We have successfully concluded the development and deployment of the Data Mining module. Using raw data obtained from AFC (Automatic Fare Collection) systems , we have generated a highly accurate and discrete Origin-Destination (OD) Matrix, segmented by other available dimensions (e.g. route, day, time, fare group, occupancy, etc.). This information has been combined with geospatial data including Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) data in order to provide information and knowledge about the network and people’s mobility patterns. With the support of EMTUSA, the public transport operator in Gijón (Spain) -who has proven to be an excellent collaborator- we have been able to deliver a product that allows the company to understand the citizens’ mobility patterns, assisting EMTUSA’s decisions affecting changes in headways, routes, bus stops, etc. while improving the service provided to citizens and therefore increasing patronage.
Besides the mobility patterns analysis of different kind of users, we have included in this version bus bunching analysis and several KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) as proposed by EMTUSA.
Moreover, this good and agile relationship with EMTUSA allowed succeeding our first pilot in the best conditions making possible to point out the SIADE strengths like:
• Interactive and responsive GIS representations of KPIs.
• Allows real time queries on any represented elements.
• Quick and complete adaptation to client needs.
We have started the development of SIADE SaaS' flagship component, the simulator and optimizer. It is a predictive analytics tool that will include the possibility of defining “what-if” scenarios. Requires the deployment of a new algorithm complementary with SIADE that iterates the possible alternatives of the network and choose the most logical regarding several parameters whose weight can be predefined by the user. Data has been provided by OTL (Public Transport Company from Oradea, Romania) and SETA SpA (Società Emiliana Trasporti Autofiloviari), the sole operator of the local automotive public transport service in the provincial territories of Modena, Reggio Emilia and Piacenza and aMo, (Agenzia per la mobilità e il trasporto pubblico locale di Modena S.p.A) a company born within the process of reforming the local public transport system with the aim of opening the sector to competition while ensuring a unified mobility management in Modena. We have been supported by our excellent collaborators in both regions, Mobilissimus (Hungary) and TBridge (Italy). Thanks to the collaboration with our partners, we will be able test the validity of SIADE's simulator.