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Data Sharing Guidance for Public Transit Agencies—Now and in the Future (2020) / Chapter Skim
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... Many transit agencies have realized benefits from sharing their internal data sets, ranging from improved customer information to innovative research findings that help the transit agency improve performance. This report provides practical guidance for transit agencies regarding how to make decisions about sharing transit agency data, including how to evaluate benefits, costs, and risks.
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... In addition to maximizing the value they can accrue from sharing their own data, the transit agency interviewees indicated their agencies are interested in accessing external data sources as well. Transit agencies have successfully accessed external data sets through the following models: • Purchasing data • Accessing data through a mobility services partnership • Accessing data through a third party • Accessing data through legislation • Accessing publicly available data These models reflect the evolving nature of mobility, including technology-enabled mobility as a service (MaaS)
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... Transit Agencies May Be Able to Increase the Value of Data Sharing in the Future with the Development of New Data Standards, Moving Toward Open Data and Tools, and Leveraging the Interests of the Private Sector • Data standards have the potential to increase the value of public transit data and make transit agency use of external data sets more efficient. The majority of the transit agency interviewees were supportive of the idea of standards for public transit data types, noting that standards could promote the development of shared tools and other resources.
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... Data-focused staff can drive transit agencies' data sharing programs, developing goals, identifying needs, creating internal data management processes, including a data catalog, and evaluating data sharing opportunities. Transit Agencies are Beginning to Harness the Value of External Data, But Challenges Remain • There is potential value in linking transit agency data sets to external data sets.
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