Demystifying​ ​Public​ ​Transit​ ​Data Bangalore & Indore - Sarai's Lives of Data v2.0

Exploring public bus transit data from Bangalore & Indore, the challenges and opportunities associated with it.

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1. DEMYSTIFYING PUBLIC TRANSIT DATA Gaurav Godhwani (@gggodhwani) Image Source: By AM via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities CC BY-NC 2.0 URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IBus_On_Road.jpg, https://www.flickr.com/photos/embarq/3468337417
2. OPEN DATA & PUBLIC TRANSIT IN BANGALORE Image Source: By Hayathkhan via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KBS_1.jpg
9. Bus No: 600
10. Bus No: 601
12. EXPLORING PUBLIC TRANSIT IN INDORE Source: By Prateek Karandikar via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 URL:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indore_City_B us_route_7.JPG
13. System length: 277 Km Began operation: 26 January 2006, 11 years ago Number of lines: 32 Number of stations: 426 Operator: Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited Locale: Indore, Mhow, Rau, Hatod, Pithampur, Manpur INDORE CITY BUSES BY NUMBER
15. May 10, 2013 Under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission URL: http://www.citybusindore.com/pdfs/Draft-DPR.pdf Source: By Dario Hidalgo, TheCItyFix URL:http://thecityfix.com/blog/i-bus-launch-brt-bus-rapid-tra nsit-transport-landscape-ab-road-indore-india-prashanth-ba chu/
16. And various Apps coming in the market, yet ‘accurate’ data is not available for general public
17. But still most helpful information is given in this form when we citizens approach the authorities.
18. And these are the routes published by AiCTSL
24. • Publishing this data in open, possibly in multiple formats like Comma Separated Values (CSVs), General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS), etc. • Performing various city transit analysis like - stop reachability, proximity analysis for schools, public institutions, etc • Engaging communities to utilize and publish such data on a regular basis • Advocacy with Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd(AICTSL) and iBus NEXT STEPS
26. THANKS Gaurav Godhwani Email: gaurav.godhwani@gmail.com Handle: gggodhwani