# Big Data Public Transport #

**Planning and Demand Modelling**

- Better understanding of customer journeys
   - Ridership - actual usage, ticekting data
   - Unfulfilled demand - waiting, other modes, journey planner
   - Map journeys of customers
   - Walkpath to stations, first/last mile pedestrians

**Predictive Maintenance**

- Improve equipment utilization by pro-active maintenance before failure

**Event Response**

- Better response during the planned and unplanned events
- Logs of vehicle trips and service interruptions.

**Personalized Service**

- Based on better understanding of customer needs

References

- Kochhar, Dushiant. (1 Jun 2016) Big Data in Public Transportation
   - http://hortonworks.com/blog/big-data-public-transportation/