Transport Data Is Like

because

Tom Kronenburg , PBLQ Zenc

To me transport data are likea huge opportunity for time saving

ePSIplatform workshop Transport Data, fueling future mobility and smart cities. Helsinki, 17 September 2012

I don’t want to be waiting in traffic jams, having public transport delays and transport data can do that!

because

Jankko Rajaniemi

To me transport data are likewater


I need it every day

because

Ton Zijlstra, ePSIplatform

To me transport data are like a vitamin you only notice when you don’t have enough


it’s just one component of living in a complex city, but one you can’t do without

because

Daniel Dietrich , OKFN

To me transport data are likepublic resources that should be available for re-use


I think they help to make cities smarter

because

Brian Ferris

To me transport data are likeLego building blocks


half the fun is in building something new

because

Elias Arnestrand

To me transport data are likefuel for creating innovative services that help out passengers / citizens in their everyday life


....

because

Katleen Janssen

To me transport data are likepublic transport itself


they need to be available for everyone at a reasonable price

because

Deirdre Ni Raghallaigh

To me transport data are likehoney that attracts lots of bees


traffic data will attract others who are interested in open data and help make the argument to public bodies

because

Anders Hjalmansson

To me transport data are likehoney


it triggers third party developers to build novel and firm applications

because

Alf Peterson

To me transport data are likeoil in the machinery


data is the basics for services - public as well as commercial

because

Varvara Guljajeva

To me transport data are likeartistic material


that carries certain concept and content, reflects organization & structure of a city + flux of citizens mobility

because

Pieter Colpaert

To me transport data are likea vital part of a community experience


feeling comfortable starts with being informed

because

Javier Creus

To me transport data are likewater


the flow is most important

because

Sami Sahala, Logica

To me transport data are like

information how the blood runs in your veins


without either of them something crucial stops

because

Ossi Kuittinga

To me transport data are likeblood circulation system of society / mankind


things must move, otherwise.....

because

Tero Piirainen

To me transport data are likefreedom to move around


I need data to do that!

because

Jyrki Kuoppala

To me transport data are likeuseful input for orienting to environment and the future


to be able to know what happens around one, one needs to have the data

because

Pekka Koponen

To me transport data are likeRaw material for smarter city services


it links to almost all everyday activities of citizens

because

Hanna Niemi-Hugaerts

To me transport data are likestatues at the main square of a city


every city has it, they all think it is unique and most inhabitants deal with it on a daily basis without necessarily noticing it

because

Taru

To me transport data are likepublic transport timetables, vehicle information, traffic info, traffic weather, roads, “sca coordinates”, flight information....


to (re-)use for services and innovations

because

Paul Suijkerbuijk, data.overheid.nl

To me transport data are likegetting the time/space continuum in the right place. Einstein would be proud!


it’s getting more and more crucial to our society

because

Daniel Rudmark

To me transport data are likea source of making the best of necessary but time consuming transportation


the best choice for e.g. community is not always ‘intuitive’ and humans are attached to habits

because

Kerkko Vonhonen, Helsinki Region Transport

To me transport data are like“the key of the city”, an opportunity and acces to livable urban environment


I trust that there are huge amount of great innovations and ideas in the field, that can be executed, if all data is accurate, open & available

because

Stefan de Konink

To me transport data are likedifficult to (get) complete


a monopoly prevents them being public, while they should

because

Adrian Slatcher

To me transport data are likeshoals of fish


they should swim together, but may swim separately

because

Julian Tait

To me transport data are likestepping stones in a flowing river


we can see them and use them to navigate the stream and get to our destination

because

Frank Verschoor, The Green Land

To me transport data are likeoil (“Haarlemmer olie”)


it’s obvious we need better services for movement. “The data connects”

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Transport Data Is Like