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Data Sharing Guidance for Public Transit Agencies—Now and in the Future (2020) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Pages 5-10

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... Sharing data can facilitate the following: • Promote transparency and can increase awareness of the transit agency and its engagement with transit customers. • Spur innovation and support research that can help transit agencies plan better service and operate more efficiently.
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... Including the correct contractual provisions in a data agreement requires technical understanding of the data as well as legal expertise. Figure 1 summarizes the sharing characteristics of the major public transit data types, based on the literature review and transit agency interviews.
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... Figure 1.   Transit data types and sharing characteristics.
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... For example, many transit agencies have research partnerships in which they share data with researchers who address transit agency planning and performance goals. Data Selling and Trading The research team did not find documented instances of data selling by transit agencies, although there was one example of a transit agency charging for unique data analysis that was requested by a client.
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... • Academic experts • Private sector mobility providers • Private mobility data owners • Developers of mobility data platforms • Representatives from analogous organizations in the utility sector Review of Information • Academic journal articles • Publications from organizations, such as Shared-Use Mobility Center, International Associa tion of Public Transport, and FTA • News and web media • Legislation and case law • Transit agency websites and reports Report Structure This report tackles the broad concept of public transit data sharing from two perspectives. The first is the sharing of public transit agency data and the generation of value from this data.
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... Acronym Definition AFC Automated Fare Collection APC Automated Passenger Counter API Application Programming Interface APTA American Public Transportation Association AVL Automated Vehicle Location DOE Department of Energy DOT Department of Transportation FIPPs Fair Information Practice Principles FOIA Freedom of Information Act FTA Federal Transit Administration FTC Federal Trade Commission GDPR General Data Protection Regulation GIS Geographic Information System GPS Global Positioning System GTFS General Transit Feed Specification GTFS-RT General Transit Feed Specification Realtime HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act IT Information Technology ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems LBS Location-based Service MaaS Mobility as a Service MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MDS Mobility Data Specification MOD Mobility on Demand MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization NACTO National Association of City Transportation Officials NTD National Transit Database PII Personally Identifiable Information RFP Request for Proposal SORTA Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority SUMC Shared-Use Mobility Center TANK Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky TAZ Transportation Analysis Zone TfL Transport for London TIDES Transit ITS Data Exchange Specification TLS Transport Layer Security TNC Transportation Network Company USC United States Code UITP International Association of Public Transport WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority XML Extensible Markup Language
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  • help transit
  • location data
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  • vehicle location
  • team interviewed

  • mobility providers
  • security risks
  • public data
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  • transit planning

  • data pertaining
  • share data
  • public agencies
  • public records
  • sharing decisions

  • sharing models
  • sharing agreement
  • sharing characteristics
  • agency staff
  • private companies


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