Keeping track: the fusion of large, automatically-collected transport data in capturing long-term system change

This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities of using large, automatically collected data sources for the purpose of measuring and monitoring transit system performance over time, demonstrating factors such as changes in reliability and ridership. It discusses work undertaken within the initial stages of ongoing research for the analysis of transport in San Francisco using the city’s public transport vehicle location and passenger counting data, expanded with openly-available timetable information. It provides examples of open-source software tools developed for the fusion, analysis and visualisation of these large data sources. Such tools enable explorative and retrospective analyses of the city’s transport network and provide opportunity of further work and research into network performance and integration of multiple other large data sources. The paper investigates and highlights methods whereby data can be manipulated in order to assist in the creation of long-term data inventories of travel behavior and transport performance. These methods can be applicable to the data landscape for planning and modelling of transport systems in Australian cities.

• Authors:
  • Lock, O
  • Erhardt, G D
• Conference:
  • Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) National Conference, 2015, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Publication Date: 2015-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 13p
• Monograph Title: 2015 AITPM Traffic and Transport Conference, 28-31 July 2015, Brisbane, Queensland

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle monitoring; Computer programs; Data analysis; Data collection; Level of service; Passengers; Public transit; Software; Timetables; Travel behavior
• Uncontrolled Terms: International comparison
• Geographic Terms: Australia; San Francisco (California)
• ATRI Terms: Computer program; Data analysis; International comparison; Passenger; Public transport; Timetable; Transport performance; Travel behaviour; Vehicle monitoring
• ITRD Terms: 1154: Network (transport); 744: Public transport
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01578078
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 9 2015 11:32AM