MassDOT Developers Conference - Real-Time Presentation

DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE

GETTING TO REAL-TIME

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MBTA REAL-TIME XML TRIAL
AVAILABLE NOW AT:
http://www.mass.gov/eot/developers/realtime/


MBTA REAL TIME XML TRIAL
REAL TIME BUS FEED AVAILABLE FOR
ROUTES: 39, 111, 114, 116, 117


ABOUT THE ROUTE: 39


ABOUT THE ROUTE: 111


ABOUT THE ROUTE: 114, 116, 117


MBTA’S BUSIEST BUS ROUTES
14405 Average Weeday Ridership - 2008

12,325

11,142

11,088

10,607

8,692

8,665

7,733

7,047

6,951

6,551

4,388

4,058

1,499
39 1 23 66 28 111 57 32 22 15 77 116 117 114


FEED PROVIDED BY NEXTBUS
•The trial feed is being provided by
NextBus Inc. of San Francisco, California.
•Vendor with international experience.
•Selected to implement trial program only.


RELATIONSHIP PRINCIPLES UPDATE
•Developers License Agreement and
MassDOT/Developer Relationship Principles
updated to cover use of vendor resources.
•Please respect the resources of MassDOT’s
partners and vendors who make data
available to the developer community.


WHY IS THIS ONLY A TRIAL?
• Contracts entered into by the MBTA years ago were not
designed to allow the MBTA to provide this data to the
public.
• More than a year of excellent work by MBTA Operations
Technology team to build a limited, trial program.
• The method used to deliver feed is not scalable for the
entire system.
• MBTA must engage in an open, competitive bidding
process to make certain the agency is getting the best deal
and to comply with federal and state procurement rules.


TRIAL DETAILS
• One-year duration.
• Not necessarily what will be used in a future system.
• Be prepared for change.
• Be prepared for downtime for maintenance and testing.
• MassDOT Developers will make best efforts to alert
stakeholders of scheduled downtime.


TRIAL GOALS
•The primary goal of the real-time XML trial feed is to collect
feedback from the developer community on the usefulness of
the real-time arrival information demonstrated in the
program.
•This feedback will help the MBTA’s technical team refine the
design of a planned future system to ensure it meets
expectations. A good design up front will reduce the number
of costly changes that could be needed later on.
•Let’s build something that provides value to our users.

TRIAL FEEDBACK
•Please leave feedback on the MassDOT
Developers Google Group:
http://groups.google.com/group/massdotdev
elopers.
•Feedback on any and all aspects of the
program is welcome. Please include as much
detail as you can.


LONG TERM GOAL: REAL TIME
•MassDOT’s long-term goal is to release
and support a system-wide data feed.
•These applications have the potential to
change the way people use transit.


REAL TIME: CURRENT MODEL

1 2 3


REAL TIME: IMPACT OF OPEN DATA
3: Open Real Time Data and see what
happens…


EXAMPLE: CHICAGO, IL


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REAL TIME: GETTING THERE
•Demonstrate to leaders in government,
stakeholders, users, and the general public the
value of releasing real-time data first.
•This means working together to build great
applications and implement other creative
ideas!


NEXT STEPS FOR MASSDOTDEV
•Improve MBTA T-Alerts RSS Feed
•Encourage use of Real-Time XML Trial Feed
•Encourage diverse applications that serve a
wide range of users.
•Investigate opening up real-time information
beyond Trial Feed.


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