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UNLOCKING REAL-TIME

UNLOCKING REAL-TIME. Joshua Robin Massachusetts Department of Transportation @massdotdev. WHY IS IT SO EASY TO FIND REAL-TIME WEATHER REPORTS?. Why is it so easy to find real-time weather reports?. @massdotdev. 2. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION IS OPEN.

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UNLOCKING REAL-TIME

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  1. UNLOCKING REAL-TIME Joshua Robin Massachusetts Department of Transportation @massdotdev

  2. WHY IS IT SO EASY TO FIND REAL-TIME WEATHER REPORTS? Why is it so easy to find real-time weather reports? @massdotdev 2

  3. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION IS OPEN National Weather Service information is open @massdotdev 3

  4. As a result, consumers have lots of choices AS A RESULT, CONSUMERS HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES @massdotdev

  5. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT BUS WILL ARRIVE? Why is it so hard to find out when the next bus will arrive? Where’s the #%*(#&$ bus? @massdotdev 9/11/2014 8:55 AM 5

  6. = MBTA information was closed MBTA INFORMATION WAS “CLOSED” ONE CHOICE @massdotdev 6

  7. SO, IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WE DECIDED TO MAKE MBTA BASIC TRIP PLANNING INFORMATION OPEN So, in September 2009 we decided to make basic MBTA trip planning information open. @massdotdev 7

  8. BY NOVEMBER, THERE WERE SIX INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS BUILT WITH MBTA DATA By November, there were six innovative applications built with MBTA data. @massdotdev 8

  9. Great, but when is the next bus actually going to show up? @massdotdev 9

  10. Traditional Model TRADITIONAL MODEL First, (1) Countdown Signs Then, (2) Web and Phone Distribution Then, Maybe, (3) Share with Others @massdotdev

  11. What if we reversed the order? WHAT IF WE REVERSED THE ORDER? @massdotdev

  12. Could we make MBTA bus location information as easy to find as a weather report? COULD WE MAKE MBTA BUS LOCATION INFORMATION AS EASY TO FIND AS A WEATHER REPORT? @massdotdev

  13. ON NOVEMBER 14th, AS PART OF A TRIAL PROGRAM, THE MBTA RELEASED A REAL-TIME DATAFEED FOR FIVE BUS LINES On November 14th, as part of a trial program, the MBTA released a real-time data feed for five MBTA bus lines. @massdotdev

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  17. WITH THOSE RESULTS*FOR JUST FIVE BUS LINESIN TWO MONTHS… With those results* for just five bus lines in two months… *ALL AT NO COST TO THE MBTA @massdotdev 17

  18. Imagine the innovative solutions developers might create If we focus on unlocking data first @massdotdev 18

  19. $130 Sony Bluetooth Wristwatch Real-Time Bus Arrival *YES, THIS REALLY EXISTS IN SAN FRANCISCO @massdotdev 19

  20. Joshua RobinMassachusetts Department of Transportationjoshua.robin@state.ma.us http://www.mass.gov/massdot/developers Twitter: @massdotdev

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