Transport is currently responsible for around one-fifth of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This is demonstrated in this recent graph (based on 2018 data) from Our World in Data, which gives a clear comparison of travel modes by their carbon footprint. These figures are measured in the amount of greenhouse gases emitted per passenger kilometre …
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Earlier this year The Open Transport Initiative published its Open Standards for the sharing of transport and mobility account smart data. The aim being that by giving away any license claims and removing any proprietary Intellectual Property considerations these API standards could be adopted easier and quicker. In short, our aim was to kick-start an …
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The Transport and Mobility industry makes owning and sharing data difficult. The travelling customer has to work hard to access all their transport & mobility data. There are dozens & dozens of different online accounts – one for every major Transport Provider and MaaS Platform. Customers therefore have to log into every account to get …
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Today, Hayden Sutherland, our Founder & Chair presented to the MaaS Scotland 2020 conference on the adoption of Smart Data for Transport & Mobility. His presentation covered: The current restrictions and limitations with online accounts Definitions of Open Data and Smart Data Smart Data examples in other industries – especially Online Banking The findings in …
There are many terms relating to data being used in the transport and mobility industry right now, with individuals confusing or mixing them up. This has resulted in stakeholders and external observers misunderstanding the industry’s level of data maturity and its commitment to certain standards and practices. In other words, transport and mobility organisations are …
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Why does the transport and mobility industry make it so difficult for the travelling customer to be in control of their data? There are dozens & dozens of different online accounts – one for each Transport Provider and MaaS Platform. Customers have to log into every account to get a complete view of all their …
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This year the MaaS Scotland annual conference is being held as a virtual / online event taking place over two days: 30 September and 1 October 2020. On Day 1 (30 Sept 2020) there will be a Technical Session from 14:00 – 15:15 on the topic of Data and Security, including a presentation and participation …
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On 9th September 2020 the UK Government published its response to the Smart Data Review conducted in 2019. The report, titled “Next steps for Smart Data. Putting consumers and SMEs in control of their data and enabling innovation” not only cites the success of Open Banking, with the UK leading the way, it also states …
There’s a gold rush currently underway in the Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) market, as the different providers of MaaS platform vendors look to sign-up cities and regions to use their products rather than those of their competition. However, for those living, working or travelling near the intersection of two or more geographically different transport regions, this may …
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Details of the 10th Annual ScotlandIS Digital Technology awards has been released today. So we are please to announce that Hayden Sutherland, our Founder & Chair, has been shortlisted in the category of “Unsung Hero Award” for his work on The Open Transport Initiative. The judging panel included experts, champions, and influencers from across the …
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Open Transport - Transport & Mobility Data Interoperability 