customer satisfaction.

Performance benefits:

  • Not applicable.

Employee benefits:

  • Not applicable

Financial benefits:

  • Secondary benefits of higher uptake of public transportation.
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