Unlocking Real-Time Data
summary
Massachusetts DOT opens basic trip data Sept 2009 and then a real-time feed for five bus routes at a November developers conference and within one hour a Google Earth display appears. Over two days a 50-line Google Maps app, within a week a desktop widget, within four weeks a functional countdown sign built for about $300, within five weeks a polished iPhone app, within seven weeks an IVR phone line built for less than $100, and within eight weeks SMS plus two more iPhone apps, all at no cost to the agency.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00The problem of transit data
- 0:26Weather vs transit data
- 1:22Opening schedule information
- 2:23A new approach to sharing
- 3:09Real-time data trial results
- 4:17The future of open data
