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Visualising Cycle Hire Docking Stations with OD Maps. The giCentre City University London. www.gicentre.org jwo@soi.city.ac.uk. 0. 75. Cycle hire docking station. Number of bikes at station. 390 docking stations arranged in a grid. Bicycle movement between docking stations simulated.
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Visualising Cycle Hire Docking Stationswith OD Maps The giCentre City University London www.gicentre.org jwo@soi.city.ac.uk
0 75 Cycle hire docking station Number of bikes at station
Bicycle movement between docking stations simulated. station full station empty normal use 0 75 Number of bikes at station
Different bicycle behaviours modelled Movement towards the centre Movement away from the centre Shorter journeys (<1km) Longer journeys (>5km)
Journeys between stations shown as an ‘OD map’ Each station contains a mini-map of all docking stations. All journeys that started in High Holborn shown in top-left of inset(High Holborn to Devonshire Square at mouse location). fewer more Journeys between stations
OD Maps used to reveal structure in journeys Short journey behaviour All destinations close to the bike station (at crosshairs) Vandalised bikes at Snow Hill Bike station full (purple border), but no outward journeys (blank cell). Popular journey New Road to Cheapside more common than other non-local journeys.
For more information on visualisation of bicycle hire behaviour and other transport data: The giCentre School of Infomatics City University London EC1V 0HB Web: www.gicentre.org Email: Dr Jo Wood: jwo@soi.city.ac.uk Tel: 020 7040 0146